Thank you all for your support and love. We ask at this time that people don't come up to the hospital so the family can have a little space.
We love Brian and will miss him tremendously but take some comfort in knowing that we will see him again. Think of the missionary work in the spirit realm and how happy he'll be to spread his love of the gospel.
Thank you and love to all.
My thoughts and prayers with the Kelley Family at this time! May the comfort of our Lord be with you in this time of need!! I love you all so much!!
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Thank you again Allie for keeping us all updated in this time of hardship for the Kelley family!
Truly heartbreaking he's gone, it's a horrible tragedy. Thoughts, prayers, and most sincere condolences to the family. Glad he can help others live out the rest of their lives through organ donation. He will live on with us in our hearts and memories, and the day of reunion will be a joyful one.
ReplyDeleteI went through a very similar experience with my brother; determined to be brain dead and his organs donated. I so know what you are feeling. I am sad for you, his family and friends. However, having a testimony of the gospel will and does lend comfort with the knowledge of knowing where Brian has gone and that families truly are eternal. My most sincere condolences. Many prayers for you.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry for your loss Alli/Kelley family. So grateful for temple blessings and promises.
ReplyDeleteTom, My wife told me about Brian on the phone last night. I want you to know that we are so sorry for your loss and that you and your family are in our prayers.
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I am deeply sorry. I have been following the situation daily on this website, and praying morning and night for Brian. He was the greatest example of a turnaround I have seen in all my years of teaching seminary. I love this young man.
ReplyDeleteMy sincere condolences to the Kelley Family. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. This is His will - who knows what would have been waiting in the future for Brian and the family if Brian had lived on. We are grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ that makes this tragedy bearable - we will rejoice again with Brian because families are together forever. My prayers are with you.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry. Brian's absence will be felt by so many people. I am glad that he lived his life to the fullest. Of course I'm saddened that he didn't get more time. My sincerest and deepest condolences go out to his parents. Being a parent of sons his age I can only imagine what you're going thru. However, you should be proud he was a great guy, a genuinely good person and touched a lot of lives. -Spoony
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts and prayers go out to the Kelley family during this time of sorrow. We here at Ken Garff Nissan will greatly miss Brian and feel that we to have lost a family member. We were greatly blessed to have Brian in our lives, and consider it a great honor to have to the privilege of getting to know him. He often brightened up our days with his lovable personality, friendship and kindness. It is no surprise to us that Brian would donate his organs to help others because of his love and selflessness towards others. We hope and pray that the Kelley family will feel the warmth embrace and love of the Lord at this tragic moment in life. We will forever miss Brian and once again feel blessed to have him in our lives for the time we did. We are truly grateful for the updates on this blog as we followed them daily, and wanted to stay thank you Alli because it ment a great deal to us. Let us know if there is anything we can do for the Kelley family and we will be happy to do what we can.
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I am Tyler Slade, the GM of Nissan of Orem. My thoughts and condolensces are with the family! Terrible loss! We loved B Kelly! I need to get a hold of somebody about the life insurance he has with our company. Please have somebody call me on my cell 801-815-7014
ReplyDeleteDear Tyler's Family,
ReplyDeleteYou don't know me, but I am a friend of a friend and saw the link to this blog on her facebook page. I'm so sorry to hear today's news. I have never experienced anything like this before, but one of my very good friends went through the same experience you are having and I know what her grief looked and sounded like. God bless you. Elizabeth Neipp (via Lauren Webber)
I meant Brian's family. Sorry.
DeleteMy name is Brantley Reade and I am a Sales Manager with Ken Garff Nissan of Orem where Brian worked. My sincere condolences. Brian left a great mark on my life, not as an employee but as a friend. He was genuine and giving. It was the playful side of him that opened my heart. I will forever be grateful for him and his presence. My heart goes out to you, the family. Please know that he was loved by those he touched.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am a friend of Niky Giron. We have been sad to hear about the accident and passing of Brian from her. I thought you might like to know that many of our ward members have been concerned about Brian and your family, so much so that a ward fast was announced last night (for today) for Brian and those involved. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with your family and all those affected by his passing. Godspeed.
ReplyDeleteTo anyone who ever knew Brian Scott Kelley (B Kelley)-
ReplyDeleteThe first thing you notice about Brian is his smile. He rarely hides it. His positive outlook never failed to show through in his smile. It was always there and somehow it was always sincere. He saw the good in everything. I suppose he even saw some good things in me because we spent a good deal of time hanging out after work. We played pool basketball, watched TV, asked out girls at the hot tub, and drove around calling people "muggles." Oh those were good times. I love how Brian so readily accepted my strange ways. "Where you at, muggle?" he would text me. He knew how to be on the same page with someone in an instant.
I'll never forget one day at work when I had become rather frustrated. I was feeling pretty down and Brian noticed. He had me come out to the front of the dealership and get in an Altima with a nice Bose sound system. As I sat in the passenger seat he said- "Bro, it's okay- I used to get tubed out sometimes, too. But then I realized it all works out." He cranked some goofy rap beats and we cruised around through the service garage staring at the workers with straight faces until we couldn't help laughing. Then we drove down University Parkway, letting the music drown out any frustration- letting things reset. I'm so grateful that he was that sort of a friend to me- that he noticed that I was sad and made it his priority to change that.
Brian inspired me to be the sort of friend to others that he was to me. I came to depend on that goodness. I'll never forget the last time we spoke. It was Monday evening. I remember the happy feeling I had when I saw the name "B Kelley" on my phone as it started to ring. "What's up, Muggle?!" he said. I didn't talk with him long though we laughed a bit about usual 21-22-year-old dude stuff- I told him I had talked to a beautiful girl that day. He wanted to hang but I explained that I couldn't chill that night since I was up in Salt Lake. I ended the call with something like "I'll see you on Wednesday." I'll never forget as I said goodbye to Brian that something in me-something ever so small- whispered, telling me to treasure my friends, especially this one. I was glad I took a little time to speak with him. But I didn't talk with him long- I thought that surely we'd have many good times to come.
Brian's friendship was like his smile. It was always there. When I heard the news of his accident I fell to my knees and wept. All I could say was "My friend! My friend!"
When Brian passed away six days later I drove up to Salt Lake after work. About the same hour of our last phone call just one week before, I was driving along a hillside with a wonderful view of the Salt Lake Valley. Low clouds hung over the homes, but the sun was completely illuminating them, creating a veil of light. The sun gleamed above them, more radiant than ever. I'd never seen it look so beautiful. I thought, "This must be how it will look when the Savior comes again."
But then I realized- that very sun shines on all of us every day, reminding us or at least trying to remind us of the Savior's love, that He will come again. How blind I had been. But how grateful I am that my friend Brian saw that every day and shared it in his smile, in his attitude, his friendship, and his life. We will all see Brian again because of Jesus Christ. I will embrace him and weeping for joy I will say, "My friend, my friend! Brian! My friend!"
I'm so sorry for your loss. I met him once or twice around Joe and Susan's wedding and I thought he would be so much fun to get to know. What a wonderful attitude and joy for life. I know a lot of people will talk about the eternal perspective, but it sucks right now for those left behind. It just does. Know that our family is thinking of yours constantly and praying you will be comforted.
ReplyDeleteTom and Kathy,
ReplyDeleteWe are sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at such a hard time. Our sincere sympathy, Richard and Roylene Langton
Dear Kelley family,
ReplyDeleteMy son Michael finally found out about Brian. I was just able to look at my emails, & here is what Michael wrote from Brazil:
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Michael Eddington wrote:
Mama,
Wow I am very sad to find out that this happened with Brian. I was really good friends with him and the last time I talked to him was the day that I got set apart as a Missionary and it was at the ALA Soccer Field. We were talking some Spanish but I had to get home so we didn´t have much time to talk. You can give this to the family:
I have some good memories with Brian. He was just a great guy. In High School when I really was in contact with him, whenever, I was down or felt bad he was that upper classmen always there to cheer me up. We hung out in class and played soccer together. He had a fun-loving attitude and I always knew he had good intentions. When I found out he was going to serve a mission I was way excited for him to learn Spanish. We were good friends in High school and I always enjoyed time spent with him laughing and hanging out. I know that he is in the next life preaching the Gospel to the many souls that need it! He is having a great time and earning the reward for the worthy life he lived.
Michael was set apart as a missionary about 2 weeks before he went to the MTC. I new they had seen each other on several occasions, before Michael left.
I wanted to share another memory of Brian with all of you. He was loved by his ALA friends.
Oh! I just remembered that Michael was set apart only a few days before he went to the MTC. :)
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