Thinking of you  / Just A. Friend

Hey Bria! i was upstairs about to go to bed when i realized i didnt shut off my computer i went down stairs i opened up facebook when i saw a message from your sister i saw her picture i thought of you! and i remembered lacrosse and how we were all trying to think of a way to dress up for one of our longmeadow games we were going to wear black and white and we were trying to decide if wearing our hair down would be a good idea and u said that you didnt like wearing your hair down we said why and you said that u didnt think that u looked good with it down or not so we were like oh come on bria take it down we want to see and you did we were like bria u look so pretty with it down! and so you decided to have us wear our hair down with our outfits when we played longmeadow! haha..

I miss our lacrosse days with u bria! u were always so good. I miss you every single day and i am always thinking about you! i hope you are doing good I love you and I miss you so very much! I will never forget you bria <3 <3 I will be seeing you soon.

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briaaa / Talya Pessolano (bfff)
i cant wait to see you again. i miss you so much. i can't believe its been this long without you. hope your watching over everyone and laughing at every stupid mistake i make...i know your cracking up lol...i miss you i have your picture on my desk and i think about you all the time. never will my bracelet come off of my wrist. i love you and i cannot wait to see you again and cause chaos like we use to<3 i love you

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Thinking of you  / ...
Dear Bria

I miss you so much there is not a day that goes by where i dont think of you you are always on my mind thank you for always being there for me when i needed someone to talk to i know you are watching over me and i hope you will always continue. I love you so much and i will never ever forget you <3 Close

brianna <3  / Aofd Friend
brianna i can't believe it's already been three years. you were an amazing dancer. i remember sitting there and watching you dance. but your in a better place now. i love and miss you <33333 rest in peace bria. Close

We Miss You  / Kirsten

Bria

Wow its already been three years =[ I cant believe it.. Alyssa and I felt your presence today we all miss you more than anything. You are such a great fun loving person and of course a beautiful dancer. I hope that the angels are treating you well please continue to watch over all of your friends and family We all miss you dearly. God Bless you We love you

Kirsten

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8-29-06 / Bria
I cant believe it has been 3 years already. it seems like it was so long ago... we all miss you bria and no one will ever forget you <3 Close

Remembering you. . .  / A. Friend's Mom

Still remembering the awfulness of that day and the pain and profound grief that your loved ones had to deal with day in and day out and still must deal with at times when they think about you.  I hope it's easier for your family now.  The sad and weary resignation that you're never coming back tucked away deep in their hearts forever.  But you're happy Bria I just know it - watching your friends and family live laugh love.  Your friends are like they always were - and just as you would want them to be. . . but they will forever feel the loss of you.  And any of them not living their lives to the fullest because you're not in it would just piss you off!  Thank goodness your truly good friends realize that as does your family.  Always near and dear to our hearts -- you were our little Bria.  Tiny powerful perfectly beautiful dancer forever and ever. . .

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if you could ..  / Nobodyreally

i did not know you personally bria i just saw you around school but you were so beautiful and everyone loved you so much in your life and continues to love  you just as much in death that i feel like i did. i wear my seatbelt every single time i ever get in a car mine or anyone elses and i tell everyone around me to do to the same and honestly truely you're in my mind every time.  i hope you're doing okay up there and if you could please give kyle a hug for me. i hope you can. i wish i could.

rest in peace sweetheart.

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I remember...  / Heather Braun (Fellow Dancer )
You were just a quiet little peanut with crazy potential.  Watching your dance gave me goosebumps.  Your arabesque was flawless!  Close

happy birthdayyyy!!!  / Miss You
Bria, oh my lord you are 20 years old today! it seems like only yesterday you were here with us about to celebrate you're special day as well as bring in the new year! I hope the angels put on a big party for you in heaven. Words can't even describe how much I miss you Bria. Keep shining bright and keep dancing among the stars.

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Merry Christmas!!  / Nora Moriarty (friend)
Merry Christmas Bria!!!

I miss you so much, I hope you have a great christmas. There's not a second that goes by where I don't think about you. I just wish that you were home for the holiday...

Please watch over everyone! and I hope you decide to spend Christmas with your family... Please tell my mom we say hello.

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missing my baby bria  / A. Broken Heart
i dont think ill understand the reason why u were taken. i dont think ill be able to even wrap my thoughts around what happened. I dont think ill ever realize you're not here. it's like you were never real, only a picture, and your memory in our hearts. it's not fair, you were always so happy, a great girl, and great student, athlete. hell you were perfect. and one little mistake caused you to not be here. you should of started your senior year. just one more day and you could have. you should of went to prom with your class. you should of graduated bria. and you should be at college in your sophomore year. yur friends and family should be missing you because your far away at school. not because your not going to becoming home.. it's so hard bria, and i am so scared people will start to forget you. time passes and memories fade, i cant remember the sound of your voice. i close my eyes only to see a picture fade, we want the real bria back.. im sad to know that this is life, people die everyday in such weird tragic ways. no one thought this would happen to you, or someone we love.. you have made a huge impact on everyone's life, they are right, when someone dies not everyone can leave a long lasting memory for their friends in the community but Bria you did. and you always will. we drive by that tree everyday and it breaks my heart, to know theres the spot where your car went off the road and you foughtfor your life. i dont like drivign by baystate because thats where we lost you... every one knows you did everything you could, you fought like hell to survive no one is mad at you for leaving us. god took you because he thought you would live a better life with him and not down here in pain.. i wont forget you bria.. miss you so much. rest in peace dancing angel... 8-29-06 you shine brighter than anyone. Close

In memory of you're Brianna  / ...and God Said
I said, God I hurt
And God said, I know

I said, I cry alot
And God said, That's why I gave you tears

I said, Life is so hard
And God said, That's why I gave you loved ones

I said, But my loved one died!!
And God said, So did mine!!

I said, It's such a great loss!!
And God said, I saw mine nailed to a cross!!

I said, But your loved one lives!!
And God said, So does yours!!

I said, Where is she now??
And God said, My Son is by my side

and your Brianna is in my arms!!

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we miss our Bria  / Class Of 2007
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you did not die.  / Lauren
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die! <3

BRIA i miss you.
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missing our bria  / EL C/o 07 &. AofD
             BRIANNA CHRISTINE DONOVAN

August 29th, a dark cold night.
you could feel something was not right
that night many hearts did cry
when we learned we had to say goodbye.

All embraced under one common song
the body is dead, but life lives on.
Good-bye Brianna, Good-bye my friend
you were so young. you were so young.

The cars lined the streets, as it came to an end
the sun shined so brightly the day we buried our friend.

All embraced under one common song
the body is dead, but life lives on.
Good-bye Brianna, Good-bye my friend
you were so young. you were so young.

Losing innocence in the fall.
A 17-year-old girl was buried in the ground.
A family's broken heart, a friend's streaming tears.
The light lost in death, the living's growing fears
of eternal darkness or it's spiritual light.
to come in terms with death on the darkest night.

A sister lost a sister, a brother lost a sister, a friend lost her friend. a mother lost a daughter, a father lost a daughter. But Brianna's soul will never end.

 R.I.P Brianna. Please come home. Everyone misses you. Please listen to me when I say this, it could save you're live one day... BUCKLE UP FOR BRIANNA <3

Love, your class of 2007 & the AofD
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Missing you  / Loving You
Brianna, your were an amazing girl who knew how to make anyone smile. Even on their darkest days. Every year I got excited watching your dances because you were AMAZING. You've touched many lives and your soul will always live through each and every one of us. Your beautiful in every way. Love and Miss you Bria.
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... / Kelly ... (...)

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PLEASE COME HOME.  / I. MISS YOU
BRIANNA. I MISS YOU SOOO MUCH. IVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU A LOT LATELY. WE HAD A BLIZZARD ON FRIDAY, THE ROADS SUCKED AND PEOPLE WERE SKIDDING ALL OVER THE ROADS. I HAVENT SEEN ANY ACCIDENTS SO I KNOW YOU WERE WATCHING OVER US... TOMORROW IS GONNA BE 3 YEARS SINCE MY GRANDMA JOINED YOU TO BE AN ANGEL UP IN HEAVEN. TELL HER I MISS HER.

I SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND TODAY. SHE SMILES BUT IT'S A DEPRESSED SMILE, SHE NEEDS YOU BRIA, U ARE ALL SHE TALKS ABOUT. I SEE YOUR SISTER A LOT, HOLY CRAP SHE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOUUU. I SEE YOUR GRAND PARENTS AT THEIR RESTRAUNT AT THE MALL, AND I JUST SEE IT IN THEIR FACES THAT THEY MISS YOU.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER EVERYONE BRIA. WE MISS YOU SO MUCH, LIFE WOULD BE SO DIFFERENT IF YOU WERE HERE.

I LOVE YOUUUU
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I have not forgotten about you.  / Allison (teammate)
"i lost my mind on tuesday, and kissed the life i knew goodbye"

bria-wow i still cant believe it's been 2 years since you've passed, your birthday is going to be soon, you are still on my mind everyday.

i think back to that first day of ur senior year, it was soo hard to see all ur friends just sobbing, i remember this girl she must have came back from vacation or something, didnt hear about what happened. she said what happened? why is everyone so upset?

they were like Bria died last night... She fell to the floor in tears. it was so tough to see that i just walked away...

i remember in 05 when franco died the whole school was in tears, i dont remember if u were or not, but knowing u and the loving girl u are u probably were crying.

but just seeing ur friends that day was so hard, their whole senior year was hard, for what is supposed tobe the best year of ur life, turned out to be the worst, but u owe it to them bria, they stuck it out for u, they fought through the pain, went to prom, went to graduation, and all senior events, they made it for you.

when lacrosse season started it was so hard because that was the sport i got to see you. you were so good, so fast...

when you died you took a piece of my heart. your close friends died that day to. a part of them will always be missing from their soul, which was what you filled. Close