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In loving memory of our son, Brian Lee Duquette |
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PHOTOS OF BRIAN |
LETTERS ABOUT BRIAN FROM FRIENDS |
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| THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ENJOY OUR SON'S LIFE! WE REALLY MISS HIM! |
Brian - one day old, 6 lbs 13 oz 18-1/2 inches |
Brian - one month old |
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Brian laughs a lot |
Brian gets christened -
his Aunt Donna - August 3, 1969
St. Joseph's Church |
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Brian Duquette (age 3 months)
with his Grandmother,
Josephine Duquette |
4 months old in a play wig |
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Brian in the wig again
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Brian crawling - age 7
months |
Brian with his grandparents,
cousins & sister: Brian's 1st Christmas, 1969 |
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Brian is one year old, June 1970 |
Faster, Faster, says Brian |
Brian - the popsicle kid |
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Brian Lee Duquette and his sister, Renee |
June 20, 1970 - Brian and his mom at Catskill Game Farm |
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Can't a guy read in peace? |
July 7, 1970 - 13 months old |
Brian - liked to sit in boxes |
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Halloween 1970 - Mommy's little clown |
Christmas 1970 - Listen to Big Sister |
decorating the tree with dad Christmas 1970 |
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Brian in the snow |
Easter 1971 - two very happy faces |
May 1971 |
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Viking |
August 1971 - on the ferry boat to the Statue of Liberty |
August 1971 |
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Moved
to Terryville, Connecticut
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Brian age 2 - Terryville, CT |
Brian & his sister September 1971 |
Brian - Christmas 1971 - age 2-1/2 |
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Christmas 1971 |
What a precious smile |
Brian and his sexy smile |
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Brian's birthday, age 3, June 1972 |
A favorite photo June 1972 |
Brian, Renee, & puppy "Lady Renee" |
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Brian and Princess, 1972 |
Brian and Renee with dogs, Lady Renee & Princess, |
Brian and Renee with Great Grandma
Hazel and cousin Lori, Christmas 1972 |
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December 1972 |
Renee, Brian, Princess & the neighbors St. Bernard |
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California
vacation 1973 |
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Indio Date Festival in California |
Brian & his mom at Knotts Berry Farm in California |
Brian at the Los Angeles Zoo |
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March 1973, Brian at Universal Studios in California |
Gifts from Mexico trip, 1973
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March 1973, Brian feeding a seal at
Marineland in California |
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Brian, Renee, and cousins Jolene & Danny Pethoud in California |
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back in
Terryville, CT |
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| Halloween 1973 |
November 1973, Brian in a tree |
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Brian and his family, |
Brian and his sister, Christmas 1973 |
Brian loves lobster |
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Renee, Karen & Brian Duquette,
Terryville, CT, January 1974 |
Brian is King of the Hill, January 1974 |
March 1, 1974 - newspaper article with
Brian's photo - costume party at Terryville Library - Bristol Press Photo
by Phyllis Springer |
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Easter goodies, 1974 |
Easter 1974 - Brian looks up to his big sister |
Brian & Renee decorate their birthday cake, 1974 |
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Brian Duquette - age 5 |
Brian Duquette - age 5,
1974 |
Brian with his Aunt Lisa
and his sister Renee, October 8, 1974 |
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Now who can this be? |
Did you guess right? |
October, 1974, Terryville, CT |
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| Brian in a Christmas play
at school, 1974 |
Brian jumps in our backyard pool 1975 |
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| Brian with his mom, sister,
Grandmother Rasmussen & |
Brian and his grandmother |
Brian and Renee Duquette - on the ferry to the Statue of Liberty - 1975 |
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| Brian with a big smile,
as usual |
Brian works in the garden
1975 |
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Family
Vacation to Florida in 1975 |
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Family Vacation to Florida in 1975 -
Circus World |
Brian - a future astronaut
maybe? |
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| Family Vacation to Florida in 1975
- Daytona Beach
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Family Vacation to Florida in 1975 - Silver Springs |
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Brian Duquette - 1975 at
Gatorland Zoo in Florida with a live turtle and a live snake. |
Family Vacation to Florida in 1975
- Disney World |
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South of The Border |
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Back in Connecticut |
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| Brian and
Danny Welch |
Brian fishing
at the lake 1975 |
Brian getting his face painted
at the Terryville Library |
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June 17, 1975, Brian in a school play |
June 17, 1975, Brian's Kindergarten
Certificate |
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1975 Brian plays that its Halloween |
Brian is Captain America, Halloween
1975 |
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Thanksgiving 1975 and
cousin Jill |
Christmas 1975, Lee is Santa Claus on a real fire truck |
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Brian getting exercise |
Brian Duquette - 1976 |
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Easter 1976 |
Brian in a school play, 1976 |
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| Brian watching the
bicentennial parade, 1976 |
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1976 - Brian turns 7, Renee
9,
birthday party at Burger King |
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Brian's birthday is only 2 days before
his sister Renee's birthday, so they always celebrated together. As young children, Renee's friends usually had a younger brother who became Brian's friends, so joint parties were so easy. And Renee & Brian were always close. |
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Brian caught an eel at his grandfather's
lake |
Brian caught a fish 1976 |
Brian and his bird Joe |
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First Place Winner
- Most Books Read - 2nd Grade, August 1976 |
2nd Place Winner - Widest Variety of Books Read - 2nd Grade |
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Brian & Renee in Vermont
1976 |
Halloween 1976- does anyone
recognize the wig from Brian's baby photos???? |
Brian and Santa Claus 1976 |
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Christmas 1976,, Lee is Santa Claus on a real fire truck |
Brian Lee Duquette's First
Communion -
Immaculate Conception Church - Terryville CT - May 1, 1977 |
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June 19, 1977 fishing at
the lake
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Brian's 8th birthday, 1977
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Brian's picture in the
Newspaper at Camp Wangum and his participation cards
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| Brian Lee Duquette with
his cousin Tommy, August 1977
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Bye Bye big beautiful house
in Terryville, CT
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| August
1977 moved to Red Bank Tennessee for one year,
then to Ooltewah, Tennessee for one year |
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Choo August, 1977
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Brian Duquette- December
1977 age 8-1/2 |
Christmas 1977 - whose hand is on Brian's head ? |
Brian jumping off the high dive |
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BRIAN AT LOST SEA CAVERNS, April 1978 |
Carowinds, South Carolina, 1978 |
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At Alabama Space Center |
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May 1978, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
Opryland May 1978 |
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Brian - on stage at Opryland
Theme Park, Nashville, Tennessee, May 1978
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Brian in the doorway of
our apartment in Red Bank |
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Brian's birthday, 1978
- age 9
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Brian -miniature golf |
Brian fishing |
Brian and his parents, 1978 |
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Vacation Bible School June 24, 1978 |
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Halloween 1978 - Tennessee
- in costume made by his mom |
Brian Duquette and his parents, December
1978 |
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| Christmas 1978, 4115 East Freedom Circle, Ooltewah, Tennessee |
A surprise kiss to his sister |
May 22, 1979 soccer certificate |
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| Brian Duquette and his
mother - June 1979 - Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch in Tennessee |
Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch in Tennessee |
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| A hay ride at Loretta
Lynn's Dude Ranch in Tennessee |
Brian and his soccer team
- The Stars |
Brian and his soccer team
The Kicks |
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Brian Lee Duquette earns
a library certificate for reading 30 books June 8, 1979
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Brian and his mom |
Brian and his bird Maria |
Brian - Cub Scout at Red Bank Tennessee apartment |
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Lee supervises Brian making pine wood derby car |
the Pine Wood Derby track |
Brian receives second place in the Pine Wood Derby |
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Brian is the narrator at the Cub Scout's Blue & Gold Banquet |
Brian and the clown at the Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet |
One great kid AGE 9-1/2 |
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| Brian at his Cub Scouts Arrow of Light Ceremony - Karen as Den Mother, gives Brian award. | ||
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Brian earns the Arrow of
Light Award - Highest award in the Cub Scout Program |
Clingman's Dome with Brian's Great Aunt Hazel Brink |
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Perfect Attendance Award
from Apison Elementary School, June 8, 1979 |
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| Brian in a tree at a lake - Renee and friends are the small dots in the water | Brian and his parents,
1978 |
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Brian and Renee in the
kitchen of the Ooltewah house |
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Our House in Ooltewah,
Tennessee |
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June 1979- Summer
1981 Yacht Haven Trailer Park, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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Brian Duquette - age 10 - 1979 |
Brian is Santa Claus in a school play, Christmas 1979 |
February 1980, Brian with his dad and Grandfather Duquette |
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The Raiders Soccer Team |
Brian - ready for action, April 1980 |
Brian with his soccer trophy - The
Raiders, April 1980 |
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Soccer Certificate, April 5, 1980 |
Brian's mom gets |
May 16, 1980, First Place Track & Field Day Award |
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May 1980, Merit Badge for
Canoeing |
Brian Lee Duquette - May
1980 |
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Brian Duquette's certificate for working
as a Library Aide at Edgewood Elementary School, June 9, 1980 |
Physical Fitness Award - June 1980 |
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Brian has achieved the high standard
of excellence in Scholarship at Edgewood Elementary School, June 9, 1980 |
Brian Duquette receives a canoe certificate |
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Brian with his grandparents, Violet & Everette Rasmussen |
Brian with his grandparents dog, Lady |
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Brian and family eating
crabs that Brian caught |
Brian's school photo 1980,
age 11 |
June 1980, Brian turns
11 years old |
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Brian on a the White's boat, summer
1980 |
August 21, 1980, Brian is certified
as a Scout in South Florida |
August 21, 1980, Brian earns his water skiing merit badge |
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Brian invents his own Halloween costume 1980 |
Brian gets a fabric soccer ball made
by Karen and fishing gear - Christmas 1980 |
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Brian - always a great smile! |
Brian Duquette's birthday 1981 age 12
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- balloon fight |
cooking hot dogs |
YMCA Youth Soccer patch |
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Brian's soccer team - "Yellow
Jackets". His dad is the coach. |
Another Soccer Certificate
for Brian Duquette |
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1981 Raiders, Coach George Robbins
& Sharon Farley |
Brian Duquette, ready for action as
always |
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Bye Bye Yacht Haven: Brian Duquette and his family are off to live in Louisiana for one year |
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1981 - summer 1982 -
Brian and his family lived in Sulphur Louisiana which is near the Texas border |
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| Brian and his family |
WOW! What a large lobster |
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Brian and his grandparents |
Renee and Brian Duquette |
The monument at Battleship Texas |
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Brian's name goes in the newspaper for being on the honor roll - periods 2 through 6 with each period being SIX weeks each |
Honor Roll Certificate for Brian Duquette for the 2nd set of 6 weeks |
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Honor Roll Certificate for Brian Duquette for the 3rd set of 6 weeks |
Honor Roll Certificate for Brian Duquette for the 4th set of 6 weeks |
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Honor Roll Certificate for Brian Duquette for the 5th set of 6 weeks |
Honor Roll Certificate for Brian Duquette for the 6th set of 6 weeks |
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| Brian and
his Grandfather Rasmussen catch crabs for dinner |
Brian and his mom eat the
crabs that Brian caught, 1981 |
Brian with his bird and
his grandparents dog, Lady |
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While driving, we saw an
alligator and stopped to investigate. It had a fishing hook caught in
his mouth and another passerby pulled it out of the alligator's mouth
and the alligator then swam away. We stood on the bank to watch. |
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Brian Lee Duquette at Hodges
Garden in Louisiana, 1981
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Brian and his mom at Astro World in Texas |
Christmas 1981- Brian looks surprised |
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1982 - December 1983 - Twin Lakes Trailer Park, Florida
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Twin Lakes Travel Park, Davie, Florida |
Brian Duquette and his family |
Brian and his mom at Disneyworld |
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Brian Duquette at Kennedy
Space Center, 1982 |
Brian entered poster contests - three years in a row - not all ribbons shown here |
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Brian Duquette, his sister
Renee, and his Dad at Parrot Jungle |
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Brian's scores of aptitude/intelligence
qualifies him for the classification of gifted - April, 1982
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Brian Duquette's
birthday, 1982, age 13 |
Brian Duquette,
1982, age 13 |
Brian drives the boat while
his dad gets ready to water ski |
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Brian water skis - dates
unknown -
but it was while we lived at Twin Lakes |
OH OH - WATCH OUT BRIAN! |
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OH OH - WATCH OUT BRIAN! |
Brian tries the tube - water gets in his face |
Brian - keeping low and steady |
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Balancing on a tube behind
a speeding boat is NOT easy |
OMG - Brian is flying |
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OMG - Here comes the big one!!!!!!!! |
WHAT A WIPE OUT ! |
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October 15, 1982, Basic
First Aid Card |
November 12, 1982 Science
Fair Certificate of Award |
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Christmas
1982, Brian, and his family visited family in Connecticut |
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| Christmas 1982, at "the lake" | Brian Duquette with
his Great Grandmother Pietro and sister Renee |
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February 1983 Student Art Program Participation |
April 19, 1983 Certificate of Award |
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May 1983 - "What Affect Different
Insecticides Have On Roaches" |
Third place trophy and ribbon for Science
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EVERYONE IS PROUD OF BRIAN FOR ALL THE SCIENCE
FAIRS, ART PROJECTS, SPORTS, READING, AND OTHER CONTESTS HE PARTICIPATES
IN, AND OFTEN WINS. |
May 1983 - Brian's big smile even with braces |
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Brian and his mom at Universal Studios, 1983 |
Halloween 1983, Brian invents his own costume as usual |
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Brian Lee Duquette, Christmas
1983 |
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| Look carefully, and you will see Brian painting Burger King's window. This photo was taken from the outside while Brian is painting from the inside. | Now you can see Brian better from this view. He was chosen by his teacher to paint the windows at Burger King |
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| December
1983 - June 1985- Old Saybrook, Connecticut |
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| Brian Duquette's birthday,
1984, age 15
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Brian lost in thought |
Brian with his rabbit,
Hazel |
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April 14, 1984 Brian at the Liberty Bell |
July 1984, Brian with his parents |
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Brian Lee Duquette, age
15 |
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Christmas 1984 - Old Saybrook,
Connecticut
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Christmas 1984 |
A trip to Vermont, Brian
in the snow - 1984 |
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Brian Duquette and his family |
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A trip to Fort McHenry
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Brian Duquette and his
dad at the Empire State Building |
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Brian Duquette at Rockefeller Center
in New York City - 1984 |
Brian and his parents watched the Olympic
Torch Run 1984 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut |
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Brian on teh jedirocks
in Old Saybrook - January 1985 |
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Brian in front of our house
in Old Saybrook |
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Lee. Karen and Brian's Great-Aunt Hazel Brink took a trip to Washington D.C. |
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| Brian and his dad in front of the Smithsonian - Brian loves history and spending the day at the museums | |
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Brian,
Lee and Karen took a trip to London, Paris, Switzerland, and Lausanne |
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Brian Lee Duquette in Lausanne
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Brian and his dad in Geneve |
Brian-Ouchy Park with large chess set.
Brian likes to play chess. |
Brian and his parents at the Eiffel Tower in Paris France |
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Brian, another tourist & Lee in Ouchy Park |
Brian with the Swiss
Alps in background |
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1985 - 1989 Coral Springs, Florida
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Brian Duquette age 16 |
Brian Duquette age 16 |
Brian Duquette, Thanksgiving 1985 |
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Lee & Brian Duquette,
Thanksgiving 1985
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Brian Duquette - 1985 |
Brian Duquette, Christmas 1985 |
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| Brian's birthday, 1986
- age 17 |
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| May 1, 1986 - Congratulations to Brian Duquette for earning a 4.0 or better grade point average in high school | Coral Springs High School Honor Roll Certificate May 12, 1986 |
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1986-Poster Contest Certificate for Brian |
Brian and his dad, Christmas 1986 |
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Brian and his family, Christmas 1986 |
What a handsome man Brian is |
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January 1987 - check out all that
curly hair ! |
Brian made a cardboard image of himself |
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Brian and his family April,
1987 |
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May 8, 1987-Brian makes
honor roll again - NO surprise! |
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Brian gets a scholarship |
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Brian's graduation Coral
Springs High School |
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| Brian Duquette receives a certificate signed
by President Ronald Reagan for Outstanding Academic Achievement as part of The Presidential Academic Fitness Awards Program |
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Brian's 18th birthday,
1987 |
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Christmas 1987 |
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Brian decided he wanted
lobster for his birthday - 1988 - age 19 |
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As usual, Brian made his
own Halloween costume. This year he became a ZIPPER |
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Brian's birthday 1989 -
age 20 |
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Thanksgiving 1989 |
Brian Duquette, Christmas 1989 |
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Brian and his family, Christmas 1989 |
A very handsome Brian Duquette |
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Brian Duquette and his
car - Cooper City, Florida, 1989 |
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Brian Duquette turns 21-
He seems amused with the birthday song! |
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1990- Brian - FAU |
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Easter 1990, Brian playing
badmitten at a family picnic |
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Brian in the hot tub, November 1990 |
Brian invents a cooling system for
the hot tub - He is SO BRILLIANT! |
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Thanksgiving 1990 |
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1990, What a handsome man Brian is! |
Brian - Double our Pleasure! |
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Merry Christmas Everyone, says Brian |
What? I Love Christmas! |
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Great, I got clothes, I love clothes! |
YES, more clothes! |
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I got clothes, what did you get? |
Brian and his niece Kristen, May 1991 |
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| Brian and his niece, Kristen December 1991 | Brian trying to be the first to get the food! |
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Always content after a good meal! |
Brian Duquette, January 1992 |
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April 29, 1992 - Brian
graduates from college |
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Brian and his dad, May 10, 1992 |
Brian, his Great-Aunt Hazel Brink,
and his mom, 1993 |
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Brian turns 24 years old, 1993 |
Brian lets his niece play in his cake |
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A very handsome Brian Duquette, 1993 |
A closer look at that handsome dude! |
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Brian and his sister, Christmas 1995 |
Brian Duquette, December 9, 1996 |
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| Brian and co-workers trying out Microsoft's New Windows Program and their photo gets printed in the Sun-Sentinel Newspaper. | |
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Brian Duquette, December 1997 |
October 1998, Brian and his nephew,
Alex |
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Christmas 1998 |
Brian and his mother, Christmas 1998 |
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Brian and his niece Kristen,
Christmas 1998 |
October 10, 1999 - Brian feeding his face |
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December 24, 1999
- Brian and Kristen |
Brian Duquette, Easter
2000 |
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Brian Duquette, October 2000 |
Brian Duquette, Christmas 2000 |
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Brian and his niece Kristen
after her softball game, April 21, 2001 |
Brian, Christmas 2001 in his own home |
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Brian treats everyone to a fun week-end at Animal Kingdom, Christmas 2001 |
Brian, his dad, and nephew
Alex at the Empire State Bldg September 29, 2002 |
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Brian and his family on Wall Street
- NYC- Brian really loved this spot September 30, 2002 |
Brian and his family, September 30, 2002 |
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THE MANY FACE OF BRIAN
LEE DUQUETTE - ALWAYS SMILING |
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Brian Duquette- a successful business man |
A handsome, happy man, 2002 |
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Brian Duquette- a fun loving person |
Brian Duquette - such nice white teeth - |
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Brian and his nephew Alex, Christmas
2002 |
Brian and his beloved chow, China,
2002 |
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Brian Lee Duquette, 2004 - check out those white teeth |
Brian Lee Duquette, 2004 - One of our favorite photos of Brian |
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Brian and his beloved chow,
China, 2005 |
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Brian Duquette and his Aunt Ilse Blahak, 2007 |
Brian Duquette, January 20, 2007
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a very relaxed Brian Duquette, June 16, 2007 |
Brian and his mom in St. Augustine, FL June 16, 2007 |
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Brian and his dad in St.
Augustine, FL - June 16, 2007 |
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Brian loves history and reads everything
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Brian and his mom play in the ocean |
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Brian & his dad on
top of our RV- checking if the tree branches on Brian's street scratched the top of the RV |
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Brian helps his nephew
Alex with fireworks, July 2007 |
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Brian Duquette at Kennedy
Space Center September 22, 2007 |
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Brian and his mom - A VERY
PRECIOUS HUG - August 2007 |
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Another quote
from the book "There Is Greatness Within You, My Son" by Gary
Morris a book that Brian's Mom once bought for Brian: |
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| The following
drawings are by Brian L. Duquette |
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Brian was so talented - He did several
other drawings, but they are too big for me to scan and post here. They are all framed and hung in my motorhome. |
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| We
will always love and miss you, Brian. You have been a loving son, brother,
and uncle, and just a great all-around person with a lot of friends. You
deserved a much longer life because you were a good, honest, and happy person
on the path of achieving your dreams of success. We are proud of the man
you became and will always love and miss you. Mom, Dad, Renee, Kristen, and Alex |
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| Brian: I cannot stop thinking of you and how you died in pain. I wish I could have said goodbye and hug and kiss you one more time, or better yet, protect you as a mother should, and undo this terrible wrong. They say time heals all sorrow and will help us through this, the worst time of my life, and I know I will continue to live, but for now I just exist because I miss you so much. I read your writing on happiness at your service, and I know I will be happy again, but not today, not for a long, long time. What it means to lose you, words cannot express. You have been my loving son, a caring brother and uncle, and a good, generous man in life. So many people are better off for having known you, and none of them will ever forget you. I know you knew Dad and I love you, and we know you loved us. We will love and miss you forever. Until I see you in heaven…………..Love from your heartbroken Mom  |
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