Brandon Leigh Hillman

Brandon
You are often in my thoughts. I just miss hearing you say, Hi, Aunt Jo Jo in your beautiful upbeat voice. You had a warm embrace, your kindness was legendary and it is hard to use the words, was or were. Just being here on this website is tough. We ought to be hearing about your ongoing life, with a possible marriage and children. Who knows what could have been? You made the most of every day and I never heard a sad or disappointed word out of you. Just somebody who loved...

Hey Bud Man,

Wow, it's been a while since I've visited your page. I was here leaving a message for my cousin, who lost her 22 yr. old son, Nate, just 13 days after the 5th anniversary of our losing you. I pretty much hate July and would like to remove it from the calendar!
It's just not right. Children should not die before their parents...I know you're waiting up there with Jesus to tell us why and clear up this sad mystery but it sure hurts to live with it, just the same....

BRANDON:

Almost a year has gone by since we’ve written to you or your family. July will be another month of happy and sad memories of you and your cousin. Sometimes the loss is greater than other times. We live it each day. Our thoughts and prayers are always with you and your family who miss you so very much.

Hope that you, Nick and all those with you watch over those you left behind. Our lives are incomplete without each and every one of you. Until then, we...

Dear Patti and Brad:

What a wonderful note for those who shared Brandon’s life. It's difficult to put into words all of the moments that we remember. Too often we hide them away and forget to share them, failing to remember how important it is for those who loved him so very much to continue the bond that Brandon started.

Please forgive the delay in writing to you both. Our lives are still in great disarray. For some reason, the third anniversary of Nick's death...

I haven't written here for some time and I'm writing here today to say thank you to all of you who have and continue to share your love and thoughts in this place so generously.

We continue to be amazed at the abundance of love and caring in our lives that still comes from Brandon's life. He was truly blessed with the BEST friends and family a young man could have.

It's been four years on July 10,2009. That has been four years of getting to know Brandon through the...

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome...

Brandon,
I can't believe it has been so long since I have seen your smile. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you and pray to you to give me the optimism and strength that we all know you had in life. Just a couple days ago I heard two of our songs on the radio, back to back, the sun was shining for the first time in a while and I just knew you were once again letting me know you were there with me. My parents and I often share our memories of you and how you were always there to...

Pat, Brad, Sara and Eduardo,
I wanted to post that poem, because I thought it was beautiful. I wish I had written it myself. I hope you liked it.
Also, I wanted to let you know that I think of Brandon daily, and am so glad that in the short time he had here in this life, his life touched the Susser's lives dearly. Who could forget the daring, funny, lively, entirely "social", and loving person he was. He always kept us all on edge with wondering what he'd do next! He was our...

Brandon, Brandon Brandon - how you are missed! Tomorrow is the big day and my heart is still squeezed tight as I think of you so often. My eyes leak and the there comes the sadness from missing you. You gave so much of yourself and I am so glad to have known you and experienced all that joy you liked to throw around. You were a gift and I count myself lucky to have had you in my life. Keep watch over your loved ones. Love you, Aunt Jo.