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PHOTOS OF BRIAN |
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THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ENJOY OUR
SON'S LIFE! WE REALLY MISS HIM! |
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loving memory of our son,
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Some of the things Brian loved: his family, his dog China, friends, technology, dolphins, chess, history, shooting pool, science, Star Wars, astronomy, Stephen King, reading, fine restaurants and fancy foods, helping people, swimming, clothes, his backyard pool & hot tub area, and life in general.Here are some of Brian's accomplishments: Earned the highest award possible in Scouts - The Arrow Of Light Award, soccer trophies, many reading certificates, almost always on the honor roll in school, many science fair awards, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree, a technology wiz, received a certificate signed by President Ronald Reagan for Outstanding Achievement, and he definitely made the world a better place for many people. Brian always did his best at everything. Brian was on the road to achieving all his dreams and success. Please read the letters people have written about Brian. Brian's mom bought Brian a book called "There Is Greatness Within You, My Son" by Gary Morris Here are only some of the highlights from that book that Karen knows applies to Brian: "You're successful and intelligent, and there is no limit to where you can go or what you can do." "Good morals, a sense of humor, and a loving heart contribute to the wonderful man you are." It is amazing how Mr. Gary Morris put in writing so many of the exact feelings we, as Brian's parents, feel applies to Brian in particular. I highly recommend this book for all mothers who have wonderful sons. |
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Brian - one day old, 6 lbs 13 oz 18-1/2
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Brian - one month old |
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Brian laughs a lot |
Brian gets christened -
his Aunt Donna - August 3, 1969 |
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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 |
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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June 8, 1970 |
June 8, 1970 |
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 |
decorating the tree, Christmas 1970 |
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Brian in the snow |
Easter 1971 - two very happy faces |
May 1971, Bristol, Connecticut |
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Viking |
August 1971 - on the ferry boat to the Statue of Liberty |
August 1971 |
Moved to Terryville, Connecticut |
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Brian age 2 - Terryville, CT house |
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 of our two lovely
children, June 1972 |
Brian, Renee, & puppy Lady Renee |
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Brian and Princess, 1972 |
Brian and Renee with dogs, Lady Renee
& Princess, Christmas 1972 |
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 |
March 1973, Brian on horse at the Los Angeles Zoo |
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1973- Indio Date Festival in California |
March 1973, Karen & Brian at Knotts Berry Farm in California |
March 1973, Brian feeding a seal at
Marineland in California |
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March 1973, Brian fat Universal Studios
in California |
Gifts from Mexico trip, 1973 |
Halloween 1973 |
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Brian, Renee, and cousins Jolene & Danny Pethoud in California |
November 1973 - back in Terryville |
November 1973, Brian in a tree |
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Brian and his family, Christmas Eve 1973 |
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 a big smile, as usual |
Brian works in the garden 1975 |
Family Vacation to Florida in 1975 South of The Border |
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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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Brian and Danny Welch-
Bristol, CT |
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 |
1975 Brian gets ready for Halloween |
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Brian is Captain America, Halloween 1975 |
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 |
Easter 1976 |
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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. |
Brian in a school play,
1976 |
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 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 |
Brian & Renee in Vermont 1976 |
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Halloween 1976- does anyone recognize
the wig from Brian's baby photos???? |
Brian and Santa Claus 1976 |
Christmas 1976,, Lee is Santa Claus on a real fire truck |
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Brian Duquette's First
Communion - Immaculate Conception Church - Terryville CT - May 1, 1977 |
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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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, then to Ooltewah, Tennessee |
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at Chattanooga Choo Choo
August, 1977 |
Brian Duquette- December 1977 age 8-1/2 |
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Christmas 1977 - whose hand is on Brian's
head ? |
Brian jumping off the high dive |
BRIAN AT LOST SEA CAVERNS, April 1978 |
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May 1978, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
Carowinds, South Carolina,
1978 |
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At Alabama Space Center |
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Opryland May 1978 |
Brian - on stage at Opryland
Theme Park, Nashville, Tennessee, May 1978 |
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Opryland May 1978 |
Brian in the doorway of our apartment in Red Bank |
Brian's birthday, 1978 - age 9 |
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Brian Lee Duquette's birthday,
1978 - age 9 |
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Vacation Bible School June 24, 1978 |
Brian fishing |
Brian and his parents, 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 hayride 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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library certificate for
reading 30 books
June 8, 1979 |
Brian and his mom |
Brian and his bird Maria |
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Brian - Cub Scout at
Red Bank Tennessee apartment |
Lee supervises Brian making pine wood derby car |
the Pine Wood Derby track |
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Brian receives second place
in the Pine Wood Derby |
Brian is the narrator at the Cub Scout's Blue & Gold Banquet |
Brian and the clown at the Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet |
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Brian at his
Cub Scouts Arrow of Light Ceremony - Karen as Den Mother, gives Brian
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Brian earns the Arrow of
Light Award -
Highest award in the Cub Scout Program |
Brian Lee Duquette AGE
9-1/2 |
Clingman's Dome with Aunt
Hazel Brink |
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Brian in a tree at a lake
- Renee and friends are the small dots in the water |
Perfect Attendance Award
from Apison Elementary School, June 8, 1979 |
Brian and his parents,
1978 |
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Brian and Renee
in the kitchen of the Ooltewah house |
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 a soccer paper weight
for serving as the official soccer mom |
May 16, 1980, First Place Track & Field Day Award |
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May 1980, Merit Badge for Canoeing |
Brian Lee Duquette - May 1980 |
Brian Duquette's certificate for working
as a Library Aide at Edgewood Elementary School, June 9, 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 |
Physical Fitness Award - June 1980 |
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Brian with his grandparents, Violet & Everette Rasmussen |
Brian with his grandparents dog, Lady |
Brian and family eating crabs that Brian caught |
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Brian's school photo 1980, age 11 |
June 1980,
Brian turns 11 years old |
Brian on a the White's boat, summer 1980 |
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August 21, 1980, Brian is certified as a Scout in South Florida |
August 21, 1980, Brian earns his water skiing merit badge |
Brian invents his own Halloween costume 1980 |
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Brian gets
a fabric soccer ball made by Karen and fishing gear - Christmas 1980 |
Brian - always a great
smile! |
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Brian Duquette's birthday
1981 age 12 - Yacht Haven Trailer Park - balloon fight |
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cooking hot dogs |
Brian at Yacht Haven Trailer Park |
Brian's soccer tem "Yellow Jackets". His dad is the coach. |
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YMCA Youth Soccer patch |
Brian Duquette, ready for action as always |
1981 Raiders, Coach George Robbins & Sharon Farley |
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summer 1981 - summer
1982 -
Brian, Renee, Lee & Karen 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 |
Honor Roll Certificate for Brian Duquette for the 3rd set of 6 weeks |
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Honor Roll Certificate for Brian Duquette for the 4th set of 6 weeks |
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 |
Eating crabs 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
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Brian at Hodges
Garden in Louisiana, 1981 |
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Brian and his mom at Astro World in Texas |
Brian invented his own Halloween costume, 1981 |
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 |
Renee, Lee, Brian, and Karen Duquette |
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 |
Brian Duquette's birthday, 1982, age 13 |
Brian Duquette, 1982, age 13 |
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Brian drives the boat while his dad gets ready to water ski |
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, at the
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February 1983 Student Art Program Participation |
April 19, 1983 Certificate of Award |
May 1983 - Brian's big smile with braces |
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EVERYONE IS PROUD OF BRIAN FOR ALL
THE SCIENCE FAIRS, ART PROJECTS, AND OTHER CONTESTS HE PARTICIPATES IN,
AND OFTEN WINS |
May 1983 - "What Affect Different
Insecticides Have On Roaches" |
Third place trophy and ribbon for Science Fair |
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Brian and his mom at Universal Studios, 1983 |
Brian with braces, 1983 |
Halloween 1983, Brian invents his own costume as usual |
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Brian Duquette, Christmas
1983 |
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Brian Duquette, Christmas 1983 |
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 |
December
1983 - June 1985- Old Saybrook, Connecticut |
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Brian Duquette's
birthday, 1984, age 15 |
Brian with braces |
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Brian lost in thought |
Brian with his rabbit,
Hazel |
April 14, 1984 Brian at Liberty Bell |
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July 1984, Brian with his
parents |
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 |
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A trip to Fort McHenry |
Renee, Lee, Karen, Brian Duquette |
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Brian in front of our house in Old
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Brian,
Lee and Karen took a trip to London, Paris, Switzerland, and Lausanne |
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Brian 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 Eifel 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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June 1985
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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 |
Brian's birthday cake, 1986 |
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Brian's birthday, 1986 - age 17 |
May 1, 1986 - Congratulations to Brian Duquette for earning a 4.0 or better grad 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 |
Brian and his family, Christmas 1986 |
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January 1987 - check out all that curly hair ! |
Brian made a cardboard image of himself |
What a handsome man Brian is |
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Brian and his family April,
1987 |
May 8, 1987-Brian makes honor roll
again
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Brian gets a scholarship |
Brian's graduation Coral Springs High School |
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Brian Duquette's graduation Coral Springs High School |
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Brian Duquette'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 |
Christmas 1987 |
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Christmas 1987 |
As an adult, Brian wanted lobster for his birthday - 1988 |
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Brian's birthday, 1988, age 19 |
As usual, Brian made his own Halloween
costume. This year he became a ZIPPER |
Brian's birthday cake, 1989 |
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Brian's birthday 1989 -
age 20 |
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Thanksgiving 1989 |
Brian Duquette Christmas 1989 |
Brian and his family, Christmas 1989 |
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Brian Duquette and his
car - Cooper City, Florida, 1989 |
A very handsome Brian Duquette |
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1990- Brian - FAU |
Brian Duquette turns 21-
He seems amused with the birthday song! |
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Easter 1990, Brian playing
badminton at a family picnic |
Brian in the hot tub, November 1990 |
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Brian invents a cooling system for
the hot tub - He is SO BRILLIANT! |
Lee & Brian with the turkey, Thanksgiving
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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! |
Great, I got clothes, I love clothes! |
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YES, more clothes! |
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! |
Always content after a good meal! |
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Brian Duquette, January 1992 |
April 29, 1992 - Brian graduates from college |
Brian and his dad, May 10, 1992 |
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Brian turns 24 years old, 1993 |
Brian lets his niece play in his cake |
Brian, his Great-Aunt Hazel Brink,
and his mom, 1993 |
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A very handsome Brian Duquette, 1993 |
A closer look at that handsome dude! |
Brian and his sister, Christmas 1995 |
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Brian Duquette, December 9, 1996 |
Brian and co-workers in
the Sun-Sentinel Newspaper trying out Microsoft's New Windows Program. |
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Brian Duquette, December 1997 |
October 1998, Brian and his nephew,
Alex |
Christmas 1998 |
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Brian and his mother,
Christmas 1998 |
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 |
Brian Duquette, October 2000 |
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Brian Duquette, Christmas 2000 |
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 and his family, September 30, 2002 |
A handsome, happy man, 2002 |
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Brian Duquette- a successful
business man |
Brian Duquette- a fun loving
person |
Brian Duquette - always a big smile |
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Brian and his nephew Alex,
Christmas 2002 |
Brian Duquette
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Brian and his beloved
chow, China, 2002 |
Brian always had
a special bright shining glow about him |
Brian Lee Duquette, 2004 - check out those white teeth |
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Brian and his beloved chow,
China, 2005 |
Brian Duquette and his Aunt Ilse Blahak, 2007 |
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Brian Duquette, January 20, 2007 |
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 |
Brian loves history and read everything
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Brian and his mom play
in the ocean |
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 Duquette
at Kennedy Space Center September 22, 2007 |
Brian and his mom - A VERY PRECIOUS HUG August 2007 |
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A 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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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 (we live full-time in our RV). Brian also did some poetry. |
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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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 Every year on the second Sunday in December, churches around the world hold a world-wide candle lighting ceremony for deceased children. We, as parents of Brian Duquette, once again attended this ceremony at a local church. In churches, as well as in many homes, candles are lit at 7 p.m. local time (no matter where you are located). This means there are candles lit for a solid 24 hour period around the world. The two RV Gypsies request that anyone reading this could lite a candle every year to honor any and all deceased children. Thank you. |
A note to Brian - September 2010 - Although you are not here on earth to get to know him, you are now a Great-Uncle. Not only that but your Great-Nephew is named Anthony Brian in your honor.September 2016 - My dear Brian, you just became a Great-Uncle once again, because Kristen has given Anthony a sister - Gabriella Lee. You were such a wonderful, caring, loving uncle to Kristen and Alex. It just isn't right that Anthony and Gabriella do not get the same privilege. You are missed by so many people. |
2016 - This was the 9th year that the two RV Gypsies had to celebrate Christmas without their son, Brian Duquette. Each year, on the second Sunday in December, The Compassion Friends sponsor a Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony and the two RV Gypsies go to church to honor and remember their son Brian and bring home their yearly angel. |
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The two RV Gypsies no longer go to Florida, because the rest of their family have moved out of Florida, So they have not found a church with this type of celebration since, but they still get an angel for Brian each year. |
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