James Richard Brettell

You were the best!!

We love and miss you Dr. Brettel! Thank you for the care and listening ear.

God bless you all! What a blessing Dr. Brettell was to me. I miss him and pray that God will continue to comfort you.

Dr Brettel was my doctor for years and saw me through several surgeries. I never dreaded those appointments because he was so kind, attentive and FUNNY. He always made me laugh and I felt like I could talk to him about anything. I still go to his office and even though I see someone else I always think of him and wish the best for his family.

Dear family of Dr. James Brettell,
First off I am very sorry about his passing my heart goes out to you all Doctor Brettell delivered my daughter back in April of 2002 and cant believe the man that made a miracle happen is with god now well our father now has another angel by his side he was the best doctor my daughter was dieing in the deliver room and he saved both of us because without her i would have been lost I just want to say he was the doctor he was because he had family and...

Dear Susan: Hal & I are so upset to realize what has happened, and how you, Jimmy & Joe must be suffering. We are trying to contact you. Love, Jessica

Dear Family:
I can not believe it still. I have never, ever seen a doctor that cared so much. I am sure I will never find another. There are no words to describe Dr.B.!! He was a gift from above. Fathers Day just passed and I thought of him as well. The last few times I have visited the office I have felt empty. I have since moved and I will never find another FRIEND like him. I will always have a place for him in my heart for DR B. Dr B if you are reading this I miss you so much. My...

Dear Jimmy,
I hope you remember me. We went to school together. You broke your arm at my birthday party at Big Wheel. I think the last time I saw you was about a year before your dad past away. I really wish we had kept in touch. You were and still are an awesome guy. I truely injoyed growing up with you. I have been a patient of Dr. Seligman since 8th grade so I have met your dad many times. I also ran into him countless times because of HOSA. I can see where you got your charm and...

I was deeply saddened to learn this past weekend of Jim Brettell's untimely death. Jim probably had little recollection of me, but I was his 8th grade history and English teacher at the Taipei American School, in Taipei, Taiwan. I never saw Jim again after I left Taiwan in June of 1966, though he did call me once from West Point when he was a cadet there. I always wondered thereafter what eventually happened to the bright, diligent, responsible, witty and altogether great kid I knew as an 8th...