About
Shariq Laith Haider
We are all part of the Greater Consciousness and to It do we all return
Loving Brother, Son, Grandson, Nephew & Cousin
Devoted Friend, Student & Athlete
January 20, 2007 ~ March 28, 2020
About
Saturday, March 28th 2020, fell on the second weekend of the coronavirus shutdown. As I was getting groceries, I received a call that no father ever wants. At the other end was my daughter, frantically begging me to return home immediately: her brother, Shariq Laith, was on his bedroom floor and her mother, my wife, was attending to him. At the grocery store, I left the cart in the aisle, ran back to my car, and drove home as fast as I could. My scared little daughter met me at our front door and I ran upstairs to Laith’s bedroom. I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Laith lay unresponsive on the bedroom floor as my wife performed chest compressions on him as directed by a 911 operator, while crying and imploring him to wake up. I took over from my wife, and despite my efforts, I couldn’t get a response out of Laith. Within minutes the paramedics arrived and we were ushered out of the bedroom as they performed their procedures. They tried to resuscitate Laith on the drive to the hospital. The doctors did their best at the hospital emergency room. Despite all efforts, Laith didn’t wake up.
That day, we lost our son. My daughter lost her big brother, her shield, her partner – they did everything together. But it was just another day. Earlier that morning, Laith had woken, fed our two cats, played with them, eaten his breakfast of pancakes and scrambled eggs, and practiced his basketball in our front driveway. By that evening, he was gone.
This site is my effort to memorialize our son. Laith cast a bright light on everyone that he came across. He was a child that exemplified boundless energy. Laith will be remembered by his family and friends for his generous spirit, selfless love, devoted and loyal friendships. He had a natural gift of lifting up others less fortunate, less popular. As his parents, it was gratifying to see him grow and mature, a joy that will forever be denied us. This site is my effort at making sense of the unfathomable loss, our efforts at coping as a family, and our network of family and friends coming together as a “village” to help us, and each other, through trying times.
I hope to post my blogs every couple of weeks. If you knew Laith, I hope my thoughts and feelings help you deal with your own sense of loss of his presence in your life. If, however, you’re coming to this site just as an interested reader, or if you have suffered a great loss in your life, I hope my writings help you find solace in our shared experience.
Feel free to drop me a line to share your thoughts on the Contact page. I would love to hear from you.
All my love.
Syed
That day, we lost our son. My daughter lost her big brother, her shield, her partner – they did everything together. But it was just another day. Earlier that morning, Laith had woken, fed our two cats, played with them, eaten his breakfast of pancakes and scrambled eggs, and practiced his basketball in our front driveway. By that evening, he was gone.
This site is my effort to memorialize our son. Laith cast a bright light on everyone that he came across. He was a child that exemplified boundless energy. Laith will be remembered by his family and friends for his generous spirit, selfless love, devoted and loyal friendships. He had a natural gift of lifting up others less fortunate, less popular. As his parents, it was gratifying to see him grow and mature, a joy that will forever be denied us. This site is my effort at making sense of the unfathomable loss, our efforts at coping as a family, and our network of family and friends coming together as a “village” to help us, and each other, through trying times.
I hope to post my blogs every couple of weeks. If you knew Laith, I hope my thoughts and feelings help you deal with your own sense of loss of his presence in your life. If, however, you’re coming to this site just as an interested reader, or if you have suffered a great loss in your life, I hope my writings help you find solace in our shared experience.
Feel free to drop me a line to share your thoughts on the Contact page. I would love to hear from you.
All my love.
Syed