BRADLEY WILSON

Condolences & Memories (18 entries)

• My deepest sympathies Darlene and family. Brad was your soul mate and I cannot imagine having lost him so soon. My thoughts and prayers are for you and your family. - Posted by: VivianShankarukvvivian shankaruk (frfriend) on: Jun 16, 2014

• Lottie, Sharon and family, Our deepest sympathy for your loss! - Posted by: Agnes Klippenstein & family (Cousin) on: May 27, 2014

• Lottie, our sympathies go out to you on the loss of your son. Our thoughts & prayers are with you. Walter & Norma Rempel - Posted by: Walter & Norma Rempel () on: May 25, 2014

• Lottie and Family. Our thoughts & prayers are with you at this very sad time - Posted by: Neil & Susan Friesen (Friend) on: May 24, 2014

• I have worked with Brad for 8 years at the U of M and I have always enjoyed chatting with him. Only when I went again this week to Fletcher Argue did I realize that he's the first person I look for when I arrive at the 6th floor. I will miss his kindness and honesty so much. Darlene, I'm sorrier for you than I can say. My only comfort right now is to remember that you made him so happy and how much he loved you. - Posted by: Michelle Faubert (co-worker) on: May 24, 2014

• R.I.P good friend, Love you Brother. - Posted by: Brad Friesen (Friend) on: May 24, 2014

• I always looked forward to talking to Brad first thing in the morning when I came to work. He was funny and we could always find something to laugh about even if it was just the weather. I will miss seeing his smiling face in the mornings in Fletcher Argue. - Posted by: Jenifer Mohammed (Colleague) on: May 24, 2014

• For many years, I have looked forward to running into Brad in the hallways and the elevators in Fletcher Argue. He always knew how to cheer me up with his kindness, calm demeanor, and sly sense of humor. What a loss. - Posted by: Rebecca Wardell (Colleague) on: May 23, 2014

• Darlene and family, our hearts go out to you in your time of sorrow. Wish we could be there to console and be there for you. Will always be in our hearts. Love you. - Posted by: Lori and Rob (Friends) on: May 23, 2014

• Gringo, you will be greatly missed. And Darlene my heart breaks for you. I am so sorry and so saddened. - Posted by: Pancho Puelles (friend and co-worker) on: May 23, 2014

• He’s gone now. He is gone forever. “Forever” is a frightening word, implying an ultimate commitment without compromise. He has committed himself to a different existence. A “forever” existence which religion teaches us contains the rewards in the afterlife for the accrued earnings that we had gathered in life. Considering I’ve always observed Brad to be helpful to everyone, always ready to jump without qualm or question into the next task that is near at hand... Considering he worked hard to create a happy and nurturing environment for his friends and family… Considering how he gathered so many friends to loyally accompany him to his last breath… Considering all of this, I have no doubt he now lavishes in the greatest of riches in his afterlife. And yet I have no doubt also that all his “forever” riches include each and every one of us, every one that he has touched in his life, every soul that will in their own time join with his forever. In this sense “forever” loses some of its terror for me. For the non-religious, who must wave away anything unexplained with the words “prove it”, for them too “forever” loses some of its fright when you consider what forever means. Although we experience time linearly, we have proof that it is not. Our understanding is that time has been changing ever since the big bang and it is not a universal constant but instead a slave to the space it pertains to. The Space-Time unit is the only constant that really exists, and in that light Brad’s “forever” has merely moved to a new space now. Even all the molecules in his body, which have themselves been made with atoms that once existed in our ancestors, in the dinosaurs, in the ancient primordial oceans, indeed among the early stars themselves. These atoms that have existed since the beginning of the universe will continue long beyond anything we can possibly conceive of as an end-point. Even in this sense, “forever” does not commit him to oblivion. His life had purpose and it had meaning. He will BE forever, and forever the future will feel his impact, whether it be from a new life that will spring from every atom in his body or from the thoughts and memories that will live out their existence hitched to the carriage of our own souls. Indeed looking at all his efforts to embrace the futuristic technologies, and even to manufacture his home environment with automation we must accept that he was a man who embraced a life enriched with these “proofs”. We continue with our own lives, in our own times, forever impacted by having known him, our paths forever enriched by his touch. His passing to another plane of existence, or to another space, are simply his completing one task and moving to the next task. We feel the weight of deep sorrow for having lost him in our own lives but when we understand what truly is “forever” then we must accept that under any logical conclusion, he did not simply disappear forever. Forever he will live in us, and because of the offsprings of all his actions, he will forever exist as a part of us. He remains with us forever. Forever helping. Forever nurturing. Forever - Posted by: Family Guia (Friend) on: May 23, 2014

• Lottie, Sharon and family, our deepest sympathy at the loss of your son and brother. We can't find words to soothe the pain of this loss. You are in our thoughts and we pray for strength for the days ahead. Annette and Alex - Posted by: Annette And Alex Fast (friends of the family ) on: May 22, 2014

• My thoughts and prayers are with everyone. - Posted by: Phyllis Vanoverbeke (Friend of Charlotte ) on: May 22, 2014

• Remembering Brad as a childhood friend, times shared with our bikes and our pets. Today is a sad day to hear of his passing. With deepest sympathy. - Posted by: Elwin and Debra Giesbrecht (friends) on: May 22, 2014

• It is a great shock to me. Graduate student life, in a small cubicle, is full of pain especially during winter. It was Brad who knocked on my door almost everyday to remind me that I need to finish the degree. He always tried to cheer me up with his jokes. He was very sincere to his job. Brad, you will be missed dearly. - Posted by: Syeed Khan (Co-worker) on: May 22, 2014

• We are so sorry to hear of Brad's passing. Our deepest sympathies to Lottie, and her family. - Posted by: randy and cathy koop (friends of Lottie and Larry) on: May 22, 2014

• Darlene and family, Our very deepest condolences for your loss. Linda and Kim - Posted by: kim and linda (friends) on: May 22, 2014

• You will be forever loved and forever missed. I love you. - Posted by: Sharon Leonard (Sister) on: May 22, 2014