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Candra Bryson Obituary
March 26, 1949 - November 16, 2022
Candra Suzanne Bryson, left this life and moved on, to the next one, on November 16, 2022. Candra was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Glenn and Barbara Gordon Bryson. She is survived by her siblings, Kent, Forrest, Stewart, and Julia, more family, many friends, and eight cats. No words to encompass the woman people knew. Just know, she lived her life as an adventure, and she was generous with her love. There are no analogies or metaphors to describe her friendship; but, she kept an open heart, especially for those who are often unseen or unregarded. Words can capture her essence and endless spirit. Read this poem and you will know her for a moment.
Do not stand by my grave, and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep-
I am the thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints in snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle, autumn rain.
As you awake with morning's hush,
I am the swift, up-flinging rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight,
I am the day transcending night.
Do not stand
By my grave, and cry-
I am not there,
I did not die.
There will be no service, celebration, or spectacle. To honor Candra, adopt a cat, learn French, read literature, grow an heirloom rose, eat cookies for breakfast, travel to see the world you have heard about, be bold and unabashed in life.
Memories and Condolences
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Sponsored by Lotz Funeral Home - Roanoke.
6 Entries
Claire
April 3, 2023
Sorry, I didn't know how this website worked and my sentiments look like less than I meant them to be. Candra was beyond special and must be residing among angels sharing that special glint she had in her eyes now.
Claire
April 3, 2023
Candra was the spirit of fun to me when I was an awkward teenager and she was developing her thesis in a board game she'd called 'Taboo'. I don't know where that ever landed. From this period of time on one of my birthdays she brought me a gift, a paperback book I still have from the family's bookstore 'The last unicorn'...oh well the picture of its cover won't down load.
Claire Svitek
April 3, 2023
Candra gave me such credence in my awkward teenage years when she was developing her thesis project of a game called Taboo. She brought me the paperback book from the bookstore one year "The last unicorn" for my birthday one year which I still have. My brother and she broke up but she had remained in my heart and still does.
Donna Hoffman
February 9, 2023
Candra always made our book club meetings at the Roanoke County Library interesting as she challenged our opinions and opened our minds to different views.
Tom Knechtel
December 16, 2022
I like to remember Candra holding forth, laughing, her eyes sparkling, surrounded by wreaths of cigarette smoke and cats about her feet. She was an original.
Gary Fifer & Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer, Beth Israel Synagogue
November 27, 2022
May her memory be a blessing.
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