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The Lone Star Circle of Life 2009 Title Honoree, Brian Brasseaux

Brian Brasseaux was a loving husband, father, brother and friend. Married to his high-school sweetheart for 17 years, Brian and Christine shared a love that a lot of people never have the opportunity to experience. Unfortunately, their life together ended abruptly on November 4, 2007.

Brian and Christine met while still in high school. She was a freshman at St. Agnes Academy and he was a sophomore at Strake Jesuit. They started dating and Christine ended up following Brian to Texas A&M for college. Upon graduating, Brian began to put his Building Construction degree to use. His first job was in San Diego, California. The distance didn’t keep him and Christine apart. Even though she was in Physical Therapy school in Texas, she would fly to San Diego every six weeks to visit. On December 30, 1989, Brian asked Christine to marry him and she said “yes”. They were married on August 25, 1990.

Christine and Brian settled down in Sugar Land, Texas and bought a four bedroom house with the intention of having children. Trey was born in 1993, James in 1994, Erin in 1997 and Kelly in 1999. Their four-bedroom house was busting at the seams. In 1997, Christine and Brian began working with an architect designing their dream home. During this time, Brian had been successful at starting two businesses, one of which was his own construction company. After settling on some land not far from where they lived, Brian built their dream house and they moved in during the spring of 2006.

Brian was a very caring, loyal person who loved life and lived it to the fullest. He believed in helping the underdog and giving people a chance. He was a gifted athlete who excelled in all sports and even had the New York Mets look at him for baseball. There was a history of heart disease in Brian’s family and his father had died at age 56. Christine and Brian recognized the family history and would discuss it and pay particular attention to diet and exercise.

On November 4, 2007, Brian went out for a bike ride. The loop around their neighborhood was a mile long. It was time for dinner and Christine has sent their oldest son, Trey, to call Brian in. Brian had parked his bike and tried to make it back in the front door. Trey found his father lying on the ground at the front door and came to tell Christine something was wrong. Christine started CPR, but Brian did not make it.

The Brasseaux family was devastated. Trey was only 14, James 12, Erin 10 and Kelly 8. They had lost their fabulous father and Christine had lost the love of her life. Christine knew immediately that Brian would want to give his organs to anyone who might need them. That decision was easy. Christine was asked to donate his eyes, his skin and even his heart. In true Aggie spirit, the last thing they asked Christine for was Brian’s thumb. Christine’s response was “of course you can have the Aggie thumb!”

Brian was cremated and laid to rest at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. There were over 2,000 people at Brian’s funeral, including all the members of Trey’s freshman football team. What a testament to the love people had for him and how many lives he had touched.

Christine just sold their dream home. The family did not want to be there without him. The Brasseaux’s are blessed to have each other and are thankful that Brian was in their life for as long as he was. Christine knows her life is better for having known him and loved him. Her focus is now on their children and raising them to be as caring, loving, loyal and decent as their father was.

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