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missing you  / Missing You
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I miss you so very much sometimes i wish i could cry forever  / Emily (Your cousin who loves you very much )
Bria,
I miss you soo much, it gives me pain in my heart to know that you will never be here with me again. I am also happy to know that you are happy where you are. Family parties were a blast and the first recital that i had with you was a reminder of how much you loved to dance. I felt a part of you, somehow, when i joined AofD and I still do. Not a day goes by where i want to cry when i realize, again and again that you aren't coming back to us someday. but i do know that you come to the recitals (what is cool is that you get to come in for free). well, i miss you. Bye <33 Close

I miss you  / Nora Moriarty (classmate)
bria, i can't believe it's almost going to be a year since you slipped away. I miss you so much, i think about you everyday. I know ur a beautiful angel up in heaven looking down on everyone with my mom. i pray to you and her everynight i hope that you can hear me. Just want u to know that i am thinking of you 24/7 august will be a hard month for everyone. RIP bria keep shining bright. and I will see you soon. <3 "you shine brighter than anyone" Close

<3 <3  / Someone Who Misses You
hey beautiful i went to see your tree today and i put flowers there. I wasnt around time u died and the time the memorial was around. i just wanted you to know that im thinking of you 24/7 i dont know where your grave is but i also told some other people to put some flowers there for you but not a whole lot. Bria a lot of people do miss you... i miss you so much RIP Close

Reflections / A. Friend

Sweet Brianna, 
I think this past year has shown us all how frighteningly fragile life can be, that the universe is full of so much incredible randomness.  Your death hit very close to home for so many, and I say that with the utmost empathy and respect for your family members who continue to grieve the loss of you each and every day, and will for many years to come.  Life is no longer easy for them, but a daily struggle to keep moving forward.  Time will help as the years go by, but there will always be an open wound that was once filled by you living, loving and laughing, then suddenly gone just as you were ready to take off into the world.  Who knows where you are now -- smiling over us in the guise of a rainbow, or masquerading as a butterfly fluttering around your friends when they're together laughing and having fun, still very much a part of that crazy "A of D Company" you grew up with and loved so much.  Through all of the surrealness of your physical being suddenly being gone forever, the only real thing is that your spiritual being is still here, and always will be.  What makes up a life is what we each leave behind as we move through it.  In your short time here, Brianna, you left behind a whole lot of you for all of us to share.  That thought makes me very happy.

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<3 / Missing You
It is honestly unfathomable how much we miss you... I can't believe it has almost been one year, but hopefully this past year will remain the hardest. At least we know that it is, although so painful, still possible to live without you here. I'm getting so tired of looking at the same pictures of you, and hearing the same songs that remind me of you. I want the real you... I want your voice and to see you squint your eyes when you get mad and I even want to see your funny feet with those huge bunyons haha, I just want you back. Sometimes I wish we could have you back just for a day, even an hour, but then I know how hard it would be to let you go again. I think as terrible as it sounds, this has all happened for a reason. Not that you didn't deserve a future, but just that God had something even better in store for you. Who knows... All I know is that you are missed more each day by each person whose life you touched. I love you and will never, ever forget you... Close

Where did the Angel go?  / Dancing Frog Again (A of D )
To Brianna Dearest, 

It seems like just yesterday, I stood in the dancing school parking lot, with a freshly lit glimmering candle in my hand. Surrounded by people who all gathered in the same lot crying for one reason. The school kids united with the dance friends to remember the good ole days. I drive by the slanted tree, and see a spirit in you. You have deeply touched the heart of many and in return, you are loved. So dear Bria, thank you for all you've given me and the care you've spread. 

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LUMU / <3
For the past week, you have been in my dreams every night.  I know you are here with me day to day trying to makes things better.  Thank you for everything you have done even though you are gone.  I LOVE YOU BRIA BABY. Close

It's Been One Year Too Long  / One Year Too Long (<3 Dancer )
Whistles in the Park
The Slanted tree is still there. But you aren't. You soul and smile claim memory of a beutiful young lady. Ocassionally, I catch myself saying, it's not fair that it was you. Everyone has a plan. Everyone plans out their future like where they're going to live and who they want to marry or if they want to marry. Some people put aside the possibilities. 
I was one of those people- until the twenty-ninth of August, two-thousand six. 
I wanted kids, and i wanted a good life. I wanted to be a dancer, author, and a mom. But now that you are gone, I think that its not fair all these grown-ups were like me adn they lived their life as planned. You're plan in life was anything you chose. But it's not fair that you never actually got to love your life out, make your plans true. 
But then, I thought. The possibilities are never slim, because the possibility of young losses usually happen to all those who plan. 
My point is that it really wasn't fair. But the real mystery of life and death is this:
To the people who become angels- why was it them? 
I ask this almost every time I doze off to myself. Bria- forever shall you be missed. One-thousand good memories are told with that tree and those lonely whistlers. Brianna, Go be the Angel you really are. Close

I'm Buckling Up For You  / Dancing Frog (Just another Dancer )
The signs say, "Buckle Up! It's the Law!" But some people just don't listen. "Sure," they say "what the hey! I'm careful! And buckles weren't around for a while!" But those people just don't understand. You, Bria, were careful and graceful, but you were unlucky that day. So a year without, the day is growing closer. I do not bare the sight. Blank stages and quiet moments have been forever in your memory. You, bria, are ntohing shy, of an angel.   Close

thinking of you  / Norah Moriarty (classmate)

bria, i can't believe it's almost going to be a year since you slipped away. I miss you so much, i think about you everyday. I know ur a beautiful angel up in heaven looking down on everyone with my mom. i pray to you and her everynight i hope that you can hear me. Just want u to know that i am thinking of you 24/7 august will be a hard month for everyone. RIP bria keep shining bright. and I will see you soon. <3

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class of 2007  / We Miss You
Bria my baby i can't believe it's almost a month since you past. I miss you so much, your beautiful picture is my aim icon now... on the day that marks the 1 year anni i will put flowers next to your tree since i don't know where your grave is, I hope someone puts something there that stays forever on your tree. that would be nice. well bria i must go but i will see you soon okay. know that i am thinking of you everyday <3 I love you Close

i miss you <3  /
Dear Bria,
          I was thinking about you alot today. I still cant believe that its been a whole year in a couple months that you left. Not a day has gone by that i dont think of you. Some days im sad and other days i just remember the good times i had with you and i feel a little better. We missed you so much on the fourth of july... me and everyone else in our family missed you so badly. It was hard. All the family events are now. well, i just wanted to say hi cuz i havnt been on the website in awhile... i love you always and forever. <333
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Misssing youuu always  / Heyy Prettyy!!
Everything about you remains in my heart forever. I will never forget such a beautiful smile and the happiness u brought into my life. I love you more than anything and I wish that we could have had more time together. I can not wait to see you again beautiful!! Until then, I love u with all my heart!! hold me close BriaBabyyy!! Miss you today, tomorrow, and Forever. I love you Angel <3 Close

You're Gone?  / Academy Of Dance (<3)

Brianna, where'd you go?
I really miss you so
Please come home now

Your light shined to bright for us
Your beauty and grace distilled in our hearts
You're dancing up above

That day, so wet and rainy
An accident, a seatbelt?
No
Where'd you go
Why'd you have to leave
But you're not up there alone

Gods needs you now
You were an angel all along
Forever young is what we'll always see
In our hearts you'll always be
Oh, Bria D.

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A note & prayer for Brianna, Her Family & Many Friends  / S. K. (An E.L. Resident & A of D Alum )

To Brianna, Her Family & Many Friends,

I attended the A of D recital last weekend and I was so moved by the beautiful tribute to Brianna performed by the A of D family.  The grace and composure with which the dancers, faculty & her family performed and the selection of songs truly reflected the love that everyone has for Brianna and honored her memory.

Although I did not know Brianna, I have thought of her, her family & her friends many times since last August.  There were many times when I was a young woman that I believe that I had guardian angels watching over me.  I believe that Brianna is a Guardian Angel who is now watching over and inspiring her family, friends & others. 

Thank you to Brianna's family & friends for sharing your memories of Brianna.    

Brianna, you will not be forgotten and you will live on in all who have been touched by your life.

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LUMU / <3
It's already been 10 months today and I still can't believe it.  I miss you my Bria and I know you are smiling down on me and guiding me through life.  I LOVE YOU!!! Close

Miss you  / Alexandra (Dance Friend )
Bria, I missed you so much at recital. I new you were there especially with the rainbows both nights. They were gourgeous just like you. The dances dedicated to you were amazing. I just couldn't believe how everyone pulled it together to  do the solos for you. Bria it was all for you. Always&forever<3 Close

Missing You Too Much  / Rachel T. (A of D Family )
Dear Bria, 
It feels like it has been so long, it is getting so hard without you. Even though we are moving, you will always be with us because we all know that you will follow us along. You were a flawless dancer with an amazing personality. You were nice, kind, and beautiful I could go on and on about how wonderful you were but then I would fill up the page just for you. I can't believe that it has been almost ten full months since you've been gone. I will never stop missing you and also never in my lifetime forget you Bria. You will always be in my heart. <3333 Close