What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?

We wake up, get work, go back home and rinse and repeat – or at least it feels that way sometimes. In truth, there are a million moments in between where we interact with others and we can’t help but wonder what folks will think about us once we aren’t showing up, perhaps once we are gone. Some very thoughtful members of the community share their thoughts on this with us below.

Averien Turner

The story I hope people tell about me when I’m gone is that I was a genuine human being who truly cared about his people. I want to be remembered as someone who was always an open book—if you needed a mentor, I was there; if you needed knowledge, I shared it. Read more>>

Suelyn Hall

Biggest legacy is that I cared for my patients and had no hidden agenda: what you see, what you get. My purpose and legacy are to share my evolving practice to prime you for your own personal transformation, making your wildest sexual dreams come true. Read more>>

Shakayla Canaday

I hope people remember how I made them feel. If anything, I hope those feelings are positive. I always try to leave people and spaces better than I found them and I hope when I’m gone I’ll be remembered that way. Read more>>

Bruce Dunbar

I hope people will see the arch of a lifetime culminating in my being a better, more complete human than when I started. I hope not to be judged on a single act, but a body of work that was always moving forward, learning from the past and trying to improve. Read more>>

Claudia Molinar

I hope people tell the story of how I lived with authenticity and heart, that I made others feel seen, inspired them to believe in themselves, and left every space brighter than I found it. That my life was not just about what I created, but about the love, courage, and light I shared along the way. Read more>>

Sherry E Engler

I hope my story will be one of Faith, one of family, and one of inspiration. When people tell my story, I hope it will shed a ray of hope on having Faith and depending on prayers to get through the down times in life. In my book, Living with LEO: Law Enforcement Officer, on page 212, I state, “Pray. Read more>>

Brian Zucker

You’re driving in your car by yourself, one of my songs comes on shuffle from your liked songs on Spotify, and you immediately think of that specific moment in your life my song reminds you of. Whether its a good or bad, I want my music to remind you of a time in your life. That’s the impact I want. Read more>>

Jennifer Dominguez

My hope is that they are able to say that I was able to help them. Whether I was able to provide them with free tickets to a show they really wanted to go to or help them get more exposure by sharing their flyer on my page. Read more>>

Diego Perez

My work is evidence that you have to fight for your dreams. I want to share that sometimes the way could be complicated but you have to keep going on the journey to become what you want. Read more>>

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks is the Founder and Executive Director of Serve the Future AZ, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering underserved youth in Phoenix through tennis and education.  Read more>>

S. Paul Moehring

I would want them to know me for my competitive nature, my desire to help others perform at their best, and help people in general who are in some sort of need. Read more>>