Happy Mother’s Day from Reina & Brent. The arrangement ordered was supposed to be pink, but yet again, Brent had some behind the scenes influence and had the florist change the color to blue.
May 29, 2013 | Categories: Brent | Comments Off on Mother’s Day (May 12th 2013)
March 24th was Grandma Tre’s 95th Birthday. Coincidentally, in the flowers sent to Grandma Tre from Reina & Brent, the florist included a butterfly, which was not in the arrangement design online. We like to think that was Brent’s unique touch. 😉
May 29, 2013 | Categories: Brent | Comments Off on Happy 95th Birthday Grandma Tre (March 2013)
Brent had countless valentines day wishes. We will always love and miss him.
May 11, 2013 | Categories: Brent | Comments Off on Valentine’s Day (February 2013)
January 12th will always be a humbling day as it is a yearly reminder that Brent will be 34 forever. Thank you to everyone that acknowledged it on his Legacy Guest Book.
May 11, 2013 | Categories: Brent | Comments Off on Happy Birthday Brent (January 2013)
After the success of last year’s holiday tree, we created a tree this year with butterflies from contributing family members and friends.
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In September, a few of Brent’s close friends visited him at the cemetery.
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In Brent’s memory, his mom (Susan) and sister (Reina) participated in the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk. Prior to the event, they were required to raise $1,000 each to participate in the event. Net proceeds raised benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, funding research, advocacy, survivor support, education and awareness programs, including the suicide helpline that has helped countless individuals in their time of crisis. By registration on June 9th, they had raised a total of $2,830, far exceeding the requirement through the generous support of family and friends. Together, participants raised more than $2.3 Million and, from dusk to dawn, helped to bring issues of depression, mental illness and suicide out of the darkness and into the light.
Their walk began at Fort Mason, where a few key note speakers shared their stories. When they reached the Palace of Fine Arts, they were surprised to discover that a few family members had shown up to cheer them on in person at the cheering stations. In the end, they walked 7.5 miles to a rest stop before hitching a ride back to Fort Mason, where they walked an additional 1.5 miles through the seemingly endless luminary lights of those lost through suicide. As they walked, both gained strength, clarity and wisdom from other families and individuals forever affected by suicide. This was truly an emotional and enriching journey.
Thank you to all the friends and family that supported Susan and Reina both emotionally and financially in this truly unforgettable experience.
May 11, 2013 | Categories: Brent | Comments Off on Out of the Darkness Walk (May 2012)
Brent had countless valentines day wishes. We will always love and miss him.
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January 12th was a humbling day. It would have been Brent’s 35th Birthday. Thank you to everyone that acknowledged it on his Legacy Guest Book.
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On November 25th, we placed a small Holiday Tree for Brent at the Italian Cemetery. All who knew and loved Brent mailed us a small ornament with their names written on it. The tree was decorated with blue solar lights that shined bright during the night. (Click the photos to view them larger.)
May 11, 2013 | Categories: Brent | Comments Off on The Holiday Tree (December 2011)