Remembering Our Dead

Joshua Kimo Rainforest Laranang-Mellor Jr ("Rain")

Rain died by suicide. Xe was a talented artist, musician and animator who was fiercely loved by family and friends.

Joshua Kimo "Rain" Forest Laranang-Mellor Jr. was born on July 20, 1992 in Honolulu, HI. [Xe] passed away on May 17, 2024 in Denver, CO at the age of 31.

Rain was a most prolific artist and musician, creating countless artworks and musical compositions over the span of [xir] lifetime from a very young age. [Xe] was also an astute animator. Rain deeply loved [xir] family and friends and was fiercely loved in return.

One of Rain's artworks

Xe's been a musician, so we thought it best to use the lyrics to one of xer public-facing songs as a quote

This is xer song "Night Owl"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J_yqeFzljU

*** loose within

I got lost; I got blindsided
What's up with him?
It gets under my skin
and I'm waiting to get wise :||

**
aimless within
I got lost and I rolled with it
What's that she said?
It's planted in my head
and I'm waiting to get wise :||

so much love I'll never know, again
I'm feeling so tired of all the rest of mindful breathing
It's just a moment with all that pails to notice
Now figures slip and storm the sense.

Rain's SoundCloud is https://soundcloud.com/kahl-hertz.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joshua-forest-laranang-mellor-obituary?id=55159808

Report added: 3 Nov 2024. Last updated: 4 Nov 2024

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