This memorial website was created in the memory of our "Golden Child", Brandon Robert French who was born in Maryland on October 08, 1983 and passed away on July 29, 2006 at the age of 22.  He is always and forever in our hearts along with his "Pop Pop" Robert Brocious who passed away on April 29, 2006.  Brandon and Pop Pop are standing together in heaven , fishing rod in one hand and sunflowers seeds in the other.Our hearts will never be the same..   

                            Winter Memories  

Were you the recipient of a Kindness Card?

Brandon was, and always will be, the “Golden Child” of our family. He was like a Big bear with an even bigger heart of gold. Always the life of the party, he loved to make everyone laugh. In his memory, we would like to make someone smile as he always did. Please light a candle in his memory, and then pass the kindness card on to someone else who needs a smile.

The Butterfly and the Sunflower

The delicate lavender butterfly
soaring through the garden
Spots a bright golden sunflower
Beginning to fly around it
with grace and comfort
The butterfly will never be alone
and neither will the sunflower
They share the beautiful signs of heaven
Never escaping our hearts

by Brooke French
In memory of her brother
Brandon Robert French
October 8, 1983 – July 29, 2006
Written for her mother on Mother’s Day 2009
 

A Lavender Butterfly

Brandon is a lavender butterfly
Soaring with the grace of God
Touching our hearts where angels play.
Brandon is a lavender butterfly
He fishes off the tan dock
The casual plaid shirts he wore.
Brandon is a lavender butterfly
His blue eyes look down from the clouds
A smile as bright as the sun.
Brandon is a lavender butterfly
He watches over his mom like a guardian angel
And will never be gone from her heart.
Brandon is a lavender butterfly

by Brooke French
In memory of her brother
Brandon Robert French
October 8, 1983 – July 29, 2006
Written for her mother on Mother’s Day 2008

When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen:  There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught to fly.               

♥ ♥ A person that loses a partner is called a widow. A child who loses a parent is called an orphan. But there is no word to describe a parent that loses a child, because the loss is like no other. ♥♥
  

 "Needed: A strong, deep person wise enough to allow me to grieve in the depth of who I am, and strong enough to hear my pain without turning away. I need someone who believes the sun will rise again, but who does not fear my darkness. Someone who can point out the rocks in my way without making me a child by carrying me. Someone who can stand in thunder and watch the lightning, and believe in a rainbow."Bereaved parents...