A wonderful father, husband, and man — and long a friend to pw and to the family of commenters here — Brian Teixeira, passed away today. Best wishes and prayers from my family and the protein wisdom family go out to his family, whom he loved so very dearly and who so very dearly loved him in return.
I’ll update with information on funeral, etc., as I find out more.
Rest in peace, Brian.
Yes, rest in peace. BJTexs always had a kind word for everyone. Just a good guy.
I’m thinking about his family and also for JD and Danger here because they also showed themselves to be good guys through this.
Another one of the good ones. RIP, man.
Being with; this is what our desires demand, whether in our eros or in our deeper friendships. Now we are bereft, again, desires denied. There is no other like to this man.
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Almost every time I called him, he answered “racist oppressor of brown people, how may I exploit you today.”
Brain tumors suck. Godspeed, Brian. You’ll be in excellent company.
The universe is a despicable son of a bitch sometimes. Dammit.
Eternal rest grant unto him, Lord. Light perpetual shine upon him.
May the Lord bless and keep his family; may He make His countenance to shine upon them, and grant them His Peace.
Sad news. He’ll be sorely missed.
I am sorry. The net, and PW, is odd. I have no idea who or what BJtexs really was, but I sort of do. He seemed sharp and decent, well-informed but not an ass about. He was comfortable in his own skin was the sense I got. You don’t encounter people on political or cultural sites every day who give off a sense of confidence and decency. Our loss. I hope they take some portion of comfort from the appreciation held for their husband and father from strangers like me.
PW has a number of those people it seems to me.
:(
The passing of a friend, virtual or otherwise, always seems sudden, but is not always unexpected. I always remembered Brian in my daily intention since first learning of his affliction.
Godspeed to him, rest in peace. And may God grace his family and other loved ones with all they need to get through their grieving.
Oh, dear. This hasn’t been a very good few weeks for pw regulars, has it?
Kyrie Eleison. Requiem Aeternam Dona Eis, Domine.
My prayers for BJ and his family. Such terrible news. May God bless him.
I feel kind of sick. We’ve known his situation was dire for quite a long time, but the good spirit with which he handled things from the outset made it hard – from a distance – to even conceive of a negative outcome. Rest in peace, Brian, and my prayers go out to you and your family.
I bet if we sent these mourners in Brian would come right out of that damn casket.
We’ve known his situation was dire for quite a long time, but the good spirit with which he handled things from the outset made it hard – from a distance – to even conceive of a negative outcome.
I don’t wish to wander OT, or seem like I’m evangelizing, but I think it’s appropriate here to digress a bit; especially since Brian was a man of faith.
You see, one of the most often asked questions about Christianity and religion in general I suppose, by skeptics and believers, is “how can a loving God allow good things to happen to bad people?” The answer proferred usually revolves around our inability to even “know” God’s will, how the episode in question could possibly contribute positively, or to see “the big picture”-o to speak.
I think, though, that Abe’s comment contains a kernal of revalation. Although Brian’s passing is a terrible for many, we can also learn something from his example; from the way he handled the challenge. Brian trusted in God, and He graced him with what he needed to face such a terrible trial. And just like we are all graced with each other’s support, his loved ones will be ultimately graced with what they need to get through this, and ultimately be reuntited when they shed their earthly bonds as well.
/evangelizing
I haven’t been around here long enough to feel like I knew Brian as well as (I think) I feel like I know other members of this community Jeff has created and in which we all share. I do know enough to know that we’re all diminished by his loss. My deepest condolences to his family and those here who knew him better and are especially feeling his absence from out midst.
That we’re all diminished a bit by the loss one of our own is one of the ways that this special place reveals that it is indeed special.
God speed, Brian.
Well said, Bob. No need to apologize for “evangelizing”.
RIP Brian.
“Almost every time I called him, he answered “racist oppressor of brown people, how may I exploit you today.”
With me it was “Greetings Global Warmist”
In line with what Bob said I’ll try to compile the notes from my Commander’s meeting in a day or two.
“how can a loving God allow
goodbad things to happen tobadgood people?”Sorry for the typo, though I know y’all caught my drift…
@7 life happens godspeed brian
Farewell BJTex. May you rest now forever with the Lord.
No words can comfort those who were close to him, but may they find some solace in the knowledge that he touched many more lives than they know, and is missed deeply by them.
Brian Teixeira, may his memory be eternal.
Epiphany. Thanks for letting us know.
Oh.
There are not words. Go with God, BJTex.
Godspeed, sir.
We’ve lost one of the good guys.
Rest in peace, BJT.
RIP, Brian. A generally lousy week, this.
One can only imagine that after the tears are shed, the ceremony to honor Brian will turn to sweet, funny stories and laughter will edge them out in the end.
And now to his new job as “the guy who tells people that ‘there’s been some mistake in their paperwork and cannot be admitted into Heaven at this time'” guy. Don’t wait too long to let ’em off the hook Beej.
Modern science tells us that time and space and energy and material are mysteriously connected. Quantum entanglement describes a strange affinity between certain atomic particles at any distance. Physicists speak seriously about unseen dimensions.
Is it really so unreasonable then to feel that this ephemeral surface of life might actually be bound up with some eternally beating heart of things? Can’t you hear in your own heart, a still, small voice, whispering its answer?
Oh, I’m just so … crap. crap crap. I knew his situation was horrible … but …RIP, BJT. Tears and prayers for his family :((((
crap.
If anyone talks to his family, give them my sympathies and best wishes.
I think Maggie expresses my own incoherent sadness better than I could, so: what she said.
Until then, Brian.
It’s getting old, isn’t it?
RIP Brian.
Nicely done, TaiChiWawa. To me the greatest proof for The All is the atheist who may spend a lifetime denying It exists.
Consider: If nonexistent, then why has the mind uniquely discovered It — that mind so alone and mute in the Universe — and erected the highest principle upon It, in harmony with It, and ascendent because of It?
We’re either mad or we’re tuned in, in degrees, in places, as is our purpose as souls. Of those two states, it’s the former premise that’s mad, and not the latter.
The enormous pain of loss notwithstanding — in the loss of his wife CS Lewis identified grief as most akin to fear — there is hope. In fact, hope exists because of loss; it’s all we have, yet another construct of the sane, functional mind in some faint synchronicity with its Creator, as unknown as It is, except by the circumstantial, private knowledge of painful experience and a meaningful, rational hope that arises.
Godspeed Brian and rest in peace. You will be missed.
Wow, I come here to read Jeff gloat about Tebow and instead have to see this?
Brian was such a nice guy and, from the little he shared with me, a proud father and devoted family man. He will be missed.
He did indeed have a great spirit and all the hope in the world. He also had all the best indications one could want for a positive outcome…except for the diagnosis. Extremely few people beat this one. I’ve known several people that have gone over 10 years. One of them is left among us.
Hope is essential, yet largely unfounded. But I wasn’t about to tell him that.
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Rest in peace, Brian. We will miss you.
Godspeed Brian
Go with God, Brian, you will be mourned and missed.
He’ll be missed, by many. Damn…
Danger – if you get a moment, could you email me?
Damn. Just damn.
News that makes a shitty weekend even shittier. Even if you don’t see it until Monday.
Man.
Bless all the the Texiera’s hearts. In a good way.
Services will be on Saturday, 21 JAN 12 in Glenmoore, PA. I will be driving out from Indianapolis on the 20th, so if any of you in Ohio or western PA want to tag along, let me know. Danger may be driving up as well, hopefully. This sucks balls, still.
Aw, that’s terrible.
Makes my little sprained ankle/dead car issue look like the pitifully small thing it is.
RIP Brian. You will be missed.
So, my health has kept me from the internet or much anything else for almost a week, and the first thing I find is news of Brian’s passing. Sometimes it just seems like too much.
I have so little to offer, but what thoughts and prayers I have will be directed to Brian’s family, his friends, and his soul.
I cling to the knowledge that Brian now revels in the Peace of Christ.
I am so, so sorry for the loss his family is now feeling. He was one hell of a man.
…after the tears are shed, the ceremony to honor Brian will turn to sweet, funny stories and laughter will edge them out in the end.
Awesome! so we have reservations for Alp!
You can drive with JD and alibis are NOT acceptable Mr!!