To all the friends of Dante God Bless You. We all miss him, he was awesome... I can't even sit here and talk about what happened without getting that sick feeling in my stomach.. so how are people gonna talk ANYTHING but mad love? Tey may be gone but he is up there living on watching over every single one of us...For those of you who didn't know him, sorry you missed out, but we don't share our opinions about your loved ones so please everyone this is not the thing to be arguing over. Reguardless of what the paper shows or what people say, you and I knew Dante as a loving, caring, good hearted, TRUE friend, so let em talk ;) r.i.p dude... we know ur up there watchin

I think to everyone who didn't know Danted should mind their own business! People shouldn't judge other people! Everyone has there party days, and some might be a different party time! Who cares what he did for his birthday and how he did it! It was HIS day!!! It was Dante and "us" his friends accepted him for who he was, not what he did! I was not there at that time, but people live their life the way they want, no one can do anything about it! So let him rest in peace! Love ya Dante, we miss you!

To all who have written before me, it disturbs me to read all of the bickering back and forth. To all of the people with disregard for the emotional turmoil of the family, judge not lest ye be judged.I think that it would be better for all of the friends of Dante to post letters of sympathy and encouragement for all who are in pain with the loss of such a special person. Use this space instead as a memorial. To all left to feel the void, may god be with you. I believe that god decides when it is time to for us to rejoin him in heaven. I do not believe in chance and Dante was just special enough to be chosen.

Duck, Eleven21 and RIPDwS.... all of you have perceived this article as a 'knock' on your friend. That is what it is not. It is simply a company doing what it is in business to do... report local and public news. Why would you wish this would happen to someone else's kids? That is cold and wrong. Then to call other's hypocrite's for talking about hat they used to do and how they know it was wrong and have now matured from the choices that they made in the past?

It is a shame that instead of giving supporting messages to the PUBLIC about your friend and the type of individual that he was that you would choose to use this message column as a way to show the type of people/children that he was associated with. The way that you conduct yourself online is not a very high reflection of yourselves.

Yes, at 23 he is considered a grown adult man.... he chose to party like he did and if that choice resulted in this tragic accident, that it is a shame. 23 is still very, very young. At that age there is so much to learn and all of you will learn that as you grow into you older adult years.

I understand that you are hurt and now in extreme pain from this happening, but do not degrade your own personal self by telling others to go **** themselves. Very mature choice... very.

I am sorry to the families for the loss of their young son and to the friends. Young people our not the only ones to get carried away with parties and trying to have a good time. I lost two people I went to school from drugs and alcohol in the last two weeks. I also lost my father to a young man who was driving drunk. Maybe RC could have showed more compasion, but they are a paper. They put my father's accident on the front page on Mother's Day. Young people need to know that this can happen to them just like it could happen to anyone else.

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All I can say it let us not all sit in judgement. It's an ironic world we live in. Now that I'm a parent of a teenager and in my 40's and look back on my life and the things I did in my youth, I'm thankful for all the accidents that didn't happen from poor choices I made in my youth. When I hear of an alcohol related fatality I try not to sit in judgement but say a silent prayer for all involved. For had I not had an angel on my shoulder in my early 20's that drive from Kent to Ravenna could have ended different on a handful of nights. Did I grow up and mature, yes. Do I drink and drive anymore, NO. I can't sit in judgement for in my early years I made many bad choices and am still here to talk about them. I never had a DUI, but trust me there were a handful of nights I'd have been eligible. Did my parents teach me better, you bet they did, but I was young and full of life. I also have college educated friends who did the same, they too are blessed cuz they too are still here to talk about poor choices of their youth. How dare people blame the parents or the paper use poor tast in placing the article on the day of his service. Those who are old enough to have some distance between their youth and present state can most likely look back and recall poor choices and near misses in many aspects of growing up. I can't believe that it needs to be said that "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" I thought everyone knew that. I would bet that in this young mans death his peers and many friends have all learned a little more about life and how precious it really is. May Dante rest in peace and anyone who has something negative to say or to pass judgement should pick another topic to spew their venum a loss of life is a terrible thing.

Concerned, Duck & Eleven - I dont know you but thanks for being decent in this situation. As a friend of his, I really appreciate it. and i WAS there. You ignorant ass people who can take time out of your life to come on here and write harsh things about a young man who died...should be totally ashamed of yourselves. Kimie515....WHO ARE YOU?!?!?!? dont worry about where his family was, HES WAS A GROWN ASS MAN! and ped, like duck said, Dante did what he wanted to do and no one could tell him different. That made him the kickass person that he was. So sometimes mistakes happen, it was his birthday party and he was having a good time. things can go too far sometimes - nothing anyone can do about that now. He didnt do it on purpose! Yousaidit - countless man hours? lol! riiiight. obviously you dont know anything. those ******** who showed up were worthless. and if you know basic math skills...you would be able to count the hours. but i see you dont. and momamany - let this be a lesson? get a life. DO YOU SIT AT HOME BY YOURSELF, DOING NOTHING FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? no one does, and if you do its because you have no one in your life that cares about you enough to want to spend time with you. Dante was an amazing guy with alot of friends - he should be remembered for that. Not as an alcoholic who cant control himself like the RC made it out to be. All you people who come on here and post negative comments shouldnt even be aloud to breathe the same air as us good people! Pathetic! RIP DANTE ~ WE MISS YOU & LOVE YOU!

how rude can you be? Thank god it wasn't your child?! Well maybe yours will be next. This just goes to show how sick people are. The only person besides me who probably really knew him is eleven the rest of you are just gossip queens talking about wasted man hours. Excuse me I pay taxes, and so did Tey. And when the firemen rescue your granny's cat the don't plaster that on the front page. Just let him rest in peace and let the ones who mourn him mourn and heal don't make him or us out to be criminals we are just young and living and learning, sometimes life is just a little harsher on us than others.

let this be a lesson? Spare us your ****** parenting and do everyone a favor and go **** yourself.

Let this be a lesson to all who choose to party hardy. Every year this happens to one family or another. Just be thankful that it wasn't your child. God Bless this young mans family.