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Kaleb Charles Horton, 1988 - 2025
This is the full version of the obituary published in the Los Angeles Times on October 7, 2025.
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I have posted the full version of Kaleb’s obituary to my substack. More remembrance of him to come.
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Kaleb’s mom and step dad came to visit me this weekend. We spent time in Oak Cliff & went to a show. Today I took them to the Fort Worth Stockyards & on a brief driving tour of my town square.
We stopped at Buc-ees & I cried in the trail mix aisle because Kaleb likes trail mix.
We stopped at Buc-ees & I cried in the trail mix aisle because Kaleb likes trail mix.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Kaleb’s mom and step dad came to visit me this weekend. We spent time in Oak Cliff & went to a show. Today I took them to the Fort Worth Stockyards & on a brief driving tour of my town square.
We stopped at Buc-ees & I cried in the trail mix aisle because Kaleb likes trail mix.
We stopped at Buc-ees & I cried in the trail mix aisle because Kaleb likes trail mix.
Reposted by Hank & Townes’s Mom
So my friend TC's family recently got hit with the double whammy of learning both his wife and his daughter have cancer. Please donate if you can.
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Donate to River Strong, organized by Kaitlin Conti
It truly breaks my heart to be writing this update about our 1.5 year-old niece, River, and her mom, Liz. A… Kaitlin Conti needs your support for River Strong
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December 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So my friend TC's family recently got hit with the double whammy of learning both his wife and his daughter have cancer. Please donate if you can.
gofund.me/03dead2c9
gofund.me/03dead2c9
Howlin' Wolf's Evil just came on the radio. That's Kaleb ❤️
December 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Howlin' Wolf's Evil just came on the radio. That's Kaleb ❤️
Hank turned 12 on December 1st and he’s still a sweet silly kitten
December 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hank turned 12 on December 1st and he’s still a sweet silly kitten
Kaleb’s mom and stepdad landed safely in Dallas tonight to visit me. I’m glad to have them and his dad and brothers in my life. I couldn’t get through this without them.
December 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Kaleb’s mom and stepdad landed safely in Dallas tonight to visit me. I’m glad to have them and his dad and brothers in my life. I couldn’t get through this without them.
Meeting new people or seeing people I haven’t seen in years essentially requires me telling them about Kaleb and his death. I can feel the moment I have to ruin their day and make them feel bad. I hate doing it.
December 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Meeting new people or seeing people I haven’t seen in years essentially requires me telling them about Kaleb and his death. I can feel the moment I have to ruin their day and make them feel bad. I hate doing it.
The Clash “Clampdown” came on the radio. That’s Kaleb.
December 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Clash “Clampdown” came on the radio. That’s Kaleb.
I’m on leave from work and today they are deprecating the legacy software that connects to the enterprise email software I manage without having set up the new API connections to the new modern software so they can’t send emails at all. I wish I could be a fly in the wall.
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I’m on leave from work and today they are deprecating the legacy software that connects to the enterprise email software I manage without having set up the new API connections to the new modern software so they can’t send emails at all. I wish I could be a fly in the wall.
Life is so hard at night because I used to have him and there’s all this empty space where he used to be.
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Life is so hard at night because I used to have him and there’s all this empty space where he used to be.
I portrayed The Grinch at a Santa’s Workshop event the nonprofit I worked for put on and when I came out to perform small children were immediately traumatized
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I portrayed The Grinch at a Santa’s Workshop event the nonprofit I worked for put on and when I came out to perform small children were immediately traumatized
Both my parents went to high school in Corpus and I have lots of family there. That NYT accent/dialect quiz pegs me as Corpus and it’s so creepy.
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Both my parents went to high school in Corpus and I have lots of family there. That NYT accent/dialect quiz pegs me as Corpus and it’s so creepy.
I’ve added to my teapot collection. I got this Bauer Pottery Los Angeles bullet teapot with the classic “ring ware” or “beehive” rings. I love this American Modern style.
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I’ve added to my teapot collection. I got this Bauer Pottery Los Angeles bullet teapot with the classic “ring ware” or “beehive” rings. I love this American Modern style.
Overwhelmed by the bird feed options for the new bird feeder I just got.
December 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Overwhelmed by the bird feed options for the new bird feeder I just got.
Don’t laugh at my Charlie Brown tree. Kaleb really wanted to decorate for Christmas this year. If he was still alive we’d be living in his apartment and putting this dinky tree up this weekend. I put it up for him even though I didn’t really want to.
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Don’t laugh at my Charlie Brown tree. Kaleb really wanted to decorate for Christmas this year. If he was still alive we’d be living in his apartment and putting this dinky tree up this weekend. I put it up for him even though I didn’t really want to.
I got this ad again today. It sucks.
Just got this ad which is very offensive. People are allowed to grieve breakups and divorce, don’t act like you can’t. And don’t compare them to a loss. Not the same! Get fucked, lady.
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I got this ad again today. It sucks.
Reposted by Hank & Townes’s Mom
Please, help and repost. This is a great kid who deserves a Christmas gift
Ok, so my niece's father is not able to help with Christmas this year. The SNAP snafu last month tapped out what reserves I had. I'm asking for help getting anything off her wishlist www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
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December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Please, help and repost. This is a great kid who deserves a Christmas gift
I have to plug @sterlewine.bsky.social’s Substack. He reviews a LOT of albums and is pretty spot-on in his assessments. Check out his top albums of the year list: open.substack.com/pub/sterlewi...
STE's Best Albums of 2025
The 99 Albums That Caught My Attention This Year.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have to plug @sterlewine.bsky.social’s Substack. He reviews a LOT of albums and is pretty spot-on in his assessments. Check out his top albums of the year list: open.substack.com/pub/sterlewi...
Just got this ad which is very offensive. People are allowed to grieve breakups and divorce, don’t act like you can’t. And don’t compare them to a loss. Not the same! Get fucked, lady.
December 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Just got this ad which is very offensive. People are allowed to grieve breakups and divorce, don’t act like you can’t. And don’t compare them to a loss. Not the same! Get fucked, lady.
Kaleb was working on a couple of pieces the week he died. One was for newsjunkie.com. They wrote a brief tribute to him and their artist sketched him. They sent it to his mom with this very nice note that made me cry. I get to touch these things related to him, but he’s gone and it’s terrible.
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Kaleb was working on a couple of pieces the week he died. One was for newsjunkie.com. They wrote a brief tribute to him and their artist sketched him. They sent it to his mom with this very nice note that made me cry. I get to touch these things related to him, but he’s gone and it’s terrible.
I can’t stop crying tonight because Kaleb has been cremated and so I put on the tv to have some noise. I do not know or care which football teams are playing but I need to not be sitting in silence.
December 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I can’t stop crying tonight because Kaleb has been cremated and so I put on the tv to have some noise. I do not know or care which football teams are playing but I need to not be sitting in silence.
Gabe, Daniel, and Scotty all woke up before 8 to hug me goodbye. They tolerate my hugs and calling them sweetie and texted memes and pestering them with questions. It feels like they are as much family as my own brothers, and a relationship with them is something I’m very grateful for.
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Gabe, Daniel, and Scotty all woke up before 8 to hug me goodbye. They tolerate my hugs and calling them sweetie and texted memes and pestering them with questions. It feels like they are as much family as my own brothers, and a relationship with them is something I’m very grateful for.
Kaleb made this little book when he was 12 or so. He loved these jokes his whole life.
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Kaleb made this little book when he was 12 or so. He loved these jokes his whole life.
Kaleb’s mom and dad got his records and I just went through to get artists in the same crates…I didn’t bother to alphabetize or group like with like, just get all the Petty with Petty and Haggard with Haggard. My baby had great taste.
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Kaleb’s mom and dad got his records and I just went through to get artists in the same crates…I didn’t bother to alphabetize or group like with like, just get all the Petty with Petty and Haggard with Haggard. My baby had great taste.
Kaleb. I received the call from his mother that he was gone two months ago tonight. It’s been a living nightmare every day since. I’m with his mom and dad and brothers now, but he’s missing and it hurts.
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Kaleb. I received the call from his mother that he was gone two months ago tonight. It’s been a living nightmare every day since. I’m with his mom and dad and brothers now, but he’s missing and it hurts.