God speed

[DanO966]

My thoughts and preyers go out

[lil_thorny]

i talked to him just before he went out,
we were going to have shrimp Sat. night.
it was nice meeting him. we were pitted across from one another in adjacent garages. he was just like
he is on the board. i cried that night.
i will miss you mighty.....
Benji. # 30.

[mmills416]

I knew Brian very well.  I raced him all year.  He loved the sport and he loved to race me.  We had a great race in the GT lights on friday.  He never gave up and would never quit.  Unfortunatly he lowsided in the horseshoe on the 5th lap.  I know how badly he wanted to win at Daytona.  I still can't believe what happened it is a real and personal loss to me.  
Steve and I had a very hard time going out to race without him.  I know he was there with us.
He made me a better racer and he touched all of our lives.  
My thoughts are with him and his family

RIP 944
miss ya mightyduc,
Mills

[adiaz]

Extremely sorry to hear about the loss of Bryan.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Amy, Christian, Jesus Diaz

[r6_philly]

Rest in peace Brian. Didn't get to meet you yet, and didn't know that had happened on Sat,  until I came home and read this, I will always remember you, even though we never met in person. Can't believe it still

[MightyDuc Racing]

I would like to start by thanking everyone for the enormous amount of support we have received. It is very comforting to read all of your emails. I must say that these past few days have been the hardest of my life. I wake up every morning in tears. The days all seem to be a blur. And the nights are just plain scary. I am left with wonderful memories of a man that had so much drive and passion for the things in his life. He touched the lives of more people in just 28 years than most people do in a lifetime.
Bryan was amazing! He knew everyone! What can I say, the man talked 24/7. It used to drive me crazy! We used to joke and say that if Bryan ever had to be quiet for more than a few minutes, he would explode. He had the gift of gab. He was a wonderful salesman. I often times had to tell him to stop trying to sell me his ideas. He was a "networker." It was funny that no matter where we went, we always bumped into someone he knew. We could be right down the street from our house or hours away from home. That was just Bryan. He wanted to know everyone!
I first met Bryan when we were in high school, about 11 years ago. I instantly knew that he was a great person. It wasn't until a couple of years later that I met up with him again. We began dating the next day. He was 19 and I was 18. Six months later we were engaged. We had a very long engagement but we were considered already married. We finally got married a couple of years ago. We were together for over 9 years. He was my world. We did everything together. It was funny how we were complete opposites. You could not of had two other people be as different as we were and have as great of a relationship and share as much love as we did for each other.
He taught me many things in life. I was blown away with his ability to learn new things in a matter of seconds. He always found a place for himself. He has certainly taught me about passion. Since he started racing this year , I became more and more amazed with him. I used to joke with him about how excited and passionate I thought he was (especially about racing). I told him that some day I would also find a passion like he had, and that I would also learn to take more risks. I have been learning how to paint and I enjoy art. He asked me about that being my passion. I laughed and said that comparing art to roadracing seemed a bit funny. I told him that roadracing was full of risks. Painting was not quite compareable. The only risk was maybe poking myself with a paint brush. I am sure that one day I will find my passion. I have had the best role model!
I love that he was able to bring meaning and enuthsiasm to the sport of roadracing. I have had huge amounts of support from everyone, many of whom I have never met. I have always known that Bryan was special, but I never realized that he had touched so many lives. He was an inspiration to us all.
I will continue to maintain his website www.mightyducracing.com and I will keep his screen name. Please feel free to contact me if you need someone to talk to, or if you just want to share something about Bryan. I would love it if you introduced yourselves! I have enjoyed reading all of your posts. Thank You for taking the time to post your thoughts. They have been more helpful than you will ever know.

A public viewing will be held Thursday, October 23rd, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. There will be a Celebration of Life ceremony on Friday, October 24th, at 2:00 pm. Both will take place at :
Harvey-Engelhardt Metz Funeral Home
1600 Colonial Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33907
(239)936-2177
In lieu of flowers, a fund has been set up under Bryan's name at any SunTrust Bank.

I have so much more to say about Bryan. But mostly I will miss him! I am very happy that he got to live his lifelong dream of racing at Daytona. There are not a lot of people that can say they have lived their dream! He was a happy man. This is what he wanted to do. Remember to live your dreams!


I LOVE YOU BRYAN!

Forever your wife,
Heather


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[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Wow.
Rock on, Heather.  May God be with you through this.

[SliderPhoto]

Bryan was a shining star! His online presence was felt by many and he will be missed!

Stay strong Heather but also give yourself some time to heal. You and Bryan are in my prayers.

[EX#996]

There are not a lot of people that can say they have lived their dream!

Wow.....

That very statement is in the card I sent to you and it is oh so true.

Take care, our thoughts are with you.  

Heather, if you want to talk, one racing wife to another, feel free to e-mail me at buxton@frontiernet.net and I will provide our telephone number to you.

Take care,

Dawn Buxton

[Photo_Chick]

Heather,

You are an amazing woman.  Stay strong and keep the memories close.

[Super Dave]

In lieu of flowers, a fund has been set up under Bryan's name at any SunTrust Bank.

I LOVE YOU BRYAN!

Forever your wife,
Heather

Wow, Heather, so nice to hear from you on the board.  I'm sure you know it, but BRYAN LOVES YOU, TOO.  I can feel that all the way out here in Wisconsin.  Hope that always keeps some blue skies in your life.

I don't think there are any SunTrust Banks in our neck of the woods.  Does anyone in Florida have any telephone numbers or an address...

[Dawn]

www.suntrust.com