Meet Aria

Aria loved Aaji’s khichadi and paratha, and though her Daddy likes to think he was her favorite chef, her aunt’s—Kaki’s—pasta was the best pasta she ever had!

Paw Patrol was a favorite, and there was never any question about her favorite pup: Skye.

She loved Moana and could often be heard singing “How Far I’ll Go.” And whenever she got to the words “I wish I could be the perfect daughter,” her Daddy always had the same reply:

“You are the most perfect daughter!”

She loved being outside and playing at the playground, but some of her greatest excitement came from being with the people she loved.

Family was enormously important to Aria. She would get especially excited about seeing her cousins and loved spending time with her grandparents and extended family.

Aria had a special love for animals. She was happiest getting close to them—holding them, petting them, playing with them, and caring for them. Visits to the petting zoo were always on top of our list on holidays!

Whether it was a familiar pet or an animal she had just met, she approached them with the same curiosity, gentleness, and affection that she brought to so much of the world around her.

Aria experienced quite a bit of the world in her four years.

She traveled to Universal Studios in Orlando, explored Puerto Rico with Daddy, made several trips to visit her cousins, went to Great Wolf Lodge with her friends, and traveled to Dallas many times to welcome her grandparents—and later to bid them farewell before they headed home.

For Aria, though, the destination wasn’t necessarily the most important part. It was the people she was going to see and the experiences she could share with them that made those adventures special.

And getting there was part of the fun. This little girl could sing nonstop for hours, happily entertaining all her co-passengers along the way.

Daddy was already imagining all the things Aria might grow up to become. Travel blogger was definitely one of the careers under consideration—with Daddy as her manager, of course, so he could travel the world for free!

Aria loved to pretend.

One day she was Santa, the next she was Santa’s little elf. She could be a birdie, a baker, Krishna’s Radha, a doctor, an Avengers superhero, a princess, or a witch from Harry Potter!

Whatever character she chose, she committed to it completely — because in Aria’s imagination, there was always another world to explore and another adventure waiting to begin.