Samantha Busch, the widow of late NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, keeps his memory alive for their children, Brexton, 11 and Lennix, 4.
“How do I make sure Brexton and Lennix never stop feeling connected to their dad? How do I make sure they remember not only what he accomplished, but who he was?” Samantha asked herself in an Instagram post. “The little traditions, the places he loved, the way he laughed, the way he loved us, and all the ordinary moments that made him such an incredible husband and father.”
One way the Busch family honored Kyle was by painting rocks with family and close friends.
“The kids poured so much love into every one of them, and as we painted we shared stories, laughed through tears and remembered all the little things that made Kyle, well, the Kyle we all loved,” Samantha wrote. “Since then we’ve started taking those rocks with us and leaving them in places that were special to him or places that have become part of our family’s story.”
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They left a rock at one of his favorite places to eat, In-N-Out.
“Every time we’d land on the West Coast, Kyle would grin and say, ‘You know the rules.’ The kids and I would all shout back, ‘First stop…In-N-Out!’ It was our tradition and I’ll remember his order by heart forever,” Samantha reflected.
Another place the family left a rock was in Idaho, a special place for Samantha and Kyle.
“I’m not going to say Kyle loved hiking, but he knew I did, so whenever he planned a date day for just us, he almost always made sure it included one,” she explained. “We loved getting away from the noise of life, just the two of us, walking side by side with no distractions. From close hikes in Hickory to all-day misadventures that he and Brexton were not happy with me about in Italy and St. Lucia, my heart is so filled with love and sadness all at once thinking of these memories.”
For Brexton and Lennix, the rocks are more than just rocks; they’re reminders of their dad.
“I hope these little rocks become more than painted stones. I hope they become little reminders to revisit the places he loved, share another story about Daddy, and to bring a part of him with us wherever we go,” Samantha concluded. “I can’t give them any more memories with their dad, but I can spend the rest of my life making sure we bring him along with us wherever we go.”
Kyle died at the age of 41 on May 21 from pneumonia, which developed into sepsis. A celebration of life for Kyle will be held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 9.
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