Lucas

Lucas James Hitch joined our family on March 19th, 1988, and due to a fast birth, Dad and Mom thought they'd lost him when he was born. He quickly pulled out of his hard start and became absolutely determined that he would take in as much of the world as possible...so much so that he insisted on being held outwards from the time he was a newborn.

Lucas loved to fish but also loved telling tall tales about his fishing adventures. He could captivate his audience for long periods of time, mostly because his stuttering, hoarse voice was so cute.

He started playing guitar at age 10 and wrote his first song that year.

Luke gave everyone a heart-throbbing thrill when he became the first (and only) Hitch child to ever roll their vehicle.

Luke and his girlfriend, Jamie

Happy golden birthday, Lucas!