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Kerianne
November 29, 2024
Damn I miss you so freaking much. I still cry talking about you. I think about you often. Elle and I both got tatoos with your name a long time ago. Sooooooo many times I think how.i should text or call you to tell you something you would think was funny or me just being dumb. And then seeing your beautiful babies growing up out of nowhere on here. Omg! You have teenagers!!! Crazy!!! Lol. I doubt they remember me at all cause they were so young when I used to.waych them. But omg babe, you did so good. I love you so much. Miss you forever
Cayden wilhelm
October 17, 2024
Hi mom, it’s your son. I miss you every single day. I am now 19 and live with my beautiful girlfriend Alexis. You would love her mom. I’ve continued to share your story. I created that clothing brand in 2020 for you. It’s been incredible impacting others through you. I love you and miss you so much. It kills me that you cant be at my wedding some day or see my grandkids but I promise you I will tell them all about you. Hope you’re doing amazing up there. Love cayden
Liza
April 22, 2021
I still think of you so often. You’re forever in the hearts of many
Liza
Brylan Martinez
November 19, 2016
Hey mom its me your son Brylan, Wow I don't know how to start this off. I miss you so much not a day goes by when I think to myself '' Where's my mom'' But I quickly realize that you are up in heaven with amazing people and our heavenly father I miss you so much words cant describe how much I miss you. I'm playing Basketball now and Cayden Lets just say he's a man of many sports. He is 10 and in the 6th grade and I'm in 8th grade almost a Freshmen in high school. It's hard to not have your mom to come home and not see and say" Hey mom im back from school or what's for dinner" or just a call on the phone and say " Hi mom". Mom I love you so much and I really hope there's a NY streets of new York up in heaven because all these comments im seeing are customers and fellow employees that say that your were amazing at that job. Mom I really miss you If I could trade everything in the world to see and be with you for even just a minute I would. God would probably have to let me come with you because I wouldn't let go. I love you mom and you will forever be loved and missed.
Kayla Alexander
October 14, 2008
Hey Babe!
I haven’t written anything in a while so I figured I would write some thing today. I still think about you every day, I think about all our good times. I miss it. I wanted to let you know that I have found God again, I am working on my relationship with him to be stronger. We were meeting in the choir room for Edi Phi and every time I walked in that room, I thought about you and I going to youth in there. I miss those days, when it was Me, You, Jessica and Tru hanging out in youth on Wednesday nights. I am so blessed to have had you in my life. I am so humbled to know that you were saved at my church and I know you knew the Lord. I'm sure you two are good buddies up there now.
Emilee has this new thing where she shows me her freckles and says, they are kisses from Aunt Brianna. Its the cutest thing, because Laicee and I told her they were Angel kisses. You are her Angel and you're mine too.
So Leandra almost made me cry the other day, she invited me over and told me that she misses her "big sister." She considers me her big sister that makes me feel so great, I really wanted to be there for the girls and I am glad that I am able to do that.
I love you hun! Miss you!
xoxox
Philippians 4:13
Kayla Alexander
July 4, 2008
Bri,
Whoever said time heals all wounds didn’t lose you. You were my best friend from the moment we met in elementary school. All I did was show you where the bathroom was. We called each other sisters, we basically lived together growing up, and if you weren’t at my house I was at yours. You called my parents Mom and Dad, and let me tell you, they still consider you their other daughter. Kyle loved you like a sister, out of all my friends Kyle only remembers you, he always talks about the two of you playing Top Gear on Super Nintendo. You were and still are a very important part of our family.
Bri, I can’t believe you’re really gone! I think about things I want to tell you and when I pick up the phone to call you and I realize you won’t answer the other end. Although that’s not a huge surprise, you never did answer the phone the first time I called. I was always there for you, as you were always there for me. I don’t know what to do now, I try to be strong for everyone else but sometimes I just want to cry and have others there for me. So when I cry at home about things, I feel you there with me telling me everything will be alright. I always knew you were my best friend. I miss the times we had, I miss the stories, and I miss YOU more than anything.
You are the best friend anyone could ask for, I knew that from the night you came to pick me up from the bar at 1 am because I didn’t have a ride and I almost got into a fist fight with a guy! I still think about that night and how you laughed at me and said… “Let’s go beat him up together!” I know you would want me to be strong, but I still have my moments of weakness when my knees buckle because I remember that you really are gone, luckily I’ve never hit the floor because you were always there to catch me.
There is so much more I want to tell you right now, so much more… but I am supposed to be getting ready to come visit you… so I better get going. You always hated it when I was running late…
I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!
I really can’t say it enough, I will always keep your memory alive, I think about you every day. I really do love you sis. Till the day we meet again. I miss you.
Best friends FOREVER!
Kayla
Kayla Alexander
May 8, 2008
Hey hunnie,
I just wanted to let you know that I miss you dearly, and I think about you every day. I look forward to seeing you again some day, so we can be thick as thieves again. I love you and miss you more than any words could express. Till we meet again.
Love,
randy wood
December 31, 2007
HI, bri ITS DAD WELL ITS 2008 ,WE MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH IHOPE THIS YEAR IS BETTER , DONT NO WHAT TO SAY ,BUT THAT WE LOVE YOU AND MIS YOU SO DEARLY LOVE DAD...
December 25, 2007
MERRY CHRISTMAS BRIANNA! WE LOVE YOU!
Kayla Alexander
December 7, 2007
Hey Girlie,
I miss you a lot. I have been praying so hard for you and Heather lately. I still can't believe you both are gone. Its almost been a year since Heather passed. This year really sucked, I really wish you were here so I could talk to you about it. But I know that every night when I tell you goodnight and how much I love you, you answer me, I try to hard to hear your voice. I was looking through old pictures from Aire Libre it brought back so many memories, I dont have many of you because we were always side by side. I was sitting at work the other day and I smelled something that made me smile... it smelled like the skating rink. Man, that place was so bad but we always had fun there. I miss you more than words can express. I love you so much.
randy wood
December 4, 2007
Hey bri, its dad ,honey i love you and miss you more every day its been 5 months since you have been taking from all of us,its been very,very difficult without you another holliday comming up, thats the worst, but i love you and miss you, but i did see you today at the cemetary love you honey see you soon dad...
Kerianne Martin
November 22, 2007
HAPPY THANKSGIVING BRIANNA! MISS YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!
Kayla Alexander
November 19, 2007
Hey babe,
I just wanted to stop by and say hello, and tell you I was thinking of you. I miss you tons! I wish you were here with us right now. I love you so much. xoxo
Love,
Kayla Alexander
November 7, 2007
Hey babe.
I was thinking a lot about you today, and while I was in MN. Joie wrote the most beautiful comment on the myspace page I made for you, tears were dripping down my face.
I talked to a guy at my work today, he wants to dress up like Santa for the boys, I need to call your sisters and get something scheduled for that around Christmas, I think they would love it. I know you would!
Your life was cut way too short, I have so many things that I want you to be here for. My mom found a bunch of pictures from one of my birthday parties when we were kids, I had lipstick all over my face, so did everyone else but you... why didnt you do it too Bri? haha
I just wish you were here. I dont know what to say, its hard to express my feelings in writing, I can hardly express my feeling outloud. I just miss you so much.
I love you babe, and always will.
Your best friend forever,
Here is the invite for Brylan's baby shower. What she wrote makes me so happy!
Kayla Alexander
October 20, 2007
Hey babe. I miss you more and more every day. I wish you were here, there are so many things I want to do with you lately. Joie and I have been heading out to Scottsdale a lot lately and I know you liked it out there I wish you were there with me every time we go.
Mom found the invite for Brylan's baby shower. It took me back to so many memories. I still thank you every time I think of Brylan because you allowed me to stay in the room while you had him. That ment the world to me.
I love you so much and like you wrote on the invite, you will be my best friend forever. I miss you babe. Till the day we meet again. xoxox
keri nd travis chelonis
September 24, 2007
dear beautiful brianna, not a day goes by that you ar not in our hearts. Every waking moment you are with us. lol, i got my nails done the place you told me to go. your right..... they really are the best. I have every article saved of you, including the latest in the scottsdale times. it's so beautiful that so many people care so deeply. I have lost only a couple. They were even my family, but I never felt as close to them as I felt to you. I miss you sooooo much bri.So much! Travis says that every day since he has met you, you have given him such a positive affect in his life and i can testify to that. You were always there for us. We always tried to be there for you. I don't know who believes what but, speaking from the heart, right after this all happened, i found a kitten, maybe a week old, by itself. From the very moment I saw her, I thought, bri did this . She knows all my struggles. She knew me completely. I named my little kitten Zoe Chanel. Zoe in greek means new life which she was, and chanel was just for brianna. she had named one of her animals chanel and called her nellers. lol. i always thought that was cute. We think about you every day. You have always been one of the most gorgeous girls i have ever had the pleasure of getting to know. forever in our hearts youll be sweet angel, love travis and kerianne
Kayla Alexander
September 21, 2007
Hey Bri,
I have been thinking about you a lot lately, although that is not unusual. I miss your beautiful smile and bright personality. I wish you were here with all of us. I know that you are in a better place now and I think thats what keeps me moving each day. I miss you so much, I wish we could go back to 4th grade again so I could show you where the bathroom was and we could become best friends all over again. I miss the simpler times, the sleepovers, the sneaking out on double dates in junior high, going to "the zone," and most of all the mall. I just miss it all, I valued your friendship and valued your love even more. Till the day we meet again hun.
Your Best Friend,
Kayla Alexander
September 8, 2007
Hey Bri Bri,
I just wanted to say hi, and I love you so much! I miss you hunnie!
xoxoxox
Kayla Alexander
September 4, 2007
Hey babe,
Its been 2 whole months today, and I still miss you more than ever. I love you!
xoxox
Kayla Alexander
August 21, 2007
The picture that says winter formal was actually Homecomming. I was corrected.
I miss you Bri, love you hunny!
Out to dinner before the Winter Formal at MRHS. Love you.
Kayla Alexander
August 14, 2007
Hey Bri,
I miss you today, I love you so much. I wish you were here. xoxo
Love,
randy wood
August 12, 2007
hi bri, it"s dad, i miss you ,and love you ,it"s tammy"s birthday today 21 years old saw brylan and cayden today they had a good day , miss you love wish you were here but somehow i know you were love
dad sorry for the date 4 some reason it says aug 13 but its the 12th
brooke adams
August 8, 2007
dear wood family I was friends with bri in middle school and fresh year i just found out today what has happened. my heart and love goes out to your family.bri was honestly the most kind young women i have ever met. i also have 2 boys kaden and gage and it brings tears to my eyes that the boys have to go through this as well as the family. i do not have money to donate at this time but if you are ever just tired and need a hand right now i would be more than happy to help with meals or cleaning and even prayer.
with all my love
brooke
kerianne martin
August 2, 2007
bri, i wanted to go to your grave so much today, but i had to work all day. i'm sorry. i'll get out there as soon as possible. i miss you so much and i wish that you were here because i know we'd be hanging out tonight if you were. happy birthday sweetheart. i love you
randy wood
August 2, 2007
hey bri ,its just dad ,happy birth day love, no words can explain all the sorrow i feel today and every day since your death ,i miss so much just to here your voice again and see your beautifull face again but i did get you your pink roses and balloon just as always just wish you were here to give them in person sadly this is your card this year and years to come I LOVE YOU BRI WITH ALL MY HEART LOVE YOUR DAD...
Kayla Alexander
August 1, 2007
Hey Bri!
I wanted to let you know that we are going to be celebrating your birthday tomorrow night at the cemetery. I know how much you liked doing that for Heather and I knew you would want the same. So I'll see you tomorrow night at 6:30 my love! xoxo
kerianne martin
July 30, 2007
Brianna and I worked together at streets of new york. She was a close friend from the moment she first walked in the door. For a while we were together all the time, going shopping or going to dinner or just having a couple drinks. She was so caring and thoughtfull. When I had lost my job she was there because she knew I was struggling to get another job so she would bring Brylan and Cayden to my house every morning before she went to work and i would watch them all day for my job. They were so fun. I see brianna in them so much from the things they said to the facial expressions they make that were so bri. It is so hard because i look around my house and there is so much of her still here. Her shoes, some of her clothes, Brylan and Caydens movies and toys, even her razor is still in my shower. About two weeks before this all happened she called me to tell me all the things that were going on since I had talked to her last and had asked me to put her food handlers card in my wallet and that we were going to meet up for lunch or something the next day so i could give it to her and we could just hang out. A few days after I found out I was looking through my wallet and found it again and couldn't help but cry. The funeral was so hard and I couldn't bear to watch them put her in the ground. It's such a final goodbye that crushed me so much. I miss her so much. I will never let a day go by without thinking about her. She will make such a gorgeous angel. My sincere sympathies to the family. rest in peace Brianna
Judy Hoffner
July 29, 2007
Leandra, I am so sorry for your loss. Brianna was always so good at taking care of you. I remember that you had a great relationship. Be sure to tell the boys how wonderful their mother was. I pray that God is comforting you throughout this.
Here we are at Mnt. Ridge's 2002 prom! I love this picture!
Kayla Alexander
July 25, 2007
Bri,
We have been best friends for what seems like a lifetime! I miss you more than any words can describe, I pray every night for your boys and your wonderful family. You were like my sister, we were always together! I wish you were still here, like in elementary school when we used to make up "dance videos" or walk to Aire Libre to play on the swings. At your funeral I talked about the botch job we all did on your hair in, I think, the 5th grade... and the paper wrote about it. haha I miss your smile, your voice, your sarcasm, and your hugs most of all. You were a wonderful friend, you were always there when I needed someone or something, and I always extended the same courtesy to you. I hope I can continue to do that for your sisters. They are all being very strong though this whole thing. I do not know what to write about, we had so many good memories, all I know is that I was so blessed to have you in my life. You changed my life, and you were a major part in it. I will miss you forever and I will think of you every day. I love you so much. God Bless Bri, I will cherish all our memories for a life time to come.
I love you.
K Baumgartner
July 22, 2007
To the Wood Family:
I never knew Brianna, but this tragedy has hit home for me. I lost someone I loved dearly 2 years ago in Scottsdale. The best thing someone told me to help me fell a wee bit better was 'God gave you an angel, but He needed them more.'
My family is praying for the boys and everyone in your family.
God is with you to hold your hand through this. Bri will get the justice she deserves.
The Baumgartner's
Marrero Family
July 22, 2007
Dear Wood family:
The one that you have loved and lost will always be with you, in memory and in prayer, for the love between you is a spiritual bond that death cannot take away.
Our hearts and prayers are with you.
Nichole Pingon (Garcia)
July 21, 2007
The Wood Family,
I was friends with Bri for a long time. She was such a wonderful and beautiful person. I miss her so much and I am so sorry for your loss. If I can do anything please let me know. I wish that this was all just a bad dream and I could wake up and talk to my beautiful friend again. RIP Bri, you will be missed but never forgotten.
Joe Marrero
July 21, 2007
Dear Wood Family,
Our hearts go out to you at this dreadful time and in the days ahead. No daughter, no father, no sister on earth deserve the pain and sorrow you are enduring. I am deeply sorry for what has happened and wish that circumstances would allow me to be there if only to express condolences in person. May God bless the Wood family and Brianna's precious children.
Joe Marrero
July 21, 2007
Our hearts go out to the Wood family at this dreadful time and in the days ahead. No daughter, no father, no sister on earth deserve the pain and sorrow you are enduring. I am deeply sorry for what has happened and wish that circumstances would allow me to be there if only to express condolences in person. May God bless the Wood family and Brianna's lovely children.
Natalie Aguilar
July 20, 2007
Bri and Family,
I did not know you or your family but this story really touched my heart. I read about all your wonderful times you had with your boys and family, you were such a great person. My thoughts are with your family and your gorgeous little boys. You have a lot of friends and family, they will be well taken care of. God Bless you and your family.
Vee Wood
July 19, 2007
I love you with all my heart, you were a wonderful mother, sister and daughter. God Bless you and go with the angels, your Mommy and sissy. Miss you, baby.
Mamy
Tom Kumagai
July 18, 2007
I was blessed to meet and know Bri. For all eternity, she will be loved and remembered. Brianna is awesome, a caring friend and a loving mother. I pray for her family and I pray for justice.
Kristen Holtz
July 17, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. I came to the car wash on Sunday and it was amazing how many people came to give support and donate money to her family. Brianna was well loved by all!
Kevin Lum
July 17, 2007
Mr. Wood and Bri's family, Bri will be sorely missed. I too had a difficult time at the service, but I had to be there to thank her for being part of my life. I was a frequent customer at Streets of NY in Scottsdale where she worked. She always greeted me with a smile and talked about her two boys. She had a way with people that I will always cherish. She would give me a difficult time whenever I did not ask her permission before going to the restaurant's restroom. Bri, it was great knowing you and may you rest in peace!
Laicee Cline(Desmarais)
July 17, 2007
Gosh Bri,
I never thought that I would have to do something like this for you. I thought maybe when we were in our 80's but never 20's. I want you know that I love you and miss you very much. I know the boys will be ok and taken care of. They will know who you were. Yesterday was real hard for me and mom to go mom left the line yesterday because she could not see them put you down. It was hard for me thats why I left I did not want to say good bye. You will always be in my heart. Your card with you and the boys is in my car. If there is anything else I can do for the family just let me know. I will never forget you. "Our Angel that was called to come home Brianna Nicole Wood".
Alex Quintero
July 17, 2007
Brianna & I started working at the same place just 2 weeks before her life was senslessly taken. I barely knew her & she already offered to pick me up each morning since my house was on the way to work. After talking to her each morning I quickly realized what a beautiful & kind spirit she was & what kind of problems she was going through also. Being a man of God I tried to give her the best advice possible, when I heard the news that I lost my new friend I was in total disbelief & still am, & regret missing her services since I live 1/2 a mile away from where they took place. I dedicate everyday at work to Bri & keep her picture in front of me to remind me of what an angel she truly was. My thoughts & prayers go out to everyone who cared & loved her.
I guess God & Heaven needed her more.
Katie
July 16, 2007
I am sooo sorry for your loss.. I was a friend of Brianna's in high school. She will never be forgoten and will be greatly missed. I wish I could have made it to the service ut found out the information at the last minute. RIP little ladie!We love you!
Katie
July 16, 2007
I am sooo sorry for your loss.. I was a friend of Brianna's in high school. She will never be forgoten and will be greatly missed. I wish I could have made it to the service but found out the information at the last minute. RIP little ladie!We love you!
Angie Bigler
July 16, 2007
The Wood Family~
Our deepest sympathy goes out to all the Wood family, Cayden & Brylan, their fathers and all family and friends. We never met any family other than Leandra and April, but I watched Bri's boys when we lived in the same apartment complex in North Phoenix. She was a wonderful, hard working mother that showed imense love for her boys. She will be missed so very much from our family to yours. We know that she is at peace now and watching the boys with her mother in smiles.
Love and Prayers~
David, Angie and Calysta
KATIE
July 16, 2007
IAM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS RANDY..I WAS FRIENDS WITH BRIANNA WHEN SHE WAS JUST A FRESHMEN IN HS AND I LOVED HER, I WASNT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY TO THE SERVICES BUT KNOW THAT SHE IS IN MY HEART AND PRAYERS FOREVER, I LOVE YOU BRIANNA WOOD!! RIP
Kim Sampson-Carparelli
July 16, 2007
My deepest sympathy to Brianna's family. I went to school with her from kindergarten through high school and she was my best friend through our childhood. Brianna left an impression on every person she met, she was just a kind and loving person, friends with everyone.
Brianna - I can't believe you are gone. You were such a beautiful person, always so thoughtful and sweet to everyone. Though we haven't been close for some time, I will miss you so much. I pray for your beautiful boys, I know they will forever remember they had an angel for a mother, even if for just a short time. You will be a beautiful angel, I know you will watch over them from heaven. God Bless You and your family.
Katy Purcell
July 16, 2007
My deepest sympathies and love to you all. I pray that God grants you some measure of peace in your time of sorrow and loss. Know that Brianna is with Him now and will alway remain in your hearts. No one can ever take away the memories of that precious young lady.
joann stein
July 16, 2007
my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family randy,and i especially pray for those 2 beautiful children.
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