The Story Behind ILYTOO
My beautiful mother, Juanita, passed away far too young at just 59 years old after battling cancer. She was the most loving mother a son could ever ask for. She told me all the time how much she loved me, and I would always answer the same way:
"I love you too."
I said those four simple words with a smile and a feeling in my heart that is difficult to put into words. I never imagined then how much those words would come to mean to me.
Decades later, they have become the inspiration for ILYTOO.
This site is dedicated to my mom and to the love she gave me throughout her life. I hope that through ILYTOO, I can help other people find little ways to remind the people they love just how much they mean to them.
One more thing I hope you’ll take from our story: take lots of photos with the people you love. You truly never know how precious those photographs may someday become. My mom passed away not long after this family portrait was taken in my photography studio in Ohio. Today, those images are priceless to me.
"Mom, I miss you more than words can say. And I love you too. Always."
