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| Nicholas Reid Varner December 01, 2003 - October 11, 2021 |
"Our bright soul and beloved son Nicholas "Nick" Reid Varner, 17, of Thomasville, lost his fight against mental illness on Monday, October 11, 2021.
To say that Nick was kind is a vast understatement; he wasn't just the kind of "kind" that most mothers brag about their sons, because he embodied the notions of compassion, consideration, thoughtfulness and understanding. From the moment he first spoke to you he made sure you knew that you were the most important and precious being in the entire universe. He had more empathy in a single golden hair on his head than most people have the capacity to show in a lifetime and he loved with an abandon mostly seen only in small children and newborn creatures. He woke up each morning with one mission in mind: brightening someone's day, whether it be to call his stepdad with a terrible joke, to tell his girlfriend she was beautiful for the 100th time in an hour, or to just be the generally lovable goofball he was. He was a loyal friend who never met a stranger and would often stop to help the elderly reach something from the tallest shelf in the grocery store or buy a cheeseburger for a homeless person in a parking lot.
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Nick loved music, especially all genres of rock, and enjoyed blaring his playlist as loudly as possible. He sang in the shower every night, much to the chagrin of his brothers who's rooms are in closest proximity to the bathroom, though some nights the musical selection was more tolerable than others. It was his greatest wish to write and produce his own music so that he could share his passion with everyone who would listen. There was never an emotion he couldn't find the perfect song for.
Nick was a terrible cook. Atrocious, really. The kid could barely make mac-n-cheese even with directions on the box and he never microwaved things thoroughly though he tried his hardest to learn how to cook better for his little brother, who often stomached every meal Nick offered him. Regardless, everyone agrees that he could make a fine cup of coffee because he "filled it with love and too much creamer". He had an unhealthy love for mayonnaise, fine pizza, Cook-out chicken quesadillas, Cheerwine, and sour gummy candies. He regularly ate entirely too much chocolate ice cream and loved making messes without cleaning them up. His clothes somehow never made it into the hamper and you knew where he had been by following the trail of dirty dishes and soda cans he left in his wake. His hands and t-shirts were always dirty and he never used quite enough deodorant.
Nick was happiest outdoors, camping with his friends or with a fishing pole in his hands, and loved to cut the grass. He liked to Kayak on warm sunny days with his older brother and best friend or just walk through the woods with his dogs in Fall as the leaves were turning. His favorite colors were blue like a Spring sky and black like the Heavens at night. He spent many Sunday afternoons shooting guns with his cousin and talking about the best rifles through history. He would often go hunting with his grandfather, but pretended to miss because he hated the thought of hurting another living creature. He loved animals just as much as people and treated them with gentleness and respect.
Nick was a great liar. He hid his pain behind a smile and used it to reach out to others who felt desperate and alone. He never wanted to see other's suffering and apologized too often, though he never had a reason to. He was never afraid to ask for help with a task, but didn't want to burden anyone else with his depression and anxiety. He always explained the importance of self care to others, though he never practiced it himself. He was quick tempered, but just as quick to forgive and he gave the best hugs because he embraced you with his soul rather than just his arms. He was millions of tiny indescribably good things and small moments and everything right in the world.
He was a mama's boy before anything else and his mother loves him to the moon and back and across the universe. He will forever be the brightest star in the sky.
Surviving are his mother, Nina Nicole Porter and stepfather David Lee Porter, Jr., brothers William Justice Varner and Seth Andrew-Scott Weaver of the home, Father William Robert Varner of Denton, brother Hunter Varner and sister Alyssa Varner, aunt Rhonda Gail Tilton and wife Teresa Ann Beaver, Aunt Sarah Varner and son Branson Varner of Ohio, Grandfather William Douglas Varner of Southmont, Grandmother Shirley "KD" Newman of Ohio and many extended family members and special friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother Mona Gail Musgrave Tilton of Southmont, grandfather Johnny Woodrow Tilton, and uncle Robert Glen Johnson.
We will have a celebration of life ceremony for Nick on Friday, October 15, 2021 from 6-8pm at Davidson Funeral Home. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. Please wear your favorite band t-shirt or come as you are, bring a picture of him if you have one, and a memory of when he made you smile. In lieu of flowers, donations can made in his name to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention or To Write Love on Her Arms.
Please, if you are having thoughts of self harm or suicide, please reach out to someone. You are never alone. You matter. You are so loved. Please don't go."
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