“Don’t be afraid to love because there’s a chance you could be hurt. We don’t have forever.”Ian, 2016
What he wrote
“I never wanted a boring life. Or an average life. Or a shallow life.”
Sixteen of his most thoughtful posts, 2016 to 2024, as he wrote them.
Read his words
Hear him
“I find myself wishing I would have recorded it. So it was kind of a no-brainer to me to start up a podcast.”
FORTITUDE Live, the podcast he hosted in 2020 and 2021, all 17 episodes, and the shows where he was the guest.
Listen to him
@ian.the.rhino
His whole account, 2012 to 2024, kept safe: 1,652 posts and 15 story highlights.
Visit his page
The songs he loved
The playlists he built, the songs he sent, and the one he made for Keeli.
Listen
His bookshelf
“In case I didn’t mention it, I churn through mad audiobooks.”
What he read and recommended, and the book he wrote and illustrated in fifth grade.
See his books
Our photographs
Our photographs and videos, chapter by chapter, from the Tetons to Raja Ampat to Hawaii.
Open the albumPrint versionIan & Keeli
The story of us, in our own words. Private: each reader has their own code.
Miles to reach each other
Every flight, trip by trip. 121,175 miles to reach each other.
Spin the globe
How we met, and everywhere we went
A prologue and twelve chapters, 2023 to 2026, from his first message to the last.
Start reading
Fortitude Faith
“Tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope.” Romans 5:3-4
A daily Bible study in his memory, 1 October to 1 November. Each day has a Scripture reading, the history behind it, a prayer, and Ian's own words and voice. Ask Keeli for the code.
Open the Bible studySunday, 1 November 2026
12:00 pm at Bon Appétit