Brian Price, loving husband, father, and adoring grandad was 76, born on May 20, 1939 in London England and passed away suddenly on July 4, 2015 at his home in Madison, CT. The pain of his passing is immense, but we will honor him and his memory in all the days of our lives.
His Obituary was published by Shoreline Newspapers (Guilford Courier) on July 21, 2015
He was the loving husband of Sylvia A.V. Price; the father of Adrian Price of Guilford and Richard Price of Madison; and the adoring grandad to Spencer, Alexandra, Austin, and Simon,
Adrian wrote, “My dad was everything to me. Just to see him round the corner brought a smile that I couldn’t hide. He would ask me how the kids were and greet them with the biggest/strongest hugs and lots of kisses. He truly loved to be with us and to hear all the stories of the day. He was the most caring, genuine, sweet, kind, and loving man I will ever know. I’m so glad my kids had the best grandad ever. Spencer and Alex will forever have wonderful memories of my dad helping them with the simplest of things to learning how to drive.
“He has taught me so much about love and patience and how to be in the moment and enjoy the company of others around me, but most importantly forgiveness. He has guided me with steady hand and grace throughout my life and the lives of my children. He taught me that family is the only thing that matters, not only through words, but his actions. As long as I’ve known him, he has been loved by all who have met or known him.
“I’m not sure how I will carry on without my dad, but I do know that I have a mother and children who need me to be strong and carry on his memory and deeds. I’m not sure I could ever live up to his legacy, but from this day forward, I am going to do everything I can to honor him in that way. I will never let your memory fade Dad. I love you so much and I’m in so much pain, but I’m so lucky to have had you in my life and need to carry your torch forward.”
Brian was a highly skilled toolmaker who worked primarily in research and development for many years on numerous very well-known products for major corporations. His ongoing relationship with Charlie Andrade at Precision Machine Products in Westbrook over his entire career was his joy in work. He loved being there as much as they loved having him. It kept his mind young in this stimulating environment with many wonderful stories to share. The pain of his passing is immense, but we will honor him and his memory in all the days of our lives.
A beautiful private memorial was held by his family and many close friends. Brian will be returned to England, and the mountains of Wales, his true and forever home.
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Leave a tributeAlso, when Adrian came to stay too, there were breakfast fry-ups at the Windmill Cafe which they both loved.
It was always a pleasure to have Brian to stay and John and I will miss our telephone chats. Brian will always be remembered with love.
All visits to them were special, watching TV their cat would jump up on my lap and Brian and Sylvia always made sure I was OK with their beautiful dog, as I'm not a great dog person and his bark made me nervous (he was a softie really, but I was a scaredy-cat).
We would talk about England and the pros and cons of both countries. It was great meeting up with them in Surrey years later, Spencer was just a toddler. It was always on my to-do list to visit them and only a month ago I had mentioned visiting them to my mother, who went to school with Sylvia. That visit when it comes around will have a huge gap in it, with Brian gone. I was stunned to hear of his passing and hoped it was untrue, like when you don't want to hear something you don't like.
Rest in peace my adopted USA Dad, love you and so sorry I never got to see you recently. I treasure the memories I have
Ingrid xxx
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Bore Da
His smile lit up a room, his warmth of spirit, and genuine interest in you could never be mistaken or taken for granted.
Love you dad!
remembering Brian
Brian always with his smile and a particular way of answer when his name was called.He answer very loud " Whaaaat" and of course the laught right after.
A morning at work
This short clip was taken one morning after me (Hiram ) and Brian were having a short conversation about the new Cell phones video quality .Brian always was all ears for new tec toys. So I told him lets prove it, you will the
actor . We have a good laught right after viewing the little video clip.