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Pat LaRocca
September 10, 2021
Brian... Twenty years anniversary since you were violently ripped from this life.... May you continue to RIP and your family and friends find solace and respite from their grief.
Anonymous
October 1, 2019
May Brian continue to discover and embrace the bliss he deserves.
May 9, 2011
Brian,
Happy Birthday!!!
Love Teri
September 12, 2010
Brian,
We hold tight to our memories for comfort and lean on our family and friends for strength.
Always remember how much we love you.
Mom & Dad
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Darriell Johnson
September 12, 2010
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
We hold tight to our memories for comfort, we lean on our friends for strength. Always remember how much we love you
September 11, 2010
September 11, 2010
Brian,
It's been 9 years since you have gone to be with God. We love and miss you.
One day I will dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face into my pillow, and raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.
Love your sis,
Teri
Pastor Leo Carter
September 11, 2009
Brian it's been 8 years and it is still a shock that your gone, I know your resting with the Lord. To the Jones family you have always treated me like a son, God Bless you for your love and compassion. It's not a surpise that Brian was so loving.
May 9, 2009
Happy Birthday Brian,
We miss you terribly!!
Love you always
your sis Teri
Doug Abraham
May 9, 2009
Happy Birthday!!!
Eileen Jones
February 8, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you..I have accidently come across this guest book and I was curious and read some pages. Since I have a son with this name, I stopped and read about your Brian...As I am crying , I just want to let you know I will keep you (all that knew Brian) in my prayers.. I can't even imagine what it would be like to lose a close friend, son, or brother...I am thankful for my Brian, and I pray that God helps you through every bad day you have. He is a hero and I salute him. GOD BLESS you and know you see him again some day.
Connie Headrick
June 8, 2008
My heart still breaks for the loved ones of Brian Jones. I knew Brian. He was one of my students in a very long course to get certified in NetWare before he went to work for IBM. I am not surprised at his technical sucess, not at all.
Brian, since that day when I lost many people that I had trained for their careers, I have left tech and NYC forever. I just couldn't stay and go on like nothing happened. Something HAPPENED and it happened to you.
I watched those towers go down with my own eyes worried sick about the people who I knew in those towers and knew you were there.
Brian you added so much to the classes at RCS Training Center with your personality, you willingness to participate in all kinds of crazy games and being one of the first ones to go and take each and every exam. I still have the pictures of your class from the reunions, and I am still in shock that this horror ever happened.
Now, I am an alpaca breeder and a Little Boy Alpaca was just born to me this morning. His name will be Brian L Jones after you.
I will never forget you! NEVER!
Connie Headrick
Teri Marshall (your sister)
May 9, 2008
Happy Birthday Brian,
I hope you had a huge birthday party in heaven!!!!!!
We love you!
Doug Abraham
May 9, 2008
Happy Birthday!!!
Doug Abraham
May 9, 2007
Happy Birthday!!!
Teri
May 9, 2007
Happy Birthday Brian,
We miss you tremendously.. Not a day goes by without thinking about you..
Love your sis
Teri
P Tabbernor
November 18, 2006
In remembrance....
Kristine
November 6, 2006
As I cross-stitched your name on the memorial that I am doing for all of the victims, I prayed for you and your family. Please know that your death was not in vain. We will always remember. God Bless.
Teri Marshall
May 17, 2005
Happy Birthday Brian,
It's hard to believe that you have been gone from us for 4 years. We miss you terribly.
Love your sis,
Teri
Brendan Turner
November 15, 2004
Hey Uncle B, its been a few years after 911.But it always sticks in the back of my head how this horrible act took you away from us.I remember a few weeks before the incident I saw you at Nana+ Pops house. From what I heard you were trying to help people get out of the building.That will always stick out in the back of my mind as you being a good person.
Your Nephew,
Brendan
Teri Marshall
May 11, 2004
Happy Birthday Brian,
May 9, 1957
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about you. I love and miss you terribly.
Love your lil sis
Teri
Pier Robinson
May 12, 2003
God bless you, Brian. You were my high school sweetheart. You were so loving and patient with me, because you are a gentle soul. I know that now.
I'm going to miss you. We had so much fun together. Even though we lost touch, I never forgot about you. You were my first real boyfriend, and you made me feel loved. We were soulmates and I wish we had stayed close over the years and given it one more chance.
You were funny and smart. I always knew you would be successful. I remember how you used to read the dictionary to learn "a new word a day". I admired you for that.
I heard you were a hero that day. That doesn't surprise me at all.
I will continue to dream about you and send you birthday cards on May 9th. I'm sorry you had to leave this life in such an unkind way. It isn't fair. I hope you are looking down on us and smiling, and hanging out with your best friend.
Love,
Pier
Bonny Grigsby
May 10, 2003
To the family and friends of Brian Jones - My deepest sympathies to all of you. I worked with Brian at the Finance Center in KCMO while we were both in the Marine Corps. From what I have read about Brian - he stayed the same, wonderful peson, someone who always thought of others before himself. Semper Fi Brian - you are missed by many.
J Gilbert
May 10, 2003
Brian - I never knew you at IBM, but as an IBM family member I want your family to know that you will never be forgotten for your brave sacrifice. Go with God my friend.
April 28, 2003
Brian, I did not know you at IBM, but as an IBMer I wanted your family to know I pray for you and them. God Bless.
Ujima Jame
December 26, 2002
I knew Brian from when he attended Roosevelt Jr.-Sr.High School in Long Island ( the same school Eddie Murphy and most of Public Enemy went to ) and I always knew him to be a very positive Brother. I lost touch with him after he graduated and was always wondering what happened to him. So when I saw his picture in Newsday as one of the many missing in the World Trade Center, I was shocked. However, after reading the story that accompanied it telling of how he sacrificed his own life trying to save others, left no question in my mind that he was one of the foremost heroes of the World Trade incident and I only wish those at Roosevelt High ( which could use a few positive role models nowadays )knew of how remarkable this Brother was . . .
Bob Fussell
May 30, 2002
Bob Fussell
May 30, 2002
I had the pleasure of working with Brian at U.B.S. and going out with him after work. Brian was one hellva guy, and i miss him dearly. R.I.P Brian, for you are gone but, not forgotten.
Bob Fussell
Robert Davis
May 19, 2002
I intially made this posting about a month ago, so some of you may want to skip past it this time around.
I wanted to repeat it today, because of an amazing web page (to me) that I became aware of today...
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/3742.html
I saw this web page and I started crying.
After I composed myself I realized what a truly great thing this site was and I decided to make this posting for several reasons.
1. I wanted to further honor my friend, seeing this kind of brought a sense of closure for me
2. I wanted put the face of a real human being to what I had wrote about him
3. I wanted to humanize the MIND BLOWING HORROR of what has happened
4. I wanted to put the site out there so that anyone else who may have lost a loved one to know that there is a place that they are memorialized, especially since for many, their loved one hasn't been recovered
anyhow, here is the original posting...
The link is posted again at the end
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Brian was my friend
We went to HS together and we lived in the same neighborhood
My parents and his parents were friends
His father was an NBA referee
We used to hang out together at basketball courts & lots of other places
We used to tease him about his lack of skills on the court
Brian was what some people would refer to as a "pretty boy"
During the 1970's when we were going to HS he wore an afro so high, that it seemed to touch the sky
Some females who hung around us refered to Brian as "foine"
Some said that he looked like Max Jullien, in the "Mack"
While the rest of us were chasing females, women chased Brian
When we went to "blue light parties", outside of our neighborhood, Brian was always the one who grinded with the best looking women and who would always end up with the most phone numbers at the end of the night
He was also a pretty smart guy
An avid reader
His stadardized test scores were always very high
However, in school, he was a poor student
The teachers would often say, "Brian, if only you would apply yourself..."
What they didn't know is that, Brian DID "apply himself"
He "applied himself", in areas of music, philosophy, politics, women, sociology, etc.
He was an excellent conversationalist, as were all of the members of our "crew"
He was a participant in the many RAGING conversations that our "crew" would have, long into hot summer nights (on a front stoop, a basketball court, street corner, etc.) about music, philosophy, politics, women, sociology, etc.
In these conversations, there was rarely agreement between the participants
In fact none of the disagreements were without serious friction
However the friction didn't matter much, what was important was the sharing of the idea, regardless of how idiotic it might seem like on the surface
In fact, many of these conversations would end with the "traditional pouring of a taste for the brotha's who are no longer with us..."
And with that, everyone would go home, just a little wiser and just a little closer with each other
It was 1973 and our "crew" thought that we could change the world
It all seemed possible
All that we could hope for and plan seemed to be within our grasp
After all, since we were young, had ideas, and had the time to implement them, there was nothing to stop us
After 1973 I kinda lost track of Brian
Time and space seperated the two of us as it has many of my friends from that era
The last time that I saw him was in 1980 or so
Earlier today, I was driving into NYC to attend an event that I had planned on writing about tonight
As I passed the last exit of the NJ Turnpike and I caught a glimpse of the NYC skyline
I saw that "aura", that surely all New Yorkers must see, where two buildings that I know quite well should be
I also noticed that the other buildings now seemed to be much bigger than before, now that their "big brothers" were no longer there to minimize their size
A chill ran down my spine and I quickly turned my head
About an hour ago, I was talking with another old friend of mine
He told me that on the morning of 9/11 Brian called his mother on the phone, from the 80'th floor of WTC #2, to tell her that he was ok
That was the LAST TIME anyone heard from him...
Right at this moment, I don't feel much like writing about any event!
Tonight, I am pouring a taste for Brian
I know that wherever he is, he has got yet another idea, might be a good one, might be a bad one,
Either way, it's an idea that is worth listening to...
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/3742.html
R.I.P.
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Bob Davis
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Angie Campbell
May 2, 2002
God Bless you and the ones that you left behind on 9/11/01. Rest in his loving peace forever more.
Sheron Richardson
March 19, 2002
It's still so hard to believe that such a tragic has taken away such a wonderful person who meant so much to so many. I will never forget Brian because many years ago he fell in love with my best friend, Tammy, and he took her away from me because she went way across the United States to move with Brian (smile). But it was cool because he was her first love and he was a good man and good friend. Brian, may you rest in peace.
Tamera Hopkins
March 14, 2002
Brian
I think about you everyday, I find it so hard to believe that you were taken from us by such a horrible act of terrorism. I never question what god has in store for us because I know that he knows best, but I often ask myself everyday "why you"! You had so much to live for, loving family, friends, and success. You were a very special person in my life, "My First Love" and I can never forget you. I remember the fun we had together, your kindness, and most of all your dry sense of humor! All those memories I will keep for the rest of my life. I know that you are in Heaven now laughing with Big Ma and Big Pop and looking down on all us and touching us in your own special way to let us know that you are alright and everything will be okay. Even though you are missed here on earth I know that you are in a better place. So, rest in peace my friend and keep smiling and one day I will see you again. Love Always, your friend Tammy
Teri Jones (Marshall)
March 12, 2002
Brian,
It has been 6 months now and I still can't believe that you are gone. We talk and think about you all the time. I wish that you could have had the opportunity to get to know your niece Ariana. She would have really tripped you out. Brendan misses you as well. I know that you are safe now in heaven with Big ma, Big pop and Nana. I am just sorry that such an evil act had to take you away from us. I will always remember the good times that we shared together. I love and miss you terribly Big brother....
Your lil sis
Teri
Roland Ramirez
March 11, 2002
May you rest in peace my friend and may God bless your family with strength.
February 8, 2002
DEAR GOD SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON THIS YOUNG HERO BRIAN L.JONES AND MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE WITH GOD AND HIS ANGELS..GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS..GOD BLESS AMERICA AND NEW YORK AND MAY WE NEVER FORGET 9/11/01..MAY GOD GREET YOU AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN..AMEN
Leo Carter
February 4, 2002
Brian you are missed and loved I will always think of the times we had as kids on the block.
Donna and Ray Flade
December 30, 2001
I ordered a Mercy Band with Brian's name on it today...I will wear it in honour of Brian, an IBMer...as a Second Generation retired IBM CE...I will wear it proudly and send my love and sincere best wishes to his family and friends...Donna Flade
Teresa Jahn
December 28, 2001
America Cries
We see your sorrow-
and our hearts cry....
We can not erase your pain
but you do not have to face the anguish alone-for we-
-the American people-
are beside you.
We so desperately want to have the touch that brings you comfort,
the strength that gives you courage,
and the words to lighten your spirits.
And when we are left speechless
may the silence of our nation weave love into your hearts
to ease your sorrow.
May you find healing through our nation's strength as we-
-the American people-
face this difficult time together. Our hearts are with you. Teresa Jahn
Dixon, IL
Abe Gruenwald
October 14, 2001
Our prayers and love are with the Jones family. May the memories of their beloved Brian comfort them in this most difficult time.
Donna and Ray Flade
October 10, 2001
It doesn't surprise me that an IBM CE would perish while helping his customer!!! God Bless you and your family!!!...
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