article_snippet: (CNN)Buddy Elias' spent much of Elias' life preserving the memory of Elias' .
article_snippet: Elias' face resembled hers so much that His face felt almost as though I was meeting hers in person.
article_snippet: That day in Atlanta, I listened to Elias' tell me about loved ones
article_snippet: I thought back to our conversation Thursday when I learned the news of Elias' death.
article_snippet: In Elias youth, Elias was an actor and a skater with Holiday on Ice.
article_snippet: That was when Elias came to truly understand Elias childhood playmate.
article_snippet: In Elias mind, Elias treasured the image of a spunky girl who loved the Jack-in-the-Box puppet shows Elias staged and played hide-and-seek. "
article_snippet: I wondered whether Elias caught the irony of Elias own words.
article_snippet: Elias was my closest personal encounter with a girl who opened my eyes to the cruelty of this world.
article_snippet: In Elias, I saw that same goodness.