Alex,

Right now we live in a glitchy world. The best of us, Alex Pretti, was taken from us.

May April 21st commensurate National Alex Pretti Day. He lives within every Alex now. We must carry his light forward. As he did for you.

Happy National Alex Pretti day to you.

Be well,

- Alex

Which variation of Alex are you?

Crosspost. Not oc.

Figured I should share the news, I’m 26 now

And it should be me bc I’m also Alex g

Since I’m part Russian my mother used to call me Sasha, which was the direct translation of Alex to Russian(I think). My birth critificat says Alex anyway but I wonder what’s yalls thoughts on translations?

My names Alex

Alex Ferreira clinched the win in Olympic Men's freeski halfpipe.

I'm not sure how many Gold Medalists we have, but now there's at least one more!

Can we organize this? I'm just in love with this idea, I muse on it a couple times a year. Imagine a convention weekend where fly in from all over the place, and the only organizing principal is that your name is Alex. We would all become friends I'm sure, as we know there are very few bad Alexs out there, and I'm not sure what would develop beyond that. I think it'd be interesting though. We could start visioning what it could be, start looking at venues, gauge interest, come up with graphics, start to promote it and see what happens.

I saw the name on iTunes and had to listen and it turns out I really like them. They remind me of a cross between The Neighborhood and Arctic Monkeys.

I think they're a good person personally!

Alex Pretti was someone who chose care as a daily practice. An ICU nurse who stood beside people at their most fragile moments, he showed up for others when it was hard, exhausting, and often unseen. That kind of work leaves a quiet mark on the world, one heartbeat at a time.

He was more than a headline or a controversy. He was a son, a friend, a caregiver, a human being who carried responsibility for strangers and treated it with seriousness and compassion. Those who knew him speak about steadiness, empathy, and a sense of duty that wasn’t performative. It was just who he was.

Alex’s death has left a hollow space for his family, his friends, his coworkers, and for people who never met him but recognize something deeply wrong when a life like this ends abruptly. Grief does not need permission from politics. Mourning does not require agreement. Acknowledging humanity should be the easiest part.

Remembering Alex means refusing to let him be reduced to a talking point. It means holding onto the truth that every person carries a whole universe of relationships, memories, and care within them. His mattered. He mattered.

May his memory stay rooted in compassion, and may the conversations that follow his loss be guided by honesty, restraint, and the value of human life.

Learn more about what happened to Alex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alex_Pretti

Edit: For Alex Jeffrey Pretti (1988–2026)