My friend Brian Bradshaw died in Afghanistan on Thursday.
Brian was such a uniquely authentic person. He brought himself 100 percent to everything he did. I worked with him at summer camp for 4 years. His humor and sense of adventure was contagious.
Despite his busy schedule, he always made an enormous effort to show up at camp gatherings, or volunteer a few sessions or facebook chat with his friends. His sarcasm and in-your-face energy never stopped him from letting his friends know he cared about them. I've always thought of him as a protector- someone I would want with me if I was stranded on a dessert island needing to survive. It kills me to think of how scary it must have been for him over there.
My heart breaks for his family.
In a few days everyone from camp is gathering for staff training and I look forward to sharing our stories about Brian. We'll make sure to keep him in our thoughts throughout the summer and spread his message of love to the campers.
I'll miss you Brian!
3 comments:
So sad. He will be greatly missed- it hardly seems real.
Such a great guy- I remember some great times with him at Bosco. Hope you're doing alright Madge. Lets skype when you're on a break from camp. Lymi!
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