Bryan Jefferson Duke

I´ll never be able to fully describe how much we miss you, Uncle Bug. I think about you every day.

Tonight I spent some time with Mom and Dad looking for a photo of you to display at my wedding next month. As we searched through thousands and thousands of snapshots of our lives we couldn´t help but laugh, smile, and of course cry at these perfectly preserved moments in time. Some days it feels like I haven´t spoken to you in years and others I feel like I could hop on a plane, land in Denver, and pick up where we left off. I may be older, taller, and hopefully wiser but I would give...

I wanted to share this poem that my dad wrote to me before his death. If this doesn´t show how brilliant this man´s mind was, I don´t what would. Every once in awhile I return to this poem, and I picture myself, side by side with this man, whom I know only from pictures, "twisting open a star, and together learning how it works." I wish I had memories of you, but having these little windows into your mind gives me solace in knowing that my father was not just an exceptional man, but one with...

Yesterday I sat down and wrote down every happy memory we shared together. Enough to fill a whole page, but I wish we had more so much. Love and miss you always.

We miss you today and everyday

You´ve been on my mind a lot recently. I miss you and the tremendous joy you brought to the people that surrounded you everyday. The world is not the same without you in it. Miss you so much.

Bryan, It´s impossible to believe so many years have passed without you. Susan and I talk about you often. April comes and we can´t help but remember. I was thinking about you recently when Edward Hopper´ Railroad Sunset came to mind. I remember going to the museum with you and Susan and both of us standing in awe of that piece. I think of you when I see Hopper´s art and I think of you every time I hear the Silencers and the Bodeans. It is the little things that trigger the...

Hey Bryan. I recently had a medical emergency and just before I went into surgery, you popped into my head. I told my brother, if I was going into this scary thing with anyone, I wanted a doctor! We shared a laugh.. You continue to be an influence in so many lives.. thanks for being with me.. love, El.