In Memory of a Great Friend and Fellow Egger

I found this image. Brent with his sister at BB. To me, this was more than friends. This was family. Your family. Our family. My family. All of you.
Peace.

Damn checked in for first time in a while and saw this post. Rest easy Brent. You will be missed

Genuine.  Always positive.  Always had a smile on his face.  Genuine.  Class act.  The good Lord took a great one from us. Only met him a few times but was always welcoming and genuine. Did I mention that Brent was genuine?

RIP Brent.  You will be missed. 

I found this attached to my rental car this morning:



Somewhere, Brent is grinning from ear to ear.

Yesterday at the service, all I did was meet the "other side" of Brent. The rest of his and Nicole's family, the employees of his practice their spouses and his life long friends.

The place was crowded with wonderul people, all kind and genuine, all there to do their best to comfort Nichole, and say good bye to one of the best people that has ever stood on this earth.

It says a lot about a man by the company he keeps.

The BGE community was well represented, we did our best respectfully, cleaned up nice, and helped where ever we could.

Brent's Mini Max Big Green Egg was brought in and was shown, along with his t shirts and medals he had collected from participating in various athletic events.

A big screen was in the room which shown his life filled with fun moments shared with family and friends.

The Joshua Tree by U2 was featured along with several other U2 songs from other albums in support of the images and video clips.

Brent was a close friend to many people. He shared his life with them. He shared it with us.

Nobody ever had to tell Brent to be kind, to be generous, to be thoughtful, to be a better humanitarian, be a better father, be a better husband, to have a good time, to push himself, to become more motivated, or to live life to its fullest.

The only thing we had a chance to say was "slow down" or "be careful." 

I can not measure the influence he and Nichole has made upon our lives. As like many others in this community, I do a lot of charity work for humanitarian causes and would often confide in Brent my successes and failures, along with the frustrations I met and faced.

He always kept it in perspective. He would remind me, we as humanitarians, are not in this for ourselves. We are in it for those we can help.

This is what kind of friend I had with Brent.

I have just one story I will share.

Years ago, I had a rare chance to help Brent out, it was nothing I thought to be significant, just something you do for friends.

He knew Suzy and I are into wine. It is one of many faults I have. As an act of appreciation, he bought me a very nice bottle of Cab.

When I say very nice, I mean "home freaking run" bottle of wine.

He told me he felt somewhat intimidated buying wine for me. I was speechless. I could never imagine this man as being intimidated by anything.

That bottle still rests in my wine fridge, as it will for the rest of my life. I will always have that smile Brent has shared with so many, on my face every time I open that fridge to pull one out. My friends ask about it, when they see it. I very gently and calmly explain it is the only wine in my collection that is off limits. Touch it, and die.

Even in the little things in life, he did for others,  they always seemed thoughtful, heartfelt, kind,  and definitely over the top.

I will close this with the last words Brent ever spoke to me, and a phrase he so heartfully meant to everyone he shared it with, everytime he said it.

I will use it in full sincerity for him:

"Love you brother."

He was a damn good one! Everytime I think about him tears come to my eyes.

@The_Buffalo, Well done sir thank you for the great pic.

@YukonRon I wish there was a “LOVE” button.