Guestbook of
Brenda Diane Fowler Briggs
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January 14, 1999
Brenda,
Even though I never got to meet you, I feel like I did know you through Becky. I know you are at peace in your new home with Jesus. I guess I will have to wait until I get there to meet you. I love your sister like a sister of my own and I will watch over her for you as I am sure you are doing from heaven. You are lovingly remembered by your family
and friends!
Stacey Brooks
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In God's everlasting hands.....
Todd |
 | January 15, 1999
To Brenda's Family:
I am so sorry for your loss. I have a cousin who is dying from brain cancer...she was diagnosed last summer and she knows she is dying. She is 49 and has 4 beautiful children. I try to call and visit but there are no words. I just want them to know I care and I hurt with them. I know when I lost my son, I just wanted people to acknowledge my pain and try to imagine my loss. I know there
were no words that could take away the pain or even change things...I have to learn to live with what happened and try to rebuild some type of "normal" life. It has been almost 2 1/2 years and I have made some progress...but the pain never goes away. My son died from a sudden illness and it was (and still is) hard to accept. I wish you all peace and courage as you go forward on your journey of grief. Know others care. Hugs.
Jayne Newton
Chad's Memorial |
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January 15, 1999
My heart goes out to you. I'm feeling the same feelings you must have felt. On Dec. 29, 1998 I lost my sister, Lisa Pinkerman to breast cancer. The ironic thing is this: She was born the very same day as your sister and also died at the age of 38. And has a sister named Becky. I cannot get over these coincidences. My sister's death is still very new to all of us. It looks like you didn't know your sister's death was coming. But I can tell you, that even tho we have known for a while now that Lisa may not live much longer, none of us
were prepared for the gut-wrenching emotions that creep up on us at the most unlikely times. Lisa has a posting on this memorial.
(Lisa's Memorial) Please read it and maybe you'll get a sense of who she was. She was my hero.
Again...my heart aches for you. But you, like me, were very lucky to have your sister for 38 yrs. And like you, my family is secure in the knowledge that she is in heaven, never again to feel pain in any form. Who knows? Maybe they're up there together, and just discovered that they were born on the same day.
Sherri Kelley
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January 17, 1999
We love her and miss her.
Chris Page and family |
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January 17, 1999
Some people are just here for a little while bringing a breath of fresh air into the lives of those they touch...slipping in and out of this world as "angels unaware". This was Brenda. As the oldest grand child and grand daughter in our clan, I was 12 when Brenda was born. I remember Charles & I taking Brenda on our "dates" when she visited with our family one summer of times when Brenda and I got on the bus and rode into town to Woolworths when I visited. I also remember how proud Brenda was when her baby sister was born, and how Brenda loved her "Sister" as much as Becky loved her. From the start, Brenda was a beautiful little girl, extremely shy in her early years but later she blossomed into a loving and out-going person, and always a joy to be around. Brenda had a gorgeous smile and was a very thoughful, caring person. She was a loving daughter and sister to her Mother, Daddy, and Becky and wiser than most of us in her few short years on this earth always stepping in and taking over where she was needed, a true "care giver". She had a good marriage to a fine Christian man---you knew they were "best friends" when you saw them because they truly blended together.
It's still hard to believe this smiling, joyous creature has
disappeared from our lives...but she'll never disappear from our
hearts. One of my favorite verses truly describes Brenda: "She hath done what she could" [Mark 14:8(a)]
Jean Shirley Revis
Brenda's Cousin |
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January 20, 1999
It is still difficult to comprehend the fact that Brenda is gone! As her aunt I was very, very close to Brenda and I miss her terribly. She was like the daughter I never had. Brenda was a sweet, slightly shy child that was well adjusted in all aspects of her life even though she was timid. After college, however, her shyness disappeared. She blossomed into a beautiful, intelligent woman with a wonderful, sweet caring spirit about her. She never for a moment until the end, lost this sweet spirit. She met Ed, a wonderful Christian man, who became her husband. They were very happy together and she told me shortly before she died that he was the best thing that ever happened to her. She and I were shopping and traveling buddies. We would take her Mother to a hospital in a distant city for tests and surgery, but we always managed to find time to stop at the malls and outlets. Brenda's gone, that's true, but we have the blessed assurance that she is in Heaven and we will see her again one day. This makes it all worthwhile.
Love,
Obie Page |
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January 31, 1999
Brenda:
We miss you so much, we loved you dearly. You were always like a little sister to Tom. Not a day goes by that we do not think of you. We know we will see you again someday, you are in a much better place than we are. We will always remember you smiling face.
Our love, your uncle and aunt,
Tom and Jane Fowler |
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February 3, 1999
Brenda, I miss you very much. I always admired you and wanted to be like you. I know that I didn't see you very much over the past few years, but I always felt close to you. I knew that you felt the same way on the day that you died. You let me know that everything was okay and that God was in control. I was living in Tennessee when Brenda died and I was not able to go to the hospital to see her before she died. On Saturday morning I had a dream. It was the most vivid dream that I had ever had. It was Brenda...I could even hear the sound of her voice. We were sitting in the hospital and she told me that she had died. I started crying and she told me that I didn't need to cry. She said that everything was okay. She told me that God was in control and that I should always trust that He knows what He is doing. She said she loved me and she would miss me. I woke up and later that morning and found out that she was dying. I believe in my heart that the dream was from God and that she was telling me goodbye. I will miss you always. I love you.
Tracy Fowler |
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February 8, 1999
I'm sorry about your sister.....I had a son die over a year ago so I know what your going through.....He was Mitch Bryan.......My thoughts are with you.....
Linda
Mitch's Mom |
 | March 30, 1999
My Darling Brenda,
It pains me to write this note because of how much I miss you. I miss all the times we spent together. Times of taking walks, going to the beach, visiting friends and family. The list is endless... Although our time together was short, I was so blessed to be with you. I am thankful for how God brought you into my life. You were the best wife a man could have. I so appreciate everything about you. The way you made me feel and the way you loved me has touched my life forever. I love you Brenda from the bottom of my heart and always will. I will never forget our time together as long as I live. Brenda, I look forward to seeing you again in heaven. I love you,
Your Husband,
Ed Briggs |
| May 13, 1999
I'm sorry for your loss. I could feel your love for her! I too lost my brother to cancer 8 months ago! God be with you because I know your sister is too!
Vicki |
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May 27, 1999
Brenda and I met during our freshman year at Clemson University. We roomed together for the next 3 years. During those college years we shared much laughter, tears, hopes and dreams. Over the years, Brenda was a friend that knew just when to call or send a card. Sometimes we went several months without talking, but when we did, it was as if we had just talked the day before. I miss knowing that Brenda is just a phone call away. I will always treasure Brenda's friendship.
Judi Nicholson |
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