Mannix “Nikki” Duncan was born the youngest of the three boys. Through our childhood Nikki was always happy and upbeat with an inexhaustible amount of energy. Nikki saw the world much differently from the average kid. There lived within him a maturity found in a select few for his age. People often referred to this as having an Old Soul. As we grew up the family relationship, like many often do, became more distant. Nikki struggle with this aspect of life and let it be known in no uncertain terms. He firmly believed in the concept of family and the connectedness inherent within it. He and I spent many hours on the phone talking about the ways and whys of getting, and keeping our family united. Many of his thoughts and opinions were so entrenched I found it very difficult to argue any counterpoints. It wasn’t until later I realized just how much of his existence relied on his family. There is an old saying, “Sometimes you don’t hear someone until after they stop speaking.” This was never more true for me and my heart is broken because of it. I created this site to honor my brother. There are far more lives touched by him than I will ever know. I wanted all who knew him to share their thoughts, photos, and memories of our dearly departed Nikki.