I first met Bryan in the fall of 2005.  We were just beginning the start of the University of Phoenix MBA program.  Along with Chris Allison and myself, the three of us formed Learning Team A (LTA or just the A-Team).  Yes, that is right, the A-Team with two chinese guys and a white guy.  We pretty much stuck with that learning team for the entire program.  When we would join up with other people for different classes, people always wanted to be on our team.  Yes, we were that cool.  

I remember Bryan has being someone that was a bit quiet and introspective.  He had great points to make when working on a team paper, and was very technically proficient with Excel.  I remember he hated working for Benjamin Moore paints and the stories he could tell about working in that industry were hilarious.  

Sadly, after graduation I lost contact with him.   When I heard of his passing, I was shocked and sad.  LTA will never be the same without him.  Peace out from the A-Team.

I'm so sorry for Bryan's family. He and I sorta dated years ago and we remained friends but life took us in different directions and I haven't talked to him in a while. I no longer live in Az. 

He was present for the birth of my daughter when we were friends. He was one of the first people to hold her once they allowed visitors in my room. He was an amazing friend.

I used to help take care of Scully and go to work with him to hang out and help with inventory because his co-workers were inept and I was really good at it.

We met at Magic tournaments. It was kind of a little community. Those guys were all great and they all loved Bryan. We had a lot of great laughs together. We were all a bit nerdy but lots of fun.

I cared deeply for Bryan.  He meant a lot to me. I loved his sense of humor.  He was a smart ass but he was also so gentle and sweet.  We became friends fairly quickly.  Mostly because I could keep up with his level of sarcasm.

I remember getting sick on a weekend, barely able to stop puking and Bryan was taking care of my newborn. He was happy to do it but livid that I was forced to do it, with my ex knowing how sick I was. I've seen him upset and annoyed. I never saw Bryan that angry before.

He enjoyed spending time with us but it takes someone of a totally different caliber to not only take care of another man's infant because the mother is way too sick and stick up for the mother to the ex. He was fantastic with my daughter.  He cried when he held her the first time.

He was brilliant, funny, patient, kind, gentle, humble, considerate, selfless, and generous. Bryan's family has my sincerest condolences and prayers.

-Laura Ashley

I taught Bryan how to play chess when he was a little kid.  I liked playing with him, until he started beating me.  Haha!  I stopped playing with him, but he begged me to keep playing with him, saying he would play without his queen.  So I enjoyed playing chess with him again.  UNTIL... yep...he started beating me again, even without his queen! *sigh* Good times, good times.

Bryan and I were very close friends as high school freshmen and he literally lived 2 blocks from me and would play video games together quite often after school. He invited me to a couple Bible study groups back then. My sincere condolences and prayers go out to his family. Revelation 21:4

-Cesar Morales

Best wishes to all of Bryan’s family. Bryan and I were very close friends at Catalina High School and at U of A. We were in many classes together, had the same group of friends, and of course, spend a lot of time playing pool and video games at Sam’s. He taught me how to play chess when we were in high school, after beating me in five moves the first time we played, and I still think of him every time I play. After Bryan left the U of A (back in late 90’s), we kept in touch periodically for a number of years but slowly we drafted apart. Last time we met in person was in 2007, hard to believe it was so long ago. I really do wish I were better at keeping in touch and know more about his life in the past ten years.

-Chen Liang

Due to a gap in age and/or location, I never got to know most of my cousins beyond family dinners. But I am lucky I got the chance to know Bryan a bit when he went back to U of A for his civil engineering degree. I lived close by -- also attending U of A at the time, and he would park at my house before walking to school. Sometimes he came inside for a chat, and we ended up having some deep conversations which I thoroughly enjoyed. Being an only child, he felt like a big brother I never had -- telling me funny stories about our family and letting me in on times I had missed since I was too young. He carried this sense of humor that I admired, and always had a way of making me laugh.

I love and miss you, Bryan, and hope you're reunited with your dear cat.