Brian Condon Obituary

It has taken us awhile to gather thoughts and express our sympathy in writing. Words cannot explain the sadness we are feeling for your loss Karen. Brian was very special in the hearts and minds of many people and he will be sorely missed.

May God give you the strength to carry on and take care of your boys. Thankfully, Brian was a committed father and there to impress them, they will never forget him. His lessons and the wonderful things he stood for will stay with them forever. His legacy lives on and on.

Do what you have to do to be happy...Brian would expect that of you! Enjoy every moment with the people that mean the most. As with Brian, even those that are full of life and love, can be taken away before we are ready to say goodbye.

Please know that we are here for you should you ever need us. We would love to have you for a neighbor (once again) if it's meant to be.

May God richly bless you and be with you as you charter the roads ahead. Keep the faith...

Karen,
My heart breaks for you and the boys. You are in my thoughts any prayers.

To Brian's family and friends,
We are so very sorry for your loss.

Karen, Mike, Riley & Brady,

Brian and I worked together at Phoenix International. He was a great guy and always a lot of fun to be around. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Karen,Riley,Brady & Family,
Brian was one of God's great gift to all of you and many others. Know that he is smiling with the angels.
God Blessed you and will continue to Bless you through this difficult time. My family is praying with and for you. Much Love to all.

Dear Karen,
you and your family will be in our prayers.
Dutch and Kim Holt

All our condolences go out to you and your family. GOD BLESS

Just as our friend Chris Trout stated in the eulogy at Brian’s funeral, I am just a messenger expressing thoughts regarding Brian. This may seem inappropriately long and is shot from the hip. I have so much to say but not possibly enough. It will probably seem extremely selfish but there is an enormous void that will forever exist and I’m just trying to work through it all. This is just my perspective.

To all of Brian's family and friends: We lost one of the all-time greats...son, brother, husband, father, uncle, cousin, brother-in-law, friend, comedian :)

To Brian’s amazing mother Eleanor: I cannot even begin to imagine how heavy your heart must feel. No mother should ever have to bury one of her babies. Unfortunately, I am in no position to offer you advice. I can only thank you eternally for bringing Brian to us and for raising him to be the person we all loved. Thank you!

To Brian’s 9 brothers and sisters, and his entire extended family: Your loss is enormous and I am so very sorry. He frequently talked about his family, always with great fondness and pride. It was great to see those of you I knew and to meet those of you I hadn’t. I hope many of our paths will cross in the future. Again, I can only imagine how heavy your hearts feel. But I hope that maybe I can express some thoughts that in some way can help with your pain. Brian is the first of the 10 children to pass away and the remaining 9 are grief-stricken beyond words. As children, Karen and I lost our older brother Jeff. It was difficult for my 7-year-old mind to process and I become very withdrawn. But a little more than a year later I had an experience that I will NEVER forget. I was standing by my grade school locker and joking to a few friends. They were laughing at my goofy comments hysterically and I felt good. But for the first time since my brother’s death I felt like that was O.K. The light bulb had gone off and I knew that my brother would want me to be happy, laugh, and make others laugh. From that day on I lived my life knowing that NOTHING could ever happen that would be as awful as losing my brother and as a result my approach to life was born. Family and friends meant everything. It couldn’t ever be that bad again I thought and Karen and I as a result become as close as any two remaining siblings could hope to be. My parents who had lost their first-born child became heroes for their strength and support in our lives. Please cherish your time together and make every effort to do so. I think you will be glad for every time you meet again.

But after the morning of Sunday December 30, 2007 my approach to life was no longer working. I don’t specifically remember when because my mind was and is in disarray. But a few days later lying in Brian and Karen’s Annapolis home in a bed unused by one of my nephews who were sleeping with my sister I was struck again with what should seem so obvious. Yes, Brian would want us all to be happy and enjoy life. But, if you bottled up all of the grief on this earth surrounding his death it wouldn’t equal that of Brian’s grief for not being able to be here among all of us. I still get the chance to enjoy life and the people he loved. Brian doesn’t. I have to appreciate that, cherish that, and embrace that. I owe it to him. We all owe it to him. He would want it no other way. So that is my challenge. I’m not anywhere near there yet but I’m determined to strive towards it.

To my family and friends: I have and will continue to express these thoughts and I know we will continue to deal with this and offer support to Karen, Riley and Brady. We will see each other again and again and knowing that gives me great strength. Once more, I cannot thank you enough for the support you are giving everyone affected.

To all that have posted and continue to post: You’re thoughts are extremely kind, spot on, smile invoking, and I know appreciated by all. Thank you for helping to celebrate and honor Brian’s life.

To Karen, Riley and Brady: I am absolutely crushed but must be strong. You are my pride and joy in this world. I simply cannot express how your loss affects me. I will do anything for you and hope that I can make a difference. You have each other and that is what gives me hope. I have to be convinced that your lives will once again be joyful and will do anything to make that happen.

To Brian: I will miss you immeasurably. But I know this is not about me so I will do my absolute best to help your wife and children lead happy and fulfilling lives and to help them have what I feel you would want for them. Please say hello to your new friend for me, my brother Jeff. You two are so amazingly similar in how you light up a room. People are instantly drawn to you. I look forward to seeing you both again and to meeting your father, Charles. And finally, the hardest word I have ever typed to you, goodbye.

Karen, Riley & Brady-- Our prayers and sympathy are with your family. We were so sorry to hear of your loss.

Dan, Larissa & Matthew Bailey
Nanticoke Road

Dear Karen and Family,
We will remember you in our prayers during these trying times for the grace to continue on.
May Brian rest in Peace.

Karen and Family, My thoughts and prays are with you.

Karen and Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.

Karen, My thought and prayers are with you and your family. If you need anything, please call. 410-451-1014. Marci McElhaney

Karen and Family,
Please know we are here for you. Your friends in Millersville, MD, our hearts are breaking for you and your family! God must have needed an angel, so he called yours home.

Karen's kids and their parents at Millersville Elementary School send their deepest sympathies to Karen, her boys, and Brian's entire family. We are thinking of all of you.

Karen,
Sam and I are very saddened to hear of
your loss. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and
your family.

Sam, Stephanie, and Trinity Butler

I worked with Brian at Kirchman and Phoenix. I didn't know him very well personally, but he definitely had the great sense of humor everyone wrote about which did wonders to ease the tension during tough client meetings. My condolences go to his wife, children, brother-in-law Mike, and many loved ones.

I had the privilege working with Brian in Prague and Sofia and am very saddened to hear of his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with the Condon family.

Karen,

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.

Fondly,

TO THE CONDON FAMILY...MY FAMILY EXTENDS THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOUR FAMILY.YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS.ROBERT AND MARGARET PARISH.

Brian is one of those rare men, gifted with the ability to befriend anyone with that wry sense of humor, that knowing look, or that intoxicating laugh. I shall miss him greatly. Like so many here, I did time with him at Kirchman, where he always managed to ease the stress of some of those international projects with humor and grace. He followed me over to Phoenix International where, again, he created that unique comradeship with so many.

My fondest memory will always be one afternoon on Wenceslas Square in Prague when I managed to spot him in a crowd carrying some Goatman back to the hotel after work. Sneaking up from behind, I went for the beer like a common thief. Before recognizing me, and faced with choice of securing his briefcase or the beer, dear Brian cleared me like basketball player after a tip-off with the cache of beer and let the briefcase fly. When recognition came, we roared with laughter like school children.

I will always remember Brian as someone who could make me laugh no matter where, no matter what. I hope there is a heaven, and I hope I find Brian in it one day..

Brian will always be remembered by us for his great personality and wit. We will never forget his telling of the story the first time Riley climbed out of his crib and made it to the door likening it to a Mission Impossible movie. We are so deeply saddened for Karen and Mike and the children and family and everyone whose life Brian touched. He will be forever remembered.

Karen,
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this very difficult time. Know that all of us at Millersville are here to help you. God bless you and your family.

My deepest sympathy to Brians family and friends. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor and a smile that could light up the room. Brian and I had worked and traveled together in the past at Phoenix and just recently started emailing again as we became coworkers a 2nd time when our companies merged. I am greatful that we had a chance to reconnect and that I got to see a picture of his beautiful family.

My deepest sympathy and thoughts go out to the Condon family, please take comfort in the Bible and it's promises.

Jesus said: I am the resurrection and the life. He that exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life.

I was very sad to hear about Brian's passing. We shared some fun times working in Prague on our first International installation of Dimension software.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

I played golf and also went skiing with Brian in Prague, Czech Republic and several GBQ projects.
He had a great sense of humor and I was very sad to hear this news.

I knew Brian from his Kirchman days. Brian was such a likeable man. I always remember him full of energy and positive. I now work with his brother-in-law Mike Fladeland. One day Mike mentioned that his brother-in-law said hi and told Mike that he had worked with me. I was happy to know he had remembered me. We had gone out with “the gang” from work several times and had many conversations in my office at Kirchman. I know he will be missed by everyone whose life he had touched. I offer my deepest sympathy for his family. I shall remember him always