Brian Russell Overland

'Brian and I were the closest of cousins. He was an intellectual genius and his 12 written thick computer programming books proved it. He had an incredible sense of humor and sophisticated satire on almost any subject. We texted and called each other almost every single day for many years together, texting and discussing, dissecting and making fun of original star trek and how fascinating we both found it. He emulated Mr. Spock and we made fun of Shatner. We lived a hundred miles apart but got together every saturday night on our phones to make fun of svengoolie and low budget horror films, lost in space and batman. Together we discussed for hours, family, star trek, philosophy, religion, politics etc. We were a lot like close brothers and we had an eternal friendship. I will miss our visits at his condo at lake samammish and I was the very last person brian spoke to minutes before his tragic accident. I only wish instead of a text, he would have called me because I'm sure I could have cautioned and warned him to stay off the road and call 911, state patrol and a tow truck. If there is an afterlife like we discussed, I hope he knows how much he was loved by me and his entire family and friends. Brian will always be greatly missed by all who knew him and especially by me. I will continue to remember all our times together and all that we shared in our talks and discussions. He was so much fun to talk to. Thanks, Brian for being more than a cousin!

He was a brilliant contributor to Quora. I'm thankful.