In Buffalo, New York, the name Esteban Torres carries the weight of a life that ended too soon and a circle of people left behind to carry what comes after. Esteban Torres was a 26-year-old White man, and the few known details—his name, his hometown, his age—feel almost unbearably small compared to what they represent: a full person with routines, memories, private jokes, and plans that didn’t get the chance to become real.
When someone dies young, the loss has a particular kind of
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