On December 19th 2010 our sweet little Brandon went to heaven with God
He was only eleven years old and in the sixth grade
Brandon's favorite sport was to play football in which he started playing at eight years old
He had the biggest beautiful brown eyes with a sparkling smile
Along with football his hobbies were to draw, ride his bike and run the track with his dad
He had the biggest beautiful brown eyes with a sparkling smile
Along with football his hobbies were to draw, ride his bike and run the track with his dad
On behalf of Brandon's parents, they would like to send a heartfelt thank you
to everyone for their prayers & support
We love him so much. I will do everything i can to help! Brandon is my son Levi's best friend. We are going to miss seeing him everyday. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
ReplyDeleteYour not alone, your pain is the communities, we all feel some of the loss, my two sons morn for Brandon, he was thier friend also. We will all do what we can for your family.
ReplyDeleteRIP Brandon
ReplyDeleteMary forgot to say that the services are on Thursday the 23rd...I figured I would help her out by letting everyone know...My prayers are with you all!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so very sorry for your family.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to add the day of the funeral on your post.
I am so sorry for your loss Mary. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. So young to be gone so soon :(
ReplyDeleteAs a friend of his cousin Gloria, I too am very saddened by the loss to the family and the community. Your family will be in my constant prayers. Although NO TIME is the time to lose a loved one, I can only imagine the difficulty as Christmas approaches. I watched his mother sit so poised during a news interview, and can only say I admire her dignity and strength, and her ability to warn other parents of the tragic potential of the games children play.
ReplyDeleteI have asked friends and family around the country to keep you lifted in prayer (as well as make a donation to the family) and to spread the word, so that no mother has to experience the devastation that this young mother has. May God be with you all.
...My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this devastating time. I am so sorry you lost your boy ... Words are just not enough to express the saddness and pain that is felt when losing a child.
ReplyDeleteI am posting this site on my FaceBook and I will Tweet it and Blog it. I hope it will raise help for Brandon's service.
...I share this path of loss with you ..Your pain in my heart,
Sarah Pacatte, Gabriel Mordecai's Mom
Choking Game Victim
http://StillLovingMYGabriel.com
http://GASPinfo.com
Games Adolescents Should'nt Play
< / 3 R.I.P
ReplyDeleteI am very sad for your loss, Brandon didn't know the danger, he's innocent with that game, as many other kids, all around the world, I pray for you with all my heart, from France,
ReplyDeleteFrançoise Cochet, Nicolas's mum,
www.jeudufoulard.com
francoise.cochet@jeudufoulard.com
You never said I'm leaving
ReplyDeleteYou never said goodbye.
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knew why.
A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place,
That no one could ever fill.
It broke my heart to lose you,
But you didn't go alone
For part of me went with you,
The day God took you home.
I am so sorry for your loss.It is so tragic to loss some one so young. My prayers are with the family. May god wrap his warm arms around this child and comfort those that he loved and that loved him so dear.
ReplyDeleteI am so very sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteThe pain you must feel of loosing a child over a very
careless game.God had other plans that are far more important than the one,s he had here.Only god himself can answer any question you might have as to what that plan is. Have faith and be strong as god will guide you along the way back to your son . You will be together again ,this i promice you.
Dawson, J. Cronk : Me And Brandon Were Bestfriends In Wildwood We Hung Out EveryDayy I Love This Kidd , He Was My Bestfriend I Kneww His Number By Heart Andd I Miss Him .... RIP BESTFRIEND!!!!
ReplyDeleteDawson J Cronk: Me And Brandon Were Bestfriends In Wildwood , God Should Be HAppy To HAve This Awesome Kidd ! I Love Him! I Need Him He Was My Bestfriend And I Was His I Knew His Number By Heart . Gunna Miss You !! RIP BRANDON!
ReplyDeleteI just saw this on the news, and my heart aches knowing what your family is and will be going through. Six years ago, on December 10, 2004, our 16 year old son also died from the choking game. He too was a good kid - never would have done drugs - loved God, life and people. But our kids are learning these dangerous games that are not a game but kill. I am so sorry to read of another family going through this. Please be in contact if you want someone to walk through this with you . . . we know. . . we 've been there.
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Brian and Jenny,
ReplyDeleteI am an old childhood friend of Brian's. I heard about this within hours down here in Florida. I can not express the pain and sarrow I fell for you and your family right now Brian. I just do not know what to say, other than I am very sorry for your loss. I am also posting this on my face book. Brian if there is anything I can do please let me know, John knows my #. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. I wish I had the words to make it go away for you, but I do'nt. My heart is just breaking for you my friend, you are not alone with your grief.
Sherri Gascoyne-Lewis
I am so sorry for your loss,I lost my 16 year old daughter to this "game" and the pain is so tremendous still. You are not alone even if it feels as if no one understands. Unfortunately there are alot of us that have lost the ones we love to this "game." Please dont be afraid to reach out to us when you are ready,we are here..
ReplyDeleteBrandon is now in heaven with all the curious children who lost their life because they were unaware of the dangers of the choking game. I feel your pain in my heart because I've been living the same for 18 months now.
ReplyDeleteFabienne Tosi, Florent's mother (Switzerland)
fabienne.tosi@jeudufoulard.com
There simply are no words to express the sadness we feel at your loss. Know that we are praying for God's grace and comfort to see you all through the coming days. Pam & Ricky
ReplyDeleteJenny and Brian I am so sorry for what you have to go through with this. just know that whatever you need that me and my family will be there for you. ANYTIME!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDanielle, Linda, Stephanie, Brittany.
I know there are not enough words to touch the pain you are feeling. Just know I care and I am so very sorry.
ReplyDeleteW.Martin
I am so sorry for your family's loss. As the editor of myFOXdetroit.com we will do our best to help make other parents aware of the grave danger of these kinds of games. As a parent myself, I get a sense of the kind of pain you all must be going through right now. I hope your hearts heal and you find a way to somehow appreciate the gift of at least spending time on this earth with your son.
ReplyDeleteOur deepest sympothy to Brandons family and friends. My children go to school with your boys and they saw the news about Brandon and are very sadden by the news. I wanna thank you for bring this to our attention because my oldest son has stated he has played this game before and he told me about this after watching the news about Brandon. All i could do was cry and think that could have been me on tv talking about my son. Again My familys deepest heart felt sympothy goes out to you and your family. My God carry you and yours throught this time of need.God Bless you and your family may the world wrap their arms around you and comfort you.
ReplyDeletei'm still in shock. my heart goes out to the family. i had the pleasure of coaching and watching brandon play football for the gcyaa. brandon u r loved by so many people. stay strong. coach matuscak
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you and your family. I also have an 11 yr old son and my world would be shattered beyond belief if this were to happen to him. My heart aches for his parents and your entire family. I made a $25 donation toward his services. I know it's not much but I hope it can help. May God be with all of you and give you strength to get through this. Kim Martinez, California
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear of this tragedy. I didn't know Brandon, just saw a post on my FB page and followed the link. My prayers are with you during this very difficult time. I have a 4 yr old son and am so fearful of what kids will be doing as "games" when he gets older. The only way to get through this is to have faith, he is with our Heavenly Father now and one day you shall re-unite with him in His glorious Kingdom. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts and prayers go out to family and freinds, as my newphew played football with him...He will be very much missed..... RIP Brandon
ReplyDeletePlease post where we can send a donation for the family if we do not have a PayPal account.
ReplyDeleteThank you
Brandon is in our prayers.
My prayers are with Brandon's family and friends. For reasons unknown a bright and caring young man was taken from those who loved and cared very much for him. Parents, siblings, family and close friends are all in mourning over a preventable tragedy, I stand in admiration at the courage Jenny has despite the unimaginable pain she must be going through. Her decisions of generosity, and her courage to speak out will save so many young lives....thank you. I am truely sorry for the Stine Family, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Sarah Gladson & Family
Our hearts ache for you and your family; our family experienced this horrible tragedy and the gut wretching grief and heartache with the death of our nephew, Jeffrey in 1995. It was a week before his 14th birthday; he learned how to play this choking game at the small town skating rink a few days before. "All the kids were doing it" but for our sweet Jeffrey, it killed him. The grief that you are feeling is unbearable, we know. We will keep your family and friends in our thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteIf only awareness and information on this senseless "game" could reach every Parent, Child, Aunt, Uncle, Grandparent, Teacher, Coach in the US and in Europe, the hundreds of deaths in the past 15+ years of these pre-teen and teens could have been avoided....or at least decreased. These kids think that they are invincible and do not know that this foolishness, goofing off, joking around can kill them.
We are 15 years past Jeffrey's accident, however, our hearts are as heavy as they were all those years ago.
Best regards to you and yours in the difficult hours and days ahead....
Dawson j Cronk : I Just Cant Stopp Thinking About You , You Were My Bestfriend Your In My Heart Alwayss Imm Gonna Miss You I Didnt think This Would Happen :( Imm Gonna Miss You Soo Much Haventt Seen You In Like 4 Years , I Miss Them Days When We Hung Out EVERDAY! Tht Was The Best Now We Canttt , Ill Be Suree To Vist You In Heaven When I Get There. Ill Be Next To You ! RIP Brandon Allen Stine!
ReplyDeleteWe lost our son due to suicide on 8/6/10. Our hearts cry for you and you are in our prayers! http://www.myJosh.info
ReplyDeleteMay you rest in peace, Brandon.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss. The grief your family must feel is unimaginable. I to have played that game long ago. I am 30 now but I remember it like it was yesterday and have a bald spot on the back of my head if I ever forget. I was a sophomore in high school and one of my dear friends told me to try taking deep breaths while bending over and the standing up while holding my breathe and choking myself on each side of my neck. I did and thought wow what just happened I am on the ground and don't remember how I got here. All my friends were laughing at me and I was ok and felt a high from it. I kept doing it every day and even alone I just couldn't stop myself I was addicted to the feelings it gave me. Well one day I was in the art room and my friend and I decided to do it, I went first, I ended up falling to the floor and waking up in my own blood. My friend hadn't caught me like she said she would and I cut the back of my head open and was rushed to the hospital for stiches. I never did it again after that. I was lucky that day. It is a dangerous game and those who play it will eventually have an accident.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful son. We lost our son, Alex last year on November 16th to the choking game. There is wonderful support through The DB Foundation---we are all there for you & your family.
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts are with you at this time---
Sherry & Mike Williams
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=207819933932&ref=ts OUR SONS FACEBOOK MEMORIAL PAGE
We lost my son's best and closest friend (since infancy) to the choking game 5 years ago this past September. The details of the tragedy were very similar to Brandon's. He was the same age. Our hearts go out to you.
ReplyDeleteI was so very sorry to hear about this tragedy from my friend Gloria. One often wonders why something like this happens. GOD has a reason for everything that happens in this world, and we just can never conceive why a tragedy like this happens. I know that Brandon is with GOD in heaven and being taken care of. I send my deepest condolences to the family, and as long as Brandon is remembered he will always be alive in the hearts and minds of all that knew and loved him.
ReplyDeleteMarty "M"
Boynton Beach, Florida
11 years ago we lost our little girl to illness. I know what this loss is. I'm so very, very sorry for the pain that you must now know. I donated to your Paypal account - I'm a stranger, you do not know me. But I am human and my heart grieves for you. Many complete strangers came to our side 11 years ago in the same way. May God bless the entire family. May you find your way through this painful darkness. And may peace be unto you all.
ReplyDeleteLet this outreach by so many people lift you and remind you of God's tremendous love. He is with you always and if you keep faith, will help you get through this difficult hour.
- Ian M.
r.i.p brandon. i know what its like to lose a close person to that game. in 2006 my friend chris did the same thing. r.i.p. chris... parents gotta talk to their children bout this (game) that really isnt a game. this is a serious life threating thing kids are doing. 13 year olds smoke marajuana. id rather them do that then play the choking game. no parent should ever have to bury their own child ever. my prayers and thoughts are going out to brandon and his family. r.i.p brandon and chris.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss god is in charge now may your son know gods blessing may your family know gods love in this time of grief. godbless you all. bob splittorff from kokomo indiana.
ReplyDeleteMy son & Brandons older brother are close friends. We are heart broken over his tragic death. RIP Brandon, Jesus has wrapped you in His loving arms. Jeffrey & Mom
ReplyDeleteOn the day you are born, GOD has a plan for you. It is GOD'S plan and nobody elses. Through life, many question why things happen to them, and how could GOD do this to them. But you have to remember, HE only takes the good ones, the rest he leaves behind for someone else to pick up.
ReplyDeleteI once questioned a preacher about WHY does GOD take children? What have they done to deserve to die so young? His answer to me was the reason GOD took children (and babies) was so that all the older people had someone to play with and keep them young... Maybe remembering that will help in some way.
My thoughts and prayers are with your entire family during this difficult time you are going through. Love to all of you.
I am very sorry for you loss. I have three kids, one of them being in middle school. I will keep your family in my heart and prayers. Please accept my small donation, once again, I'm a single mother of three, but I figured any amount would help.I will be mailing tomorrow morning. I am a stranger, but when I read your story I reacted.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your loss Brian. My brother and I saw it on the news yesterday and it was very shocking. We will keep you and your family in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteTom (a.k.a. Ivan, Fellow Psycho 78 band member)
I keep thinking about this "choking game " Cant believe how, who or what thought this was fun!!!! Its been around forever, Now bright beautiful childern are dying. I'am so sorry to hear about the loss of your son and cant imagine how you feel.. You cant always be with your kids 24/7 but you hope they make the right decision's and remember this is never your fault as a parent.. Stay strong my thought and prayers go out to you and your family
ReplyDeleteThe last few years I spent at my parents' house on Barton Street I had the privilege of knowing Brandon. The charm and wit of his little spirit was adored by my family. He was a little light we always anticipated seeing. Brandon is one of the most rememberable people I have ever met and that vibrant sparkle he carried in his hugh brown eyes has forever found a home in my heart.
ReplyDeleteThis tragedy had made celebrating this Holiday an impossibility. I can only pray that there awaits you a future time that will embrace your family with comfort, love and a release from your agony.
The Stine family will be in my thoughts and prayer, always.
E.Whitehead
Our hearts go out to you and your family Brian for this incredible loss you have suffered. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Rest in Peace Brandon.
ReplyDeleteI have a son the same age and i feel so bad for you theres nothing no one can say or do to bring him back he seemed to be a great kid like my son my prayers go out to your famliy this is so sad it brought tears to my eyes i didn't know i read the story on the news i feel your pain god bless you all
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ReplyDeleteim so sorry for your los i met brandon in the summer me and a couple other friends hanged out with him for a couple days and we rode bikes swam at the bailey center and we just had fun i would never expect brandon to do something like that i heard it right as i walked into the school and again im sorry for your los i didnt know brandon that much he was a good kid just some not so good decisions hes a good kid and always will be ill keep him in my prayers and again i didnt know brandon that much but i considerd him as a really good friend
I post this as a stranger to you. I am so very sorry for your loss. I did not personally know Brandon but that does not matter. A loss, any loss, especially so young is a tragedy. I could not imagine loosing a child (age has no merit here)and I send you my prayers. Your little angel is with his maker now and he will never be sad, angry, confused or lonely again. He lived his life the best way that a child his age would of and could of. Take comfort knowing that in his short life he was able to enjoy what he loved most, foot-ball, art and most important -- his family. He loved you very much and please don't doubt that for a moment. As you will miss him, he will protect you and his smile shines down from heaven. God Bless
ReplyDeletebrandon i remember at school hanging out with you the day you died i was hanging out with you and your brother that day if i went to your house with you i would of stoped it or if you came over my house it was hard hearing the news from your brother brian i cant belive you are gone now i miss
ReplyDeleteR.I.P BRANDON ALLEN STINE
FROM: STEVE GLADSON good bye buddy
Brandon is back with his dad, so sorry for another loss in your family. I hope your pain will get easier as the days pass.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P Brandon and Brian Stine from your Cousin Dan, May god comfort your souls, and may you have eternal life in heaven. You will be Missed.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for ur loss I am ameteor cheerleader
ReplyDeleterip brandon </3
ReplyDeleteEver since I've heard about this from day one I still think about this and it's febuary9,2012 this is how much I care about him.we actually went to school together and even though I didn't know him very well I still cried my eyes out when I saw this on the news.you will always have a special place in my heart Brandon - love you always- Janae Chisolm
ReplyDeleteRIP brandon we were like best buddys but all i know god giveth and god taketh away brandon your in a better place bro aand rip to your dsd too ill see you guys again one day
ReplyDeleteThis is Riley Stine Brandon's brother I miss him so much
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