00:00Something you never expect to do as a parent is sum up your child's life in a statement and ingress into their depth.
00:07I do not believe there are words that exist to explain how much of a beautiful person he was and the indescribable look we had for him, but I will try my best.
00:17Harvey was perfect from the minute he came into this world and continued to be so until he was tragically taken from us.
00:26A much longed for son and little brother to his sister Yasmin who he had an inseparable bond with.
00:31Harvey later went on to become a big brother to his little sisters, Sophia and Olivia, who idolised him and miss him dearly.
00:40They cannot make sense of what has happened as we cannot either.
00:44Harvey had the biggest, warmest smile that radiated love and calmness and a contagious positive energy.
00:51He saw the best in everyone, caring, loving and empathetic.
00:56He always had a soft spot for people who he knew were struggling to fit in or felt they were having a bad time.
01:02A couple of quotes from Harvey's friends sum him up perfectly.
01:06I knew all the boys in school, but Harvey was the only one to give me the time of day.
01:11Another said, basically I was a nerd in school without many friends, but Harvey stuck with me.
01:18Charismatic, cheeky, laid back and carefree.
01:22Harvey never took life too seriously. He never let anything get him down.
01:30In his diary he had recently written, he appreciated everything in his life and was looking forward to the summer and spending more time with his family and friends.
01:38He had everything to live for and a very promising future ahead of him.
01:43Harvey was a trendsetter. He was a unique, quirky old soul.
01:47He was wise beyond his years. As his sister Yasmin said, he was iconic.
01:53He was my little brother, but I looked up to him.
01:58Harvey had many interests and hobbies over the years, many of which caused me to be a nervous wreck such as his skateboarding, BMX tricks and snowboarding.
02:06So I was more than relieved when he hung up his skateboard for his guitar.
02:10Anything Harvey was passionate about at that time he gave it his all and would practice for hours on end to perfect his skills.
02:17Alongside his studies at college, Harvey was thriving in his chefing job at a local pizzeria.
02:23Harvey had always enjoyed cooking and was recently talking about one day opening his own Italian themed cafe,
02:29selling his homemade breads or one day when he would learn to drive of getting a pizza van to take to festivals to sell his homemade pizzas.
02:40Harvey was flourishing in his life. He was finding out who he was.
02:44Harvey had become more confident in recent months. He was someone I was incredibly privileged to call my son.
02:50Anyone who knew him would tell me what a lovely, polite and young man he was.
02:55It would fill me with pride as I knew how true it was.
02:58Even through the teenage years he had such a laid back, lovable personality.
03:02It was impossible to ever stay mad at him for long.
03:06Last November, every parent's worst nightmare came true and we are now living every parent's worst reality.
03:14Not only did we lose Harvey in the most tragic of ways and have the shock and trauma to deal with,
03:20we had to face a lifetime of grieving for the life we should be living,
03:24the time we should have had with him and the memories we should be creating.
03:29The joy has gone from our lives and there is a void that can never be filled.
03:35I loved my son unconditionally for 17 years.
03:40I watched him grow, I held him, dried his tears and healed his scrapes.
03:46I tried to protect him in every way possible.
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