I knew Asher for a couple of years, but we really became close by being on the same basketball team in New York City the last two summers. Asher was the consummate teammate, he was a joy to play with because he didn't care about his personal statistics he only cared about what benefitted the team as a whole. Asher was always selfless and encouraging on the court. He would always cheer anyone up when they were playing poorly by either telling a joke to lighten them up or by encouraging them to just keep on playing their game. Asher made all of us on our basketball team feel confident in our games and good about ourselves on the court. It was a great honor to have played with him. These great attributes of selflessness also extended to the person he was off the court. Asher made sure no one ever felt uncomfortable in a social situation, if he knew that you didn't know many people around he would make sure to talk to you and make you feel comfortable. Asher was genuinely interested in getting to know the people he spoke to, he was the friendliest person I have ever met. I learned a lot from Asher, about being a good teammate and about being a good person. I remember one game in particular where i was missing all of my shots; i was getting frustrated, but asher came over to me and said "keep on shooting you'll start hitting don't get frustrated." It was a simple gesture, but it worked. Asher was always doing stuff like this for everyone on our team; he was always the first to give a high five on a good play, and the first to encourage to keep positive and focused when we made a mistake. Asher was a great person, the world will truly and deeply miss him. Everyone who knew him was impacted positively by his good heart and friendliness. For me i got to know him through basketball, and I will hold his memory in my heart every time I play because of everything I learned from him about being a good teammate and person.
RIP Asher you were a great person, we will never forget you.
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