Posted: 10/26/2016 10:28:41 PM EDT
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Unfortunately, we lost a great person and my best friend today. Brian's sister let me know that he passed at 0330 this morning at home after a short battle with Pancreatic Cancer. I saw Brian while he was TDY in early September. He looked like he had lost some weight, but was in good spirits. He called me the week of 19 September to tell me he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer (large nodes in Pancreas, Arterial involvement, Metastasized to liver, etc.). He started treatment as part of a trial on 12 October. He barely had a month to come to grips with this horrible disease and get everything in order.
Brian Beavers was a truly good person and friend. He was an Aggie and graduated with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He spent 20 years as an officer in the Air Force where he started out as a missileer (SAC trained killer). I met Brian at our last assignment where he was a Test Director at AFOTEC. Brian worked for the Missile Defense Agency after his retirement until he passed. Brian loved to ski and shoot. We built a lot of AKs and ARs together when I lived in the Springs. I am heartbroken and miss him dearly. |
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Death sucks any way you cut it. That our time must come to an end and we have no say in it seems unjust at times.
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Rest in peace kind sir.
Fuckin' pancreatic cancer. What a disgusting disease. |
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Oh no  .
RIP Brian. He joined me one day for a great day of skiing. He was a really good guy. I'm glad to have had that ski day together. I didn't know he was sick. I'm terribly sorry to hear this bad news, and sorry for OP's and his family's loss. He will be missed. OP: I know it's difficult to be the bearer of bad news, but I thank you for doing it. -JC |
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Fuck.
Brian was always there with an encouraging word or sage advice for me whenever I needed it. The world is a bit darker today due to his passing. Rest easy, Brian. We'll grab that beer on the other side. |
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I'm so very sorry to hear Brian has passed. I exchanged Christmas gifts in the life member exchange with him a few years ago and it was a great experience.
I part that some day soon we will have a cure for cancer and he won't have good people taken from our lives so soon. Rest In Peace Brian. 
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Looks like his memorial service is 31 Oct 2016, at 11:00 AM
Details here: http://www.thespringsfuneralservices.com/obituary/Maj.-Brian-Alan-Beavers-USAF-Ret./Colorado-Springs-CO/1667232 Obituary
Brian Alan Beavers passed away early morning Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born May 18, 1963 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Glenn and Bonnie Beavers. Brian graduated from Texas A&M University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He joined the United States Air Force in 1987 and had a successful twenty year career, retiring in October 2007. Upon his retirement, Brian joined the Missile Defense Agency serving as a Systems Engineer, supporting Ballistic Missile Defense System development, test, and operations. Brian was the quintessential American. He was fiercely patriotic, ardently honorable, and ever faithful. Brian loved to spend time in the mountains with friends and family. He was an avid skier, loved auto racing, and was a staunch Second Amendment advocate who cherished freedom. He lived an exemplary life and was a role model for us all. Brian was a great father, grandfather, husband, and a loyal friend - always there for others in need. His irreverent sense of humor, kindness, and generosity for others will be sadly missed. Brian is survived by his wife, Diane; his sons, David (Danielle) Bower and Justin (Lindsay) Beavers; his daughter, Michelle (Kyle) Polk; his grandsons, Tyler Flood, Aiden Bower and Landon Bower; his parents, Glenn and Bonnie Beavers; his brother, Brett Beavers; and his sister, Abigail Newman. Memorial Service, 11:00AM, Monday, October 31, 2016 at The Springs Funeral Services ~ North, 6575 Oakwood Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Memorial contributions may be made in Brian's memory to the Texas A&M Foundation: 401 George Bush Drive, College Station, Texas 77840 or the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation, www.childrenscoloradofoundation.org. |