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Brandon Coleman Obituary
(June 28, 1976-April 9, 2011). On Saturday April 9, 2010 Brandon Jerome Coleman, father, brother, and son passed away suddenly at the age of 34 years. Brandon served his country proudly as a member of the Marines. Brandon will be forever remembered by his five children, extended family, his closest friend Donnie, and the countless friends, confidantes, and business associates that he touched on a daily basis. Brandon is survived by his five children-Jamaal (17), Brandy (14), Breyonce (10), Amadeus (9), and Isyss (6). A Memorial Service and Celebration of Brandon's life and Contributions to his constituents will be held on Friday, April 22nd at 1:00 pm at The Hyatt Regency, 122 N. Second Street in Phoenix. Burial will take place in Waco, TX so that Brandon can be laid to rest next to his mother. Memorial donations in memory of Brandon may be made to Arizona Federal Credit Union #813358 in his name.
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Moe
August 5, 2025
Just thinking of you today your still missed by us all no one will ever forget you live on forever rest in paradise
Kai
April 13, 2025
So much love...
KaiKai
April 13, 2021
I hate April 9th anymore ...
You’re never forgotten B ... Memories live forever ... Rest well King.
Kai Kai
August 10, 2020
Are there any days that you don’t cross my mind? You will always be remembered B
Nicole Prescott
June 6, 2020
Thinking of you
NiJah
May 25, 2020
I love you forever BJC.
Kai Kai
April 9, 2020
2011 seems so long ago... You'll never be forgotten tho.
April 9th comes every year & slaps us in the face. You're missed. You're remembered. You were loved.
Kai Kai
April 9, 2020
Kai Kai
January 24, 2020
Sometimes I pass that building where you had the New Years party, the 26th floor or whatever. I'll never forget a single detail of us that night ... The kiss in the street before I left & the next morning when you asked me to come to you & challenged me to cook something haaa .. The talk we had on the balcony and you asking me to take our picture. You were so transparent, so honest and so real... I miss you.
Riq
June 29, 2019
Today is your Bday. Currently This Plane on, can almost hear you singing it still. Never forget you!
Kai M
June 28, 2019
It's your birthday... I remember you.
Nikki Prescott
April 22, 2019
Its Love and respect always
Ni'Jah
April 9, 2019
This day will always hurt my heart. I miss you more than anything. Love you
Kai M
April 9, 2019
Another year ... April will never be the same. You will never be forgotten, forever BJC. Sleep peacefully.
Kai
November 11, 2018
I think about you on Veterans Day, I remember you had that tattoo & when people would ask about it you would talk about it so passionately. Rest easy King.
Ashley Edler
November 8, 2018
Im sorry for the families loss and its not the easiest thing to deal with.......its the most painful thing to experience for anyone......may god bless the family and may god send his doves down to keep their loving and most protective eyes on this lovely family.....
Riquida
October 28, 2018
I haven't visited this in years even though I still think about you almost every day. That period of time when I didn't think about you at all ended when you paid me a visit. I could never forget you but sometimes the pain of remembering you is too much. Like tonight.........
I can feel your hug and forehead kisses as if I was walking through your door again. Miss your face. I'll be forever blessed having known you.
Kai Kai
September 8, 2018
I drove an AMG ... My new new reminds me of you, size, stature, and that beautiful AMG.. I didnt chicken out from driving it like I did with you tho lol ... Youre missed.
NiJah Morgan
April 30, 2018
Another Dream i wish i didn't have to wake up from. I felt so complete and happy with you there. The one thing i want the most, i will never be able to have.... and it's still hard for me to register that it's impossible. I'm still hurting. I would give everything to have you here. I miss you And I Love you B.
He did it Brandon onto s bigger better brighter future!
Mayam Robinson
April 11, 2018
Kai Kai
April 10, 2018
Year after year, nothing changes ... you're missed and you're forever remembered. Rest well King.
April 9, 2018
Have Faith.. Give Praise.
Nicole Prescott
November 11, 2017
Salute ! thank you for your Service , always thinking of you. 143
Nicole Prescott
June 28, 2017
BEST BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR ME HERE BELOW TO UP ABOVE MISS YOU KING <3
Kai Kai
June 28, 2017
It's your birthday.... You'll never be forgotten. Live forever B.
April 11, 2017
You still play a major role in our lives. <3
Nicole Prescott
April 10, 2017
even if the sun rises again and again the memories you gave me will never go away ,
it still feels like yesterday , 143 missing you .
Forever BJC
April 9, 2017
Ni'Jah
April 9, 2017
Another year to remember the Legend! The GodFather lol BJC Memorial Day will never be forgotten and you will forever remain in my heart. I love you! I miss you more than ever! R.I.Paradise
Kai M
April 8, 2017
7 years ... Forever BJC. You will be remembered and missed forever.
Kai Kai
April 3, 2017
April still doesn't feel good... I don't think it ever will..
mike mcluty
March 21, 2017
Its close to the time we lost you bro, I think about you a lot, and miss your goofyness. just wanted to let you know your still loved and missed
Ni
September 27, 2016
Missing you :,(
Kai Kai
September 13, 2016
Had to come to the courthouse today .. Couldn't help but laugh in the elevator. Crossing thr street I remembered you lifting my shirt to see the tatoo while we were in the crosswalk, your smile was huge. It's crazy how quickly it all changed with the ruling, you left so soon after. I love the memories... Miss you.
nicole presoctt
August 25, 2016
thinking of you 143 , missing you
Yummie
Mayam Robinson
July 10, 2016
Hey B,
It's ya favorite baby mother, your bestie! I had a dream about you last night that was so real it startled me! You were alive and told me that you never died! I was so happy that you could be here with us again. What you said was true because you are alive in God's kingdom! May your soul rest in peace and someday soon we shall meet again! Love you man!
Your twin Brandon..wish you were here to see this!
Mayam Robinson
July 10, 2016
Kai Kai
June 28, 2016
Thinking of you on your birthday... You'll never be forgotten. Rest in sweet peace B
Kai
May 30, 2016
I remember being out one night and someone asking you what was tattooed across your chest... You turned into a Marine instantly and recited it verbatim... I think that was the first time I realized you were a Marine, but we should have known. Happy Memorial Day B ... We miss you.
Ni
April 24, 2016
Now you got me talkin to you out loud in my sleep. Lol you are a trip! Definitely felt your spirit with me. Thank you. Wish it lasted longer. Love you
Heather Jake
April 18, 2016
Ugh!! B! I miss you! Your hugs, your soul, your voice . . mainly the bear hugs . . definitely the bear hugs!
nikk e nik
April 11, 2016
Not a day gose bye love not a single day <3
BC's Buttasnapz
April 9, 2016
The night I took this picture (used for this obituary) I was mad, you had just scrambled your assistant's brains with your explanation of our relationship and told me the story... You sat on the bed with your cute little video game driving thing & laughed as I deleted photos from the evening. . . You had such an interesting & aggravating sense of humor . . . And I took amazing photos of you when I was jealous ... This is definitely one of them.
Kai
April 9, 2016
5 years ... I acted like a fool the first 2.5, felt real justified about it too ... The last 2.5 have been peaceful ... Your memory is still with me. Live Forever BC
Kai Kai
March 1, 2016
You'll never be forgotten ... Live forever B.
NiJah
November 18, 2015
I miss your eyes, your smile, your scent. I miss our family. I miss you B. I love you forever. Come Home Please
Killa
October 2, 2015
You were everything .. What a dull, boring city we live in now.
nikki e niik
September 3, 2015
Can't sleep thinking about you as we speak about the memories you inprented in our lives thank you for everything Brandon not a day goes bye my dear .... We love and miss you more then words can say they don't even have them in the dictionary yet keep a look out for us down here we can always use the guidance R.I.P family we all we got!
-Nikki & Rico <3
Kai
June 27, 2015
Forever BJC ... Thinking of u on your birthday.
I U
June 19, 2015
We miss you everyday!
Breyonce U
June 7, 2015
Hey dad. I realize I never wrote anything on here. Is it strange that I still think you're alive? Lurking in the shadows. Watching my every move. Maybe its just my mind trying to tell me that you will always will be with me. Alot has happened while you were gone. Im going to high school. We got braces (they suck by the way). I went to Paris and London. Deus went to Scottland. I want to go to Fiji next it just seems so peaceful. I hope you're somewhere peaceful. You might of had your ups and downs, but you deserve to be somewhere wonderful. I will treasure every single moment with you and I will never forget "that sticks and stones may break your bones but words may never hurt you". I thought you made up that quote and when I heard in a song I told all my friends that the singer stole it from you. Whenever I come onto this website I honestly think its pathetic to write on a page that you could never be read by you, and that there's no point. Now I realize its for people to write something and finally feel like they can let go. I know I will never ever forget you, but I feel like now I can let go and not be so sad anymore because youre in a better place. I will never forget you, I love you, and I miss you.
P.S Deus claimed your pool stick and plays pool almost everyday.
NiJah
May 17, 2015
Not a day passes by without thinking of you... Love you B.
Kai
April 9, 2015
Forever BJC .. No matter how many years pass. Rest peacefully King.
NiJah BJC Militia
April 9, 2015
Uugghh another year!!! Sometimes I like reminiscing all the fun and crazy times we had together. But then my laughs turn into tears. Running through the hallways, playing basketball, swimming, Bbqs, looking at the stars... And I will never forget how you treated TaNiJah as if she was your own. I miss seeing you two playing together. Or how peaceful you two look when yall fell asleep. You were an amazing friend! IF I HAD ONE WISH, I WOULD REWIND TIME to the day we met and live it all over again. I miss you so much B. Still waiting for you to pull up in the vette.... I love you forever my Angel
Kai
April 8, 2015
.... I hate this month, this week & tomorrow especially.
Killa
March 23, 2015
April creeps up every year ... You took the fun out of Spring by leaving ... There's so much going on out here, so many changes ... I'd of liked to see you in 2015 ... I'd still like a different ending to your story.
Forever BC ...
derek white-5150
March 14, 2015
Hey Brandon its been years since you went home. You will never know how much you changed my life. You taught me so much about how to be a man how to run a company. Not a day goes by that I don't think about u B thank you for everything you've done for me I love you
Ami Heather Jake
March 6, 2015
I had a baby boy back in Dec so much has changed! I still pounder & wish of your physical existence!! Wishing I could hug you, call you for advice & just simply talk, talk about life!
Ni
February 2, 2015
Missing you so much
Kai
January 20, 2015
Chasing Cars on repeat again... Laying with you just forgetting the world was perfect. Who knows what any alternative future would have held... I know that you were all over the place back when lol.. you're the one that told me! I just watch the years pass & wonder if you'd of settled down... I think about you so often, live forever B ...
BC's Buttasnapz
January 8, 2015
I'll never forget you B ...
Kai Kai
November 19, 2014
I was downtown the other day & got a little chill ... Looked up & saw the 23rd floor, looked down & realized I was on the curb where you kissed me for the first time .... Remember what you said? "There's gonna be parties and girls, but you'll never be disrespected... Now, kiss me" ... I was still scared of you, not physically or anything ... But I was scared of how much I wanted to be yours....... Since you've left I've just been all over the place, no real method to the madness. Stopped caring I guess ... I got someone now, but the emotions aren't there. He's a good guy, but no one will ever have my heart & soul as you did ... Sometimes I just wait for him him to realize I'm just a shell & leave...
Kai
October 13, 2014
Sometimes you make me smile... I can feel you .... I'm missing you.
My journey is forward ...
Ami Heather Jake
September 9, 2014
Man! Has it really been this long??!? :/ I think of you from day to day from month to month and the memory of you will always be there ALWAYS!
Ohh how I adore thee
Kai
June 29, 2014
It's Cancer Season again ... I hope you're at peace. I finally am. Rest easy.
Ni
June 27, 2014
HAAAPPY BIIIRTHDAAAAY BRAAAANDOOON!!! I MISS YOU SOOO MUCH!!! Wish I was with the boyz in PHX :( trying not to get depressed today is the hard part. I love you x10
Kai
June 20, 2014
I remember you on the phone while "killing your cousins in Wii Bowling" in Texas... LOL I know they miss your visits
Shenequa Williams
May 27, 2014
I love and miss you Brandon!!! I will never forget your smile. I wish I could hear that you're visiting Texas one more time! Never goodbye, just "see ya later"!
Love always,
Your Cousin Shenequa
BC's Buttasnapz
May 26, 2014
R.I.P Marine
KaiKai
May 20, 2014
I have nightmares during daydreams of waking up with no memory of you....
Forever BJC
Angie N
April 9, 2014
Time flies B, miss you and will remember you always. Rest in Paradise BC.
BC's Buttasnapz
April 9, 2014
...... April 9th 2011, it was a Saturday... We were movie hopping, phone on silent... Really having the best day. Until I opened my phone... Love is the greatest gift you could give someone, but it's not everything & definitely not enough... I know you left this world knowing that I loved you, knowing you were my King ... As the years pass, the what ifs & whys go away ... The pain lessens with acceptance. The memories even fade....... I loved your voice the best, and I'm beginning to lose the ability to hear it in my head... You were always good to me, never ashamed or embarrassed by me, you showed me a love and level of respect that others did not receive... I never expected perfection, because you started the relationship with honestly letting me know you weren't perfect at all. I expected love & respect & fun ... Exactly what I got & I will always love you for it .... You will live forever in my heart & mind ... 6/26/76-4/9/14 Forever BJC ...
nicole Prescott
April 9, 2014
3 yrs already and its still hard to accept the only thing that seems to work is knowing your a thought and many GREAT memories away ull always live thru all the hearts you've touched so for now its NOT goodbye ill catch u later in heaven ........... someday love u B
NiJah
April 9, 2014
I love you B! You will always remain in my heart. #3Years
NiJah Morgan
April 5, 2014
The dreams feel so real when you visit me. I don't know why I still cry for u. And every time I do I can hear u telling me to tuff up. It's getting close to that time of year when all I wanna do is drink Hen, smoke a black, and be left alone. If I was granted one wish... it would be to spend a day with you. Ugh how much I miss your voice, your laugh, your eyes, your hugs... And TaNiJah has gotten so big, I miss seeing you two together...
Here comes the tears... I love you B... I miss u so so so much!!! .... I love you ... I hope u visit tonight :'(
Kai Kai
April 3, 2014
..... Runaway is in my speakers, trying to get thru April. I remember the first time I heard this song ... Las Vegas, in our suite ... You turned it up & sang along ... That was right before you kissed my forehead & let me know everything was going to be ok ... We couldn't ever stay mad at each other tho ... I loved you for everything that you were, I knew you were set in your ways & didn't expect anything more than what you offered me.. Vegas, out of all the thousands & thousands that you spent, my FAVORITE moment there was just simply holding your hand as we strolled thru the mall alone... The downtime was always the best time. You'll live forever B ...
BC's Buttasnapz
March 25, 2014
I have court today... Traffic nonsense. But it's on 3rd Ave & Washington, same place you had that trial ... So many memories flood my mind. I remember you sending a text of the courthouse address & your words, "Its not a show", I knew you wanted me to show up ... I knew when to excuse myself from the room too ... I remember every time you'd "whisper" to your attorney, your voice still took over the room haha... I remember the chair had the ability to turn & every now & again you'd shoot me a wink.. Holding your hand in the hallway, the elevator... Joking & laughing with all your peoples at lunch ... Just the honor of being next to you ... I remember taking photos of your hands, they were still swollen from the new artwork you had done.... Those photos are so precious to me now. Have Faith, Give Praise ... I remember day 2 after lunch, we joked about your name taking up my entire back in ink lol .... & I told you to lift my shirt... There was your name ... You smiled & said you were flattered ... We held hands and walked across Washington laughing... That's the last time I remember smiling with you ... Giggling... Feeling so free ... I hate this courthouse now, but I love those memories... Sometimes they're so vivid when I'm in this part of town. The years pass but the memories never die.... You are missed, you are loved & you will always be remembered..... Forever BJC
Ami Heather Jake
March 15, 2014
;/ I wish I could run up hug you & ask you for all the wisdom & advice I need right now! You're forever in my heart King!!
Kai
March 10, 2014
You cross my mind ... You will never not cross my mind. Forever BJC
Angie N
February 14, 2014
Just thinking about you B :) Miss you.
i u
January 13, 2014
You are deeply missed and never forgotten! <3
KaiKai
January 7, 2014
New year ... No Brandon. Still doesn't seem real, but the more time goes by, the more real it seems. There is no one that will ever come close to you ... I miss you, I miss you, I miss you. I hope you are at peace B.
Riq
January 1, 2014
2014
Kai
December 19, 2013
I pulled over to cry the other day... Sometimes I think of you and it's just like years haven't passed already. I'm so sorry you had to go B...
nikk e nik
December 7, 2013
thank you
Kai Kai
December 3, 2013
Nikk E. Nikk ... He's supposed to be at Doris Miller Cemetery, I went to the cemetery, but not thru the gates. Hope you make it in...
Killa
December 3, 2013
I'm in your socks & basketball shorts today ... They're getting old, worn out ... It's my birthday week & of course, I am thinking of you.
nikk e nik
November 12, 2013
I got a missed call from your old phone today 11/12/13 @ 5:50pm I nearly passes out to say the least I called back and I didn't get answer man my heat raised when I saw this I have no explination I'm going to take this as some sort of sign its still really hard to belive this and the fact that I was jus planning going to Waco tx in less then 3weeks to go visit some ram its gonna be a challenge finding ur grave but challange accepted I wanna talk to u n bring u flowers its almost when I experienced this it was like giving me the go I've been looking for u everywhere since I have no knowledge of ur burriel but I'm done looking for now u been wit me all along miss u Brandon words can't explain
Kai Kai
November 8, 2013
Coming into these holidays ... You'd of been in & out of town ... Forever seems like so long not to run into you.
Ami Heather Jake
October 28, 2013
small world <3 right?
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