In Loving Memory of Brady Marshal Patterson
January 30, 1992 - March 18, 2009

Jake, Toni, Casey and Kelsey .....You are in my every thought of everyday. I know it does not do any good to call you on the phone and ask "How are you today?" because I can only imagine. I want to call and want to be right there by your sides, each and everyone of you....holding your hands, giving you my full attention for talking, crying, or for whatever you may need but I also know that you need your time as family. Just know that I am here for whatever I can do. With all my love .....

Brady Marshal;

You are my heart and my soul. God dearly blessed me with you 17 years ago. [after being told we couldn't have kids]. You, as well as your brothers have been my blessings directly from God in heaven! I knew all along how many people you had a profound impact on and that how deeply loved you were. I'm really not surprised at all. I've always been so proud of you in every way shape and form. I know what an incredibly amazing person God helped me and your dad raise together, physically, mentally, socially, emotionally& spiritually! You deeply touched and had such an impression on so many people in so many ways FOREVER. I can't begin to tell you, but you know....I am truly blessed to have been your Mom, and be a part of everything we celebrated and experienced in your entire life together. I wasn't ready for this accident, how could you ever be......I wasn't done with you son we had such plans. I'll treasure our life together. I'll hold you dear to my heart and never forget our very special memories and our talks. I've always loved your heart and soul. I'm not really sure how to move forward without so much of my heart and soul that you took with you now. I'm trying for I know that you'd want me to not give up or ever quit. Like we always said winners never quit and quitters never win. We never quit anything. You remember give 500% and all that you give, you get back, we were right! Oh my goodness is this so very tough. I need to see you, touch you, and talk to you! I also know in your heart that you'd want your brothers to keep their life moving, BUT... a great deal of them is missing as well. You're dearly missed son, by friends, the entire town, and around the state. Your dad and I and your brothers are having a very hard time without you! So my lovins watch over us daily, give us strength, and guide us. [you know our prayer]. I hear you and feel you! The blessing of you is forever in our hearts, minds, and souls. Pick us up when we can't move or breathe. FOREVER AND EVER MARSHAL MY LOVE!!!!!!! Your loving, devoted, and deeply blessed Mom & Dad, Casey and Kelsey.

On the Morning of March 18th I received some horrible news... This morning Brady was found dead.. as the day went on i cried and didn't really talk.. he was an amazing guy that taught me many things, thing I'll never forget about... My prayers go toward him and his family.. He had many friends and his death effected almost everyone in douglas.. even if they only knew his name.. I will look forward to seeing him again and giving him the BIGGEST hug, but for now i will think of him and remember the good guy he was... I hope you Rest In Peace Brady I will NEVER forget you

I am only someone who grew up in Douglas years ago, but I want you to know, that even as a stranger, I am so touched by your loss. Your pain must be incredible. God bless your family and may he watch over your beautiful son.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

Thanks Brady for all the awesome thingss you taught me! I'll miss you and never will forget you!

R.I.P. Brady. You will be missed.

I only saw Brady three or four times when he was with my Grandson Kevin and I really liked him. He was a good kid. I know he will be missed by so many people. Kevin thought the world of their friendship and I know he misses him so much. He will never be forgotten.

Brady, man ill miss you so much but i promise to live on for you. you were like a bother to me so from now on I'm gonna do everything I can to keep your memory alive, I spent almost every day I could with you and got to know you so much, we always skated together and we went to concerts all the time you were one of the only ones who i felt understood me and now that your gone i feel so empty. i have been crying ever since i found out and it makes me mad that i was stuck in some stupid facility. if i wasn't here you would have been picking me up for school when it happened and you would probably still be here. man i loved you like a bro and its hard not to cry right now its gonna be so hard to get by without you man lately I've been writing a lot of poems for you man here are a couple.

ALONE

I'm all alone

in a world of monsters

with the lights turned off

and the closet cracked open

waiting for the metaphorical boogy man

who will one day grab me from under my bed

and take me to a world from which i will never return

but then a kid find a hero

some rope that will keep them tied down in this world

some knight to slay the dragon

i once had a protector

a friend

an anchor to hold my mind to reality

and keep the sanity so the whole world doesn't seem insane

but my hero was taken from me

my friend was ripped from my grasp

my anchor line cut

and all the sanity in the world lost

so now i sit on my bed

listening to the scratch of branches on the window

waiting

waiting

till the day the monsters decide to pounce

and devour the last bit of my ,ind that can still see the world for what it is

and leave me blind in the dark

A PROMISE 3/25/09

I've made a promise

a promise to a friend

so that every day I'll remember

ill remember what you did for me

and all the messed up things you didn't

a promise to celebrate a life cut short

stopped and put to and end long before its time

to celebrate skating and writing

playing and riding

you did all these things and i taught you some

but that still didn't stop you from teaching me

so from this day I'll always remember

because

i made a promise

a promise to a friend

so that everyday I'll remember

what a great friend you were.

man well miss you. i hope i see you again in whatever is waiting for us out there

Brady,

You were such a good person you respected others and you took everyone in as your friend you never once pushed someone away. We will all miss you and we will see you soon once it is our time to go. We love ya and miss you Brady

Okay, so the memory that will always stick in my head is you bouncing all over the place on the tramp at gym... You touched SO MANY lives Brady and we all miss you greatly.

Jake and Toni, boys....You are in my prayers and I love you guys so much! There is nothing I can say to take away the pain but I wish I could do that for you...Love you guys

i love you, it doesnt seem real

Brady, I didn't know you at all. I always saw you in the halls with your huge headphones.Its different not seeing you there anymore. I hear your a great person and funny. I wish i could have got to know you and at least have some memories. You are greatly missed. Look over your friends and family. Your in my prayers.

R.I.P. Brady Patterson

To Brady we must say goodbye

He wouldn't want to hear us cry...

A sweeter boy we've all met

In our hearts we'll never forget!

The angels came to take him home,

Now we are left on earth to roam.

His time was short here on earth

To memories now we must resort.

For everyone he had a smile

And he loved to sit and talk awhile.

In our hearts Brady will always live on

Until our time on earth is gone...

Then once again we'll join our

friend

Together in time that will never end!

In Memory of

Brady Marshall Patterson

1992-2009

Original Poem written by KAO

Re-written by HMC

Brady i cant think of the last time i ever seen ya without a smile on your face ya always seemed so happy man i didnt see this coming. ill always remember high school wrestling with you man it was great. i know your in a better place now bro ill see you again someday.

Brady Marshal Patterson.

-i never got the chance to meet you. but damn! i'm highly disappointed that i didn't. i heard that you never turned any one down. you were friends with anyone and everyone. what you did is unbelievable. i never even talked to you but always saw you at physical therapy. i remember when it was just me and you and two other people there. that was the first time i had ever heard you talk. and it's not a great memory, but i wont forget it. there is no way in hell that words will EVER explain how pissed off i am for not getting to know you. i wish so much. and when i think about it, i wanted to know you as good as a best friend. i wish that i could brag about all the memories with you. but i don't have any. and it bothers me. it dawns on me. and it's hard to think. God. i hope i see you later. and get to know you. i hear all these stories about you and doing all this crazy shit. houston gets a trampoline, but the mosquitoes bite through the bottom. the 911 calls. waking up the friends at 7 in the morning to go skate. skating all day. and getting hurt at the same time. chasing gina around the ranch with weird stuff and just being Brady. the way people say that you never changed. Brady was a trend. he was not like his brothers. he wore the Brady brand. and rocked that shit. never ever changed. Brady was Brady. end of story. the day i went to the funeral was the worst day of my life. and i was the lowest i've ever been. i felt lost and empty.

"I dreamed I was missing, you were so scared

But no one would listen, 'cause no one else cared

After my dreaming, I woke with this fear

What am I leaving when I'm done here?

So if you're asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done

Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest, don't be afraid

I've taken my beating, I've shared what I made

I'm strong on the surface, not all the way through

I've never been perfect, but neither have you

So if you're asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done

Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well

Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself

I can't be who you are

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done

Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

Don't resent me, and when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well

Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself

I can't be who you are

I can't be who you are"

-leave out all the rest-

..linkin park..

this song was played at Brady's funeral.

and the first words made me lose it all.

the tears started and to this day they have not stopped.

because i lay in bed and turn on my iPod, and go to this song. i hit the repeat button and close my eyes.

the thoughts that run through my head from when i close my eyes to when i open them again is all about Brady. even though i don't dream. i think of all the things that would of happened in the end. what would of happened if i got to know him? what if? that't all.

the words of that song made me really think about Brady. and explained my perspective of him. Brady was one of a kind. motocross. wrestling. skateboarding. poetry. music. they don't get any better then that. he was filled with talent.

and now i feel like since he is gone i have lost the closest person in my life. its a very weird feeling. with the thought that i never knew him but yet..i knew him just like everyone else did. part of me is dead now. and when i see him late in life..it will be better.

to all those who knew him and loved him immensely, hold your heads up and keep praying. if he is gone physically, he is not gone mentally. even though he probably was sitting to each and everyone of you people while you wrote your goodbyes and tears on this website for him. laughing at all us dumb asses for crying. cause he is still here. there is no way in HELL he will ever be forgotten. you are a never forgotten memory Brady Marshal. we will keep you in our memories when we feel empty. and we will think of you before we go to bed with tears rolling down the side of our cheeks, across our nose to the other cheek and feeling it fall onto the drenched pillow that we lay our heads on. never forgotten! there will never be anyone like you. no one will never replace the son, best friend, boyfriend, crazy kid, student, player, motocrosser, poetess, musician...like Brady. all these tears are still falling. we miss you more then anything Brady. and you are loved by many, you were and still ARE cared about by the haters, lovers, friends, and family. everyone that has experienced this pain has most definatley lost a part of their hearts, their lives and most of all, their love.

miss you tons. words will never explain how much we love and miss you Brady Marshal.

i miss you, even though.

i love ya like a unknown friend.

May you rest in peace and The Lord have mercy on your soul. you belong in heaven and thats where you shall be. watching over us and keeping is safe.

God needs a coach. so he called for you Brady. look over us and lead us through this. God holds you in his hands and asks for help.

january 30. a week after i was born.

:*(

march 18.

R.I.P Brady Marshal Patterson.

we miss and love you once again.

see you soon.

Brady, so i never really got to know to know you but we hung out a few times and you were a really cool kid:) I think i speak for everyone that wasnt close friends of yours, after hearing all the wonderful things that your friends and family had to say about you, it makes me and them sad that we never got a chance to be good friends and have the pleaser to be around you and spend time with you. It sucks to know me and everyone else wont see you again (for now). I pray for you everyday. its still like unreal because it seems like just yesterday i saw you skating or at school. I think everyone can agree that now that your gone a part of everyone died they may or may not have known was there:(( I bet you probly didnt think that many people would go to your funeral, or even most of those people cared so much about you, even though they werent your friends. Your family and espcialy your friends did an amazing job of speaking on your behalf. Just know that everyday 24/7 someone is thinking of you and misses you. We all love and miss you so much and is looking forward to seeing again. sooner or later:)) RIP Brady

R.I.P. Brady

Dear Brady,

We all just want to say how very much we loved you and how very, very much we're going to miss you buddy. We all want to say how terribly proud we were and are of you we also know that Jesus has his arms around you. Brady, you touched so many people and although you may not physically be here, you are forever and always in our minds and in our hearts. Everyone now knows that you were and are the richest guy in town.

Goodbye Sweetheart,

Uncle Tim, Cousin Jonathon, Cousin Heather, and cousins Bailey, Jordan, Austin, Brendan and Melanie.

Man, this absolutely sucks! When Dalton first brought you around, well you were an irritating little you know what.But like I told you once you were like a wart that grew on me! Ur one of 2 kids that i knew that never changed! You stayed the same the entire time i knew you! You definatly touched my heart and me and deanna thought of you as one of ours! I talked to you a month ago.......................just wished you would have said something! I appreciated your honesty and THE WORLD IS GOING TO BE A SADDER,LESS AMUSSING PLACE WITHOUT YOU!!!!!!!!!!! I hope and pray that EVERYONE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TAKE STOCK IN THIS! yOU WERE A GREAT YOUNG MAN AND I'M SO SORRY!!Love you like a son and I'll miss the hell out of you bud.Wish I would of hade room for that cedar chest you made me! God this is one that is hard for me to handle! Brady,take care and I'll see ya in the funnies!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love Michael Self

:'(

We miss you so much brady and now that your gone the people that treated you badly realize how much trouble they had caused. we love you brady marshal patterson

Brady we all miss you and always will!

Brady, Brady, Brady... It wont ever be the same without you... Everyone misses you!!!