Memorial for Brian von KleinSmid

A place to recall & share all the good times

4th of July

I will always remember the 2013 4th of July as one of my favorites because of Brian. The 4th of july is hands down my favorite holiday because I get to play with fire and explosives and it is nice and legal. After all what better way to celebrate your nation’s independence by blowing up…

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Some Memories

I had been friends with Kim for a couple of years. The first Christmas that Steve and I spent at Kim and Chris’s. Brian made a point to let us know that we were welcome to come to the Gypsy Christmas party the next week. I never forgot that or how he always made us…

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Aim, FIRE!

I can remember packing things into Brian’s small truck coming or going to faires. One of the first faires for our new tents went to was long beach (before 911). Brian and I had a hold of one of the empty black tube and decided to pretend it was a rocket launcher and were aiming…

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Happy 42nd Birthday

Copied from FaceBook: I’ll start things off, although you can post to my wall if you prefer. He delighted in messing with people, me especially. Since I have this knack for knowing what is inside my presents without actually opening them he went out of his way to try to disguise them. Often I would…

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Memories From Down Under

My best memory of Brian was his inherent kindness. The first time I met everyone in the tribe was about 4 months after Ray and I started courting. We were invited to a party at your house and after a terrific day it turned colder as the sun set on a perfect April day. Your…

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Rehearsals

My most favorite memory of Brian is how each time we were at a Roman Morgan rehearsal he brought such a lighthearted sense of humor that got people laughing. His presence always made things fun. Every time I’d look over his way he’d be snickering and the kid in me would come right out and…

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Kuro’s First Ride

Brian was my go-to guy for so many things, ranging from home repair to motorcycles to fun times with friends to all around general advice for life’s little trials and tribulations.  Sometimes it was just about spending time with him and Juli and the kids, getting to be around what I considered to be a…

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Memorial Service Pamphlet

Eulogy

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The Flaming Grape

In Pat Alexander’s post “How I learned About FrankenPinto” Chris mentions that I had pointed out that in the picture Brian is holding “the Flaming Grape”. I had pointed this out in a private email so don’t bother looking for that here. And Chris asked me to elaborate on the Grape. First off – the…

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