Letters from the Family

Dear Bryan,

You were everything a Dad could hope for and more.

You had a good heart, always polite, always considerate of others, always up for a challenge. You were courageous, tenacious, and you never gave up. You have touched the lives of everyone who
knew you and many others whom you never met. You have been
loyal to your many friends and they have responded in return.

I shall always treasure the moments we had together,
the times we played catch, the times we saw the Raptors, Leafs,
and Jays play, and the times we went camping.

Your mom and I are so proud of you.
We will always love you and we will never forget you.
We know you are now resting in peace, having fun.
Your sense of humor still intact; we can hear you chuckling.

Love, Mom and Dad

Please God, take good care of him

Bryan was our older brother but always acted like a big kid just like

us whenever we were all together. Even though the four of us all

have very different personalities, the one thing that’s common between

us all is Bryan’s sense of humour, and that was always enough to bring

us all together. No matter how long it had been without seeing each

other because we were all off busy doing our own thing – the moment

Bryan cracked a joke when we were together or teased Nicole about

something it was like no time had passed at all.

The most vivid memories we have of Bryan are during our family

vacations. In the Wong family, it wasn’t a family vacation unless

someone got lost in Disney World. Bryan was infamous for this, but

always managed to find his way back. There was this one time when

all four of us got separated from Mom and Dad. But Bryan had a very

nonchalant attitude to him and never got nervous or scared whenever

this happened – we guess because he expected it to happen. He just

went about his own way, and it was this laid-back yet confident

attitude that was able to comfort us and keep the 3 of us from freaking

out even though we had no idea where we were or what we were doing.

His attitude was “there’s nothing we can do about it so might as well

enjoy the moment”

We’re going to miss Bryan immensely but he wouldn’t have wanted us

to remain sad because even though he’s not physically present, his spirit

will always be with us. We have with us relationships of memory of

special moments with Bryan that makes hoping for the future possible.

Bryan knew he was loved by his siblings and we know that he loved us

so that in itself brings comfort to us.

~ Michelle, Jason and Nicole

Bryan was my oldest brother and always acted the part. Whether he was

teasing me, showing me around Toronto, or holding me upside down by my

ankles. I always loved the times I got to share with him. He taught me my

first guitar chords and what a wet willy is - the hard way - and had a

certain charisma that always made me happy to see him. No matter how

old we are, Bryan always had some childish phrase that could lighten any

mood, and which I will never forget.

~ Nicole