Hey Brandon,

  Not a day has passed where I haven't thought about how much I miss you. Whether it's playing a video game, solving a math problem, or anything between, I always think how it would be different if you were around. I was just studying for a math summative, and I looked at my skype to see if anyone could help me solve a problem. There sat your name on my Favourites list, prompting me to look through all of our chats with each other. I wish you were still around to share your much valued thoughts with me. I really miss a genuine, smart, funny, and athletic friend like you, for me to admire and learn from.
  I hope you're doing well wherever you are now, and hope that I can see you again one day.
  Love you and miss you <3
  Alex

Dear Brandon, I held you in my arms for a moment in 2001. You were not impressed and spit up all over me! Your mom's smile looks a little different now, but it's still very beautiful. Shine bright and twinkle often, look after those who miss you so very much.

Brandon,

I've been thinking of you! Even though it's been a long 7 months the great memories that I've shared with you are fresh in my mind. I smile every time I remember how you used to save a seat for me in the start of every religion class, defending my spot from our other classmates. I start school in the US just 2 weeks from now, and though I'll physically be away from Hong Kong, you'll be with wherever I go.

Lots of Love

Nick

Hey Brandon, sorry for the late note but Happy Birthday! Sucks I can't celebrate your date with you but I know you're still happy. Stay strong fam!

Dear son,

Happy 15th birthday! Your brothers, Mommy and I flew into San Francisco on Friday night so that we could spend your birthday on Saturday at your cousins' house, as we normally do. We started Saturday by visiting you and then having a BBQ with all your cousins and aunts and uncles.

I miss you so much and think of you everyday. Although I get sad from time to time, I try to focus on all the happy memories we had. You have touched many people's lives in your 14 1/2 years on Earth. We are blessed to have had you in our lives.

Continue to look out for all your friends and family from where you are.

Love,
Dad

Dear Brandon,
Happy Birthday my baby.  Hope you liked the flowers we left yesterday.  We moved out of HK in time to make it to Palo Alto for your annual bday bbq.  We all voted and decided we would keep the tradition so we can celebrate your life. Miss you so much. But like Ms. Ho says, believing is seeing and I believe.  Keep tab of all your adventures so you can share them with me one day.  Be good like you've always been wherever your soul leads you. 

Love forever, mommy

Happy Birthday Brandon!

I still remember that night where we had some steak and you brought some grape flavoured-soda that we substituted for wine! :) It’s been quite a while, but I still miss you dearly Brandon. I hope that wherever you may be, you are at peace. Love you

Happy birthday Brandon!

Thank goodness for skype notifications! I miss you so much, every day. You still pop up in my head at random times, and you're still there at the end of the day in my memory. It's days like these when I'm caught in a confusion of emotion. I still have dreams that I get to see you, and the only nightmare I have is waking up, and realising it's not real. Like so many others, I miss you. Just writing this has put a frog in my throat. Your story has not ended, and the love you shared continues to write pages in our books. We love you, and we miss you.

Wils

Happy birthday Brandon! You're no longer the freshie on the team! :) I miss you and I don't know what I'll do without you when volleyball season starts. Hope you're doing amazing wherever you are and have a great day!

Hey, Brandon. Is it weird to say that even though I didn't even know you that well that I still think of you every day. That I think of what you favourite games must have been and the kind of ice cream you liked to eat or if you were here what would you be doing. Would you have liked me? Like, my own little imaginary friend. But I know that I will never know the real you. It makes me so upset that I couldn't have gotten to know you who knows maybe you could have been my best friend and I was. I have started to try making new friends. School friends are more difficult but I'm getting better. I hope. I want to say that I miss you but I don't think that would be the right thing to say because I only know you from my imagination or from brief moments of interaction (that I can't remember are real or not) So maybe I'll just say that I miss. I miss my real possible best friend. Most likely I sound crazy so I'll wrap this up. Bye. (PS appreciate the Ed Sheeran song)

Time is passing by quickly, and everyone seems so busy with their lives but you are not forgotten, Brandon. You are brought to mind often. I am remembering you today on your 15th birthday and praying for your sweet family, who I am certain are missing you SO much. I am praying that God's presence and help would literally be tangible to them and bring them tremendous comfort, especially today. Brandon, God's peace can transcend our understanding of crazy situations that just make no sense, and so I pray, 'Lord, would you give this kind of peace to the Lin family today? Amen.' 

From your MS religion teacher, one who believes in the seemingly unbelievable. Remember from class that I always say 'believing is seeing'?  - With love and prayers from Mrs Ho

Hey Brandon,

Happy Birthday! We celebrate your life today - it was a beautify gift to us all. So glad we connected for part of it. 

Missing you, buddy.

Thinking of all of you, Lin family, as you go through this one of many "firsts". My heart aches for you but I know that you will also have many fond memories of this day and will hold onto those dearly. God bless you all.

Hey Brandon,
Happy birthday man. I really wish we could celebrate it together. I'll make sure to eat some of those rice crackers you always had on you. It's been a while and everybody still misses you. I bet you're a special kid even in heaven. Thought and prayers go out to Lin family

Love
Nate

Happy Birthday Brandon,Volleyball seasons coming up soon for me,I hope you're proud of me that I took your advise to keep pursuing it.I want to thank you for everything that's happened these past few months.Because of you I got to meet your amazing Brother whom not only made me a stronger person,but gave me the drive to be better.When I talk to him,It feels like i'm talking to you,you guys are so similar that it feels like you're standing right by him keeping him safe.I hope you're doing well,don't be too mad that your brother's still a boosted animal, eventually he's gonna achieve so much more than our expectation exceeds us.Goodbye Brandon and remember,I'm still looking up.

Hey Brandon,
took me a while before I could bring myself to do this. Although its almost been 6 months, I miss you so much everyday. Im sure you're having a great time up there...anyways, Happy Birthday btw...I miss you :(
Chansol

Brandon,

It's been nearly 6 months, and I still think about you on the daily. I miss you dearly, and the time that I've had without you has been especially difficult, but I know that you're in a better place. I hope you're doing well up there.

Love

Nick

Hi Brandon,

I miss you so much. I love you forever.

Love,
Rebecca Shin

Brandon, thank you for sharing your voice, your smile, your energy, and your love of music. Your friends and I are blessed to have learned from you and made music with you. You will never be forgotten.

Hi Brandon,

I only briefly said hi to you when I visited during winter break, but we should've spent more time together during that day. I remember the few times I slept over at your house, and the times we'd do our service projects at the recycling center together. I remember you letting me sleep in your bed while you slept on the window sill, telling me about how you were an insomniac so it didn't matter where you slept.

I hope you appreciated my friendship a fraction of the amount I appreciated yours.

Love,
Justin

Hey man,

Missing you so much, I can't believe that it's already the end of the school year! Hope you're doing well,

Love

Nick

Hey Brandon,

How are you man? It's almost finals now and we're quite busy, but me and a few others have been contacting Ms. Fine to get a tree planted on the island for you. I'm not sure what tree you like, but we will definitely get the most beautiful tree in the world. :)

We all miss you a lot, take care. <3

Love,

Calvin

It's already June! How are you doing? I hope you are doing great.
I miss you so much. I sleep with your dinosaur every night! Have I told you that I named it Volleyball? Anyways... I just wanted to say that I miss you a lot, and I love you very much! Take care!

Hey Brandon,
Took me a while to bring myself to write this but thank you for having been a great friend for an incredible three years of my life. Whether it be our skype calls where we'd discuss everything from science to religion to literature, or during 8th grade grad where we were able to escape the loudness of the party and just talk and be introverted together for almost the entire night. Your drive and competitiveness during track and field has been missed and I was so happy to be a part of the team with you. Not to mention the constant help and support you gave me as you were such and incredible friend while I was having troubles and I really wouldn't have been able to complete the first semester of humanities without your essay writing help. Late at night when everyone else has gone offline, I reminisce our old conversations in which the subject would grow deeper as the night went on, and thank you for being one of the few people who shares my peculiar sense of humour. You haven't been forgotten at all and I hope that everything is okay.
Miss you,
Abby

Hey Brandon,

I really miss you. I hope you're doing well up there. I finally made that donation :)

Lots of love

Nick

Sorry this post is a little late, couldn't really bring myself to write something.

Can't believe it's been almost 8 months since I last saw you. Just kidding, unless you count that religion class Skype session. And those rare Snapchats that actually had your face in them. I like to think you're helping me get through senior year from up there. Did I tell you I got into college? I'll make sure to register for volleyball classes ;)

I hope that wherever you are, you're content and living a life full of Sprite, and that your allergies are gone so you can eat all of the foods you've wanted to eat (fried chicken!).

You've had such a positive impact on my life, and I'm so glad I met you during that short but amazing 3 day tournament.

Your 누나 is always thinking about you, love you so much

Hey Brandon,
I've been thinking about you everyday.
Remember that song we sang in Amis? Set Me As a Seal Upon Thine Heart? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAgct9yKgxI) I sang that with my choir and even had a solo. Rehearsing it everyday was so difficult for me. Even though it should have been healing to sing a song from an amazing memory with you, I can't help but focus on the part saying that you are still gone. Just thought you might want to know. Miss you so much.
<3 Love you forever, Brandon
"Love is as strong as death"
Max

Hey Brandon!

How are you? I bet you're doing well. I still remember in Chinese class when you, me and Ka Ming sat together, and I would go on my phone and Winnie Wang forced me to sit at the front :)

Miss you lots,

Calvin.

Hi Brandon,

I'm back! It's already May! How are you doing? I miss you so much and miss those video calls... I love you so much!!! I miss you everyday, but I know you are having a great time, and you are always watching/with me. I love you lots and lots and lots!

Becca

Hey Brandon!

I've been thinking about you a lot, I know your doing great up there. I love and miss you so much.

Nick :)

Hey man,

It's been a while and I miss you loads. I hope you're having a good time up there with unlimited vanilla macarons and sprite :). Even though we just met this year, I still remember when we talked and played league and when you beat me as zed.

Love you lots, and don't forget that all of us do.

Hey man,

I missed you on my birthday! I think you brought springrolls last year, or maybe soda. You're with me everyday, and I miss you everyday.

Wils

Hey Brandon,

I think about you every day, and miss you so much. I hope your doing well up there :)

Love you,

Nick

Hey Brandon,

I'm back! How are you doing? I miss you so much. Just staring at your HKIS sweatshirt and the dinosaur makes me feel like you are right here next to me.

Right now, I just want to say I love you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I love you! :)

Hey, I miss you a lot. I love you so much

Hey Brandon, It's me again. My last APAC was a great experience, and I guess a lot of the reason had to do with all of the fun I had with your team on the final day. I'm just writing here to let you know that I just recently had a request to try out for an NCAA volleyball team, so I guess you were right when you told me that our match against each other wouldn't be my last. I have been, and will always be playing this game knowing that I would make you proud doing so. You will be missed.

"Cap"

Hey Brandon,

I've been thinking about you, I hope you're doing well! I miss you loads.

Love

Nick

Hey Brandon! We are going to interim tomorrow and I really wish you were here with us. I miss you a lot. You were, and will always be my favorite freshman! :) I hope you are doing great. Missing your big bright smile so much

Hey Brandon. I don't believe in an afterlife, but if there is one, then I hope you're doing well. You were an amazing person. So bright, talented, and kind. It is truly unfair that you had to leave us so soon. I'm glad I had the privilege of knowing you. Rest in peace. "How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."

So much potential. Such a positive attitude. A free spirit. Brandon, you were one of those athletes that gets coaches excited about the possibilities. Our time together was short and intense, yet it was filled with many positive memories. All APAC as a freshman. You rocked!

Brandon the last time I see you it was 8 years ago! Now im here in taiwan with the Yuan's family, I thought that have chance to see you , but then I heard this sad news. Anyway now I know you doing well ! Your such a nice little boy I know , miss u brandon !
To your Dad, Mum and brother's im sorry to your lost . Promise time does heel..miss you brandon.

Alice, I promise you time does heel. I hope in time you can accept this unfathomable loss and find peace. “Every cloud has a silver lining.” There is always a hopeful and a comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty. You are not alone. Sending you my love and know prayers are surrounding your family.

Brando ! Every night when I watch everyone go offline on gmail or skype, I still wait for you to go online so we can stay up all night like we always do :) I love and miss you so much it is absolutely unreal. Thank you so much for being there for everyone and bringing joy to all of our lives by just laughing! I have you so much to tell you Brandon! But don't worry, I'll save that all for when I see you again :) LOTS OF LOVE

Hope you're chillin' and having a good time up there. We all miss you.

Brandon is in good company, among the angels. I know he will be watching over his Mom and Dad and his brothers. Gone but not forgotten.

Not a day goes by where I don't think of you and all the good times we had. From Chinese classes since fifth grade to PEAK in sixth and everything in between. There've been too many fun times to count but I feel absolutely blessed to have been able to share them with you. Thank you for all the joy you brought into everyone's lives. I'll love and miss you forever.

Miss and love you so much, not a day goes where I'm not thinking about you. Hope you're doing well.

Brandon, what am I going to do without you. I'm going to miss not being able to do the things that we planned to do together rooming next year at APAC and China Cup, or just doing anything volleyball related. I miss being able to just talk to you about anything or just fool around with you. Thanks for being one of the most respectful, kind, silly, athletic, chill, smart, and talented friends I know. I hope you're doing great! I miss you.

Hey Brandon, I didn't get a chance to really get to know you, but it was nice to have played a bit of volleyball with you as an alum. To the Lin family, Brandon is awesome at volleyball, and you'll continually be in my prayers!

Brandon heaven now has another shining star to look down on your family. You will always be in their hearts and minds.