I recently lost my best-friend and younger brother, Jerome, this summer on June 2, 2018. The loss truly affected my life. The grieving has been difficult. My love for the game of golf has never wavered in my adult life until this occurred. I loss all my desire and passion for golf. My friends tried many times unsuccessfully to get me to golf. I have been a very avid and passionate golfer for over 20 years. I built a 9 hole putting green and golf simulator in my basement. I generally get over 60 rounds a year. However, since the loss of my brother, I have played only twice begrudgingly. The 10 rounds I have played this year were mostly before Jerome’s passing. The morning of September 15th, I told my wife that for the first time since the loss of Jerome, I actually want to play golf. It was as if, something or someone lightened the load in my heart. So I made some calls to the men's club to see if they had any openings. I was fortunate they did. On the 4th hole of Silver Lake Country Club North Course, I was staring down a slightly elevated 106 yard par three. I teed up my Titleist Prov1 and swung my pitching wedge. The ball went a couple yards hole high and spun backwards. At that point, I saw it was very close. So I went to grab my tee when suddenly my playing partner said "it went in!!!" I looked up and the ball was gone. I started driving up to hole and all I could think of was Jerome pushed that ball in. He's the one that pushed me to play that day just so I could see he was still with me... It saddens me to know I will never get to play golf with Jerome. However, this hole-in-one will serve as a reminder of him. It will always be special because of its relation to my dear brother and best friend. Thanks Jerome!!!