Bryan A. Lewis Obituary

Happy Heavenly Birthday Brother! I miss you so much! I love you always!

Today we remember you! I love you!

Thinking of you today and everyday Bryan! I love and miss you so much!!!!! I love you brother!

Lewda,

Hard to believe it’s been 15 years since you were taken from us. I miss you, my brother. I think of you often. I try to remember the good times, the way you could make us laugh even in the worst of times. I try to think about what you’d say and how you’d probably tell me not to shed a tear... but today, my brother, they are free flowing. Thank you for friendship and mentorship. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice. I’ll see you on the flip side.

SSG Wolf

Lewda,

Hard to believe it’s been 15 years since you were taken from us. I miss you, my brother. I think of you often. I try to remember the good times, the way you could make us laugh even in the worst of times. I try to think about what you’d say and how you’d probably tell me not to shed a tear... but today, my brother, they are free flowing. Thank you for friendship and mentorship. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice. I’ll see you on the flip side.

SSG Wolf

Lew, you are on my mind today. Thinking about the good old days. I really miss having people like you in my life. We used to laugh and clown so much. Cant believe it has been so long. My son is 15 now. Last time we spoke you told me how much you wanted to meet him. That would have been awesome.
Miss you !!!!

Thank you! I love you and miss you!!!!!

Happy Birthday !! I miss you more that words can ever say. I'm grateful for the love and the life that you gave to us. The example that you left behind is still ever present. Thank you for that. We will NEVER forget you and I will forever carry you in our hearts. We love you with all of our hearts..... you sister, brother in law and nephews.

Hey Lew,

you been on my mind heavy lately. Just wanted to stop by and show some love.
You have not been forgotten and never will be.

Miss You

Big Lew,

Just wanted to reach out. Saw you today, you and a young man I knew before Hanau, SSG Joe Belavia.

I see you and remember you fellas often. Your memories make me a better person.

Love ya and miss ya Brother....

SSG C

Thank you

Thank you

My brother is a Man or integrity, horror, and respect! He died protecting those around him as we should continue to carryout his legacy. I think about him every day and miss him more more everyday. I am really struggling with this because family means the world to us! Happy Veterans Day!

Happy Birthday Bryan! I love you and miss you every single day! My world hasn't been the same since we lost you!!!!! Please continue to wrap your heavenly wings around us! Happy Birthday!!

Thank you!

Hey big bro missing your tight and big hugs that you always gave, but that's ok I know you are with me always and giving right and big hugs in spirit.

So long ago. Yet you have never left my thoughts. I MISS YOU

As if it were just yesterday.

R.I.H my dear Friend

Bryan another year has come and gone. It is hard to believe it has been 13 years since you were taken from us.

They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.

Banksy

I will not forget you and I think about you often, as well as many others who lives you touched simply by being yourself. Rest easy brother

Happy Birthday! I love you!

12 years is a mighty long time to be without the person that was the rock of the family. Different year, same pain! The hole in my heart will never heal. I pray that you continue to wrap your heavenly wings around all of us: Mom, Shellie and her family, Shawn and her family and my family and me!!! Please continue to watch over and protect us!!!! You are definitely a angel walking around in our Father's kindom!!! We love you and miss you dearly Bryan!!!

Lewda!

Not a day goes by that you don't pass through my mind, but on this day, my heart breaks all over again. Honored to have served with you, I'll see you on the flip side.

~ Wolf

Bryan. ..12 yrs is a long time to miss someone but I take you with me every where I go to merely say I love you is never enough but love is a bridge that keeps us connected.

Happy Birthday to my brother, my best friend, my hero, my king!!!!! Happy Birthday bro!!!!!

Another year has passed and it seems like yesterday when we were saying good bye to you as you were preparing to leave for Iraq. Bryan I never thought I would be living life w/o you!. This still doesn't seem real! I miss and love you SO much! Please continue to smile down on us and wrap your heavenly wings around us as we continue to keep your legacy alive.

Happy Veteran's Day!!!! Thank you for your sacrifice!!!!! I love and miss you forever big brother! -

Yesterday was your birthday big brother. I love you and miss you. I will never ever forget you. Happy Birthday and I love you. Til we meet again.

Happy Birthday to my Big Brother! I miss and need you every day! Please continue to pray and watch over all of us. Please wrap your heavenly wings around us and protect us. May GOD continue to bless AMERICA!

Lew, we are still kicking it in gear in our household. It seems my whole family is fighting "the good fight" these days.

Everyday that I begin in this life starts with thoughts and prayers of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. It continues with more thoughts and prayers for those who continue to sacrifice. I miss you Brother.

We are proud to call you friend and to have had those days to remember.

SSG C

A Memorial Tribute to my first born and only son:
SSG Bryan Anthony Lewis

To all of SSG Bryan A. Lewis's friends and comrades-in-arms, I have greatly appreciated your visits, phone calls, letters, your face book post, pictures, and other forms of communication that you have sent to me throughout these last ten years. These years have pasted so quickly, and I still seemed to be stuck in 2006. Thank you for the respect, concern and love that you have shown to me and my family. You have honored Bryan in death just as I feel that you also honored him during the time that you spent with him. Each time when he would come home on leave we would all gather to welcome him home. He would first make sure that everything was alright with me, then he would talk with his three sisters and their families, play with his nieces and nephews and smile. giving us his approval. He was always just content to be home. Later he would always stop to contact other soldiers to check on them to make sure that they were alright. There was always a need within him to make sure that everyone else was alright and taken care of. Then he would rest before doing anything else, or going anywhere else. I would often simply watch him sleep and wonder what his life was like in the military. He loved being a soldier in the Army, I could see that his life was fulfilled in so many ways. We were, and we are still very proud of him.

Hi Bryan. Whoever said that time heals all wounds-Lied. It's your 10 year anniversary of your death. I miss you more now than when I found out you were no longer with us. I love you. I miss you. The years are just going by but you truly are missed. There is a gapping hole that hasn't even come close to being filled.
I want to thank you for your ultimate sacrifice. I want to thank you for your unconditional love. Thank you for everything you ever stood for and taught me. I'm never going to forget you and I hope that I make you proud. Your nephews are 13 and 10 now. You better believe that I keep your memory alive. They miss their Uncle Bryan.
Continue to rest in peace ..... until we meet again. I love you big brother. Always and Forever! !

10 years ago today, we lost a VERY important and special person in our lives. Bryan was/is truly one of a kind. He was a best friend, a shoulder to cry on, a counselor, and a true meaning of a hero. Bryan has taught me to live life to its fullest w/o any regrets. It still feels like I'm dreaming when I think about him not being here with me. This has not been an easy journey w/o him. I miss him so much. If you knew Bryan they way his family knows him, I'm sure he has made a difference in your life too. Let's all try to live our life like he lived his- treating people with respect, being kind to strangers, and by putting ourselves last when it comes to helping others. When Bryan looks down on us, I want him to be able to smile and to be proud of us! We have to keep his legacy going. Make a difference today by living life to its fullest and by being selfless. I love you Bryan and I hope I am making you very proud. It's never good-bye, only see you later.

I was talking with Mother Lewis last night. She shared, I shared. It was all about you my Brother. We all still feel the pain of loss. But, we also continue to hold love in our hearts. You are gone from us in this mortal world but you are never farther than a prayer in our hearts........

SSG C

Happy Veteran's Day!!!! Thank you for your sacrifice!!!!! I love and miss you forever big brother!

SSG Bryan A. Lewis's Birthday was July 10, 1973. My Family and I would like to acknowledge the beginning of his existence with his family. He is always with us, emotionally and spiritually. He would have been 42 years old. How quickly time passes by. It seems like it was just yesterday when he was with us.

Happy Birthday to my brother, gone but NEVER forgotten!!! I love and miss you soooooooooo much!! ♡♡♡

Bryan, my loving son, it has been nine years since you were called home to be with God. I have been inspired by you to go beyond my comfort zone and accept what life has to offer. You have always been a people person, and I don't think that you have ever met someone that you didn't like. I have learned so much from you in your life time, and now that you are gone from us I am still learning from the essence of who you were and who you are. I have reached out to your comrades in arms. It has been an over whelming experience. I have reached out to those that I knew and to those that were made known to me through other contacts. This was something that I overpoweringly thought that you would have wanted me to do, to help bring closure to myself. I have witnessed, and I have known you to be an awesome man, who has wanted to do the right things in life; even if it was to your disadvantage. I understand now why it was this way for you. In many ways, you have done for others what they could not do for themselves; including me. You were well loved, respected, and honored, by all who knew you; they have spoken very highly of you, and deeply grieve for you. I will always carry the love that I have for you in my heart, and spirit where you will never die.

Bryan,
Another year has passed since you left us. I know you are up in heaven watching over all of us. I will never understand why you were taken, but will accept the fact that God had bigger plans for you. Rest in peace Bryan, and may God bless your family and your memory forever.

Happy Birthday Big Brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you and miss you. We will never forget you. Forever will you be in our hearts.

Happy Birthday Big Brother!!! Life will never be the same without you!!! I love and miss you everyday.

Missing my dear friend right now, it truly was a honor knowing you R.I.P Lewis

Missing my dear friend right now, it truly was a honor knowing you R.I.P Lewis

Hi Bryan,

It's me.... Shellie. Eight years ago today was your funeral. It was the last time that I saw your face. I remember looking at you as you lay, looking like you were peacefully sleeping. Time has continued but the pain still remains. I miss you big brother. Some days are worse than others but the result is still the same. You are SO missed. I continue to talk about you to my boys. I want to make sure they know the kind of man their Uncle Bryan was. That's how we keep your memory alive. I teach them how to be kind, loving, respectful, humble and giving like their uncle. You left a shining example of how we all should be. I thank God for you. I thank God for the time He gave you to us. I'm grateful I had you as long as I did. Rest on big brother. Know that we love you and we keep you in our hearts everyday. I love you.

I may not post here much but Bryan you are always on my mind. You are one of few who really left a mark in my life. I miss you and the laughs we shared. Never got to meet your family but from reading what they post here they are wonderful. I see where you got it from.

Ever Vigilant. We miss you, Brother.

Today marks the eighth year that Bryan has been gone from us, and it seems like yesterday that he was here with us. The journey through life without him has been an extremely difficult and painful experience for me and my family. We feel his presence with us all the time, when we worship, he is with us, when we travel together, he is with us, when we celebrate holidays, birthdays, other events and the passing of other love ones, he is with us, When we think that we are alone, he is with us. I talk to him all the time knowing that he will never answer. (It comforts me) Bryan was the type of person that showed love, concern, and great humility to everyone. He was greatly loved and respected by many who knew him. His sisters; Shellie, Shalyn, and Shawn, always sought his council, they respected him and was thankful for his advice, his concern for them, and the love that he always showed to them. He was their “Rock” and they loved each other. He was my “Rock” we had a way of communicating with each other without even talking. We just knew what was needed or what had to be done or said, and our God was there for all of us. Bryan left us with laughter, joy, and hope.
Hope isn't a place or a thing. Hope is not the absence of pain, or fear or sorrow. Hope is the possibility of renewed joy. It is the memory of love given and received.
I love you Bryan, God gave you to me, and he called you home when it was time to be with him. He had work for you to do.

Today marks the eighth year that Bryan has been gone from us, and it seems like yesterday that he was here with us. The journey through life without him has been an extremely difficult and painful experience for me and my family. We feel his presence with us all the time, when we worship, he is with us, when we travel together, he is with us, when we celebrate holidays, birthdays, other events and the passing of other love ones, he is with us, When we think that we are alone, he is with us. I talk to him all the time knowing that he will never answer. (It comforts me) Bryan was the type of person that showed love, concern, and great humility to everyone. He was greatly loved and respected by many who knew him. His sisters; Shellie, Shalyn, and Shawn, always sought his council, they respected him and was thankful for his advice, his concern for them, and the love that he always showed to them. He was their “Rock” and they loved each other. He was my “Rock” we had a way of communicating with each other without even talking. We just knew what was needed or what had to be done or said, and our God was there for all of us. Bryan left us with laughter, joy, and hope.
Hope isn't a place or a thing. Hope is not the absence of pain, or fear or sorrow. Hope is the possibility of renewed joy. It is the memory of love given and received.
I love you Bryan, God gave you to me, and he called you home when it was time to be with him. He had work for you to do.

To my friend,my hero- my brother. You are constantly on my mind. Everyday I ask myself "What would Bryan do in this situtation"? I find myself living my life and making everyday decisions as you would. I try to be the best person I can be by following in your humble footsteps. You are the prime example of how we SHOULD be. I hope I am making you proud. Your legacy will live FORVER. Thank you for the life you lived. I will FORVER miss and love you.

Bryan,
March 13,2006 you were taken from us, but I promise you are not forgotten. Rest in peace my friend, until we meet again.
Daniel Webster, American politician
Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored

I wont ever stop missing you, I think about you all the time, my heart still physically misses you....on the run part II on repeat.

Happy 40th Birthday Big Brother!!!!!! I will FOREVER love and miss you!
Ur lil sis

Happy Birthday Big Brother!!!!! I love you.

Happy Birthday Big Brother!!!!!!!
You would be 40!!!! Time is just going on. Its still hard going on without you. I miss you soooooo much. I just wish I could see you and talk to you just one more time. There is so much I want to share with you. I love you & I will never forget you. God Bless You Bryan Anthony Lewis. Until we meet again. I love you.

Lew,I miss you so much. Will never forget the good times we had. Still have the last email you sent me. I will never forget you. Wish you were still here!!!!!

Seven years is a long time to be without your bestfriend! I am still in disbelief! You are missed every waking minute of every day! Please continue to wrap your heavenly wings around us and protect us as you always have. I love you and miss you dearly. Your Sis-Shalyn

Bryan,
Can't believe it has been six years already. I still think of you and wish your family all the best. I hope that you are at peace. Continue to watch over us, one day we will all be together on high.

I still can't believe you are gone .you weren't just my friend you were my brother and one of my best friends. I will always love you and never forget you. I tell your god daughter about you all the time even though she was only 5months when you left this world but I will never let your memory disappear .i love you Lewis

Hey big bro lil bryan finally made it on Nov. 16 2012. I never really thought bout it but he was jus two days after you deployed out. I will never forget that night we all were together as a family i miss that so much but the good thing is lil bryan has your smile its so bright and beautiful and he even curls his toes like you its so cute i try not to get emotional at times his little ears point up i was lookin at one of your baby pictures they both look lile lil elf ears too cute. Please continue to watch over us i miss you so much love nuggie

Hi Big cousin just wanted to say i remember all the fun times we had together i miss u and will forever love u.!!

Hey big bro just writting to say we love u and miss u so much u are forever on my mind i show pics of u to Samya all the time making sure she knows her uncle bryan and when lil bryan gets here he will know his uncle to we will always keep u alive I know u and daddy r looking down on us please continue we love u n miss u love always nuggie, samya and lil bryan

I miss you by beyonce on repeat........ I miss you Bryan Lewis.

Lew,

Happy Birthday, my Brother. Sorry to have not written in so long. I think about you and remember the good times; always there at the right time. Always one of "My Kids".......

SSG C