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Brian Nicholson
Brian Nicholson, 59, passed away February 23, 2022, after battling cancer for a year. He is survived by his mother, Colleen Nicholson, and his three siblings and their families: Bruce (Brunswick, Maine), Sean (Ithaca, New York), and Shelly (Elmhurst, Illinois). His Father, Stan Nicholson died September 2021. Brian also leaves behind three children: Aubry (Joseph) , Aaron (Caroline), Nick (Nixon) and three grandchildren: Oliver (9) Yvie (5) and Hardwood (two months), all of Missoula.
Brian was born at Fort Meade, Maryland in 1963 and lived overseas for eight of his first 11 years in Lagos, Nigeria, Bogota, Columbia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His Family returned to the States and he graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland in 1981. In 1985 he graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon with with a BA in Economics. Later that year he married Anne Mattocks in Rockville, Maryland and they both served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Tunisia where they learned Arabic and taught bee keeping to rural farmers.
After the Peace Corps, Brian and Anne Returned to Rockville, Maryland where he started a house painting business.
During his free time, he loved relaxing at the beach and hiking in the Mountains. He Traveled west to Placid Lake every summer and shared his love for the outdoors with his family and friends. A Celebration of life will take place this summer.
His family would like to thank Partners in Home Care Hospice for their care and help during Brian's last months.
Memories and Condolences
for Brian Nicholson
Ken Lee
February 24, 2025
Hey old friend, just wanted you to know that your memory lives on in the eyes of your children, grandchildren, and friends.
Melissa
February 24, 2025
He was such a great guy!
Ken Lee
February 24, 2023
Hey Brian, thinking about you old friend.
Melissa FitzGerald
February 24, 2023
He was such a great guy!
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Ken Lee
November 28, 2022
Backpacking with Brian in the Shenandoahs during our younger years.
Miss you old friend...
Laurie Singer
May 3, 2022
Knowing that the van will never pull up in my driveway around 10 a.m. to begin a days work...
Knowing that I won't hear NPR coming from Brian's cell phone while he paints ...
Worst of all, knowing that I'll miss seeing him.
He made a difference.
Rest in Peace, Brian. You were a warrior.
Melissa FitzGerald
March 6, 2022
He was such a great guy! We'll all miss him, with love, all the FitzGeralds
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