Remembering Nolan Wells on His Birthday

We will not stop saying Nolan Wells’ name.
And we will not stop hoping that his family receives the answers they deserve.

Today should have been a celebration of another year of Nolan’s life.
There should have been birthday wishes, laughter, familiar faces, and new memories made with the people who loved him.

Instead, his family is facing this day without him.

A birthday after loss can carry a pain that words can hardly describe.
It is a reminder not only of the life that was lost, but of all the moments that should have come next.

Nolan was more than a name connected to an investigation.
He was a son, a loved one, a young man with a future that should have stretched far beyond this moment.

Every child deserves the opportunity to grow, dream, and experience the many chapters of life ahead of them.
Every family deserves the chance to watch their children grow older and build lives of their own.

Today, we remember Nolan for the life he lived—not only for the circumstances surrounding his death.

We remember the people who loved him.
We remember the memories that remain.
And we remember a family still carrying an immeasurable loss.

As Nolan’s family honors his birthday, may they feel surrounded by compassion, strength, and love.

The questions may remain, but so does his memory.

Happy birthday, Nolan.
You are remembered, you are loved, and your name will not be forgotten.