It was a somber night in Shilito Park as friends and family came together to remember the life of Aoun Basboos on what would have been his 16th birthday with a balloon release. The teen is presumed dead after he went missing earlier this year.
Basboos went missing around Mother’s day alongside another Lexington teen, Ali Naqvi. The case prompted a mass search for the boys; Naqvi’s body was found days later, but Basboos has never been found.
“Aoun loved everybody, he really did,” said one attendee. “He really was a good friend, it’s like loosing a brother.”…