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Deborah Andrade posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
I just realized that today is 3 years since you left us, my dear friend. I still think of you and miss you every day. Sending hugs to you in Heaven
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Richard Messer posted a condolence
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Hello friend of Kristi, I'm her brother Dick and I recently came across a video of her and John's wedding back in 2/14/97. I uploaded it to You Tube for anyone interested to view. Knowing Kristi as we all do, it's not your run of the mill wedding ceremony. She was dressed a Mae West and John as W.C. Fields. The location is the Little Chapel of the West and a special guest presided over the ceremony
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Cynthia Messer lit a candle
Monday, September 6, 2021
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I am thinking of you on this one year anniversary. I also am thinking of your beloved mom who joined you on September 4. It gives me comfort as I know you are together and at peace.
Cynthia
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Debbie Campbell Andrade lit a candle
Monday, September 6, 2021
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Kristi my dearest friend it's been a year since you left us, all too soon and without a chance to say goodbye Not a day goes by that I don't think of you and miss you with all my heart.
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Crisannie Fernandez posted a condolence
Sunday, November 22, 2020
I am both saddened and heartbroken over the terrible news of my dear friends passing. I would like for you and your family to take comfort in knowing Kristi was a beautiful soul inside and out. She has had a great impact on my life and has helped mold me into the person I am today.
Kristi entered my life during a challenging time and I am forever grateful for having met her, my wild and crazy girl #1. She never failed to show me unconditional love and support. She was a mother figure, a friend, a counselor, but most importantly an inspiration. I am the mother I am today because of her. The nurse I am today because of her. The daughter and friend I am today because of Kristi.
I will forever cherish the times we’ve spent together from working on school projects, to game nights, fun dates, spending the day on the boat together, fishing with my Barbie Rod, to her being the first to teach me how to drive, and of course my trip to AZ.
I always looked forward to the day I would get to meet Wild and Crazy Girl #1 again.
I am currently working on my bachelor’s in nursing degree at Aspen University in Colorado. I had high hopes of Kristi being there to see me walk the stage on graduation day. I am heartbroken that she won’t be there. However, I know she will be in spirit. I wish I could have been there for her.
Dick, from the bottom of my heart thank you for reaching out to me. It means the world to me to know how highly she thought of me. I hope she knew how much she meant to me.”
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Debbie Campbell Andrade posted a condolence
Sunday, November 22, 2020
My memories of Kristi Brandt by Debbie Campbell Andrade
I’m sorry I can’t be there in person to pay my respects to my dear friend Kristi. I send my love and condolences to everyone there, those of you I’ve met and those of you I haven’t had the pleasure to meet.
As someone who has been fortunate enough to have Kristi as part of my life for the past 45 years or so, I am still struggling to believe that she has left this earth. Such a force of nature she was, and it seemed that she would always be here.
I first met Kristi and the mid 1970’s. I worked at a travel agency in Wellesley Mass, and we had placed an ad to hire a receptionist. Kristi applied for the job, and since I was the secretary to the President, he always asked my opinion of people we were interviewing. I told him I really like her, and he said he did too. He said he liked her name, which was Kristi Irish at the time, because it reminded him of a dancer’s name.
And so it began… She was hired, and we became friends immediately.
How could you not like Kristi? She was so bubbly and friendly and had those beautiful blue eyes and striking blonde hair. She made quite an impact at the Travel agency. Wellesley is a pretty upper crust, wealthy old money town. Kristi would come to work sometimes in various interesting outfits like strapless granny gowns or an Orphan Annie wig that would have us all laughing, but the very stern accountant Mary would come upstairs and ask her to go home and change. She always had us laughing. The agency was like a big family full of very kind people. One time after she had gone on a date, she came in the next morning and called to send flowers to the gentlemen. She said “it blows a guy’s mind when you send him flowers”. Years later when Kristi had long since left the agency, some of us would remember that quote of Kristi’s and laugh. She was very memorable. Everyone loved her.
Within a short time after meeting we became roommates and rented an odd little house in Wellesley, which I swear was haunted by the older gentleman who had passed away there. We had lots of fun and adventures. We adopted a dog named Paco which Kristi told me meant Frank in Spanish. In 1978 the BIG blizzard hit, and for people from Boston, it is still remembered as the biggest snowstorm in the history of the world. No one could drive for a week or more. Snow reached the rooftops. Kristi, Paco and I rode out the storm, watched tv, played games,walked miles to get groceries and do laundry. The governor came on tv daily and said no driving allowed. Kristi who didn’t own a car at the time, begged me to take my car out on a daily basis. I wa a rule follower and said no we can’t. This went on every single day. She never gave up trying. Sometimes if I would just be sitting thinking, Kristi would say, what are you doing. Do you want to play a game? We were very opposite.
That was the thing about our friendship. Often people would say I can’t believe you two are friends. You are nothing alike. But what they didn’t see was that we complemented each other. Kristi’s wild side helped me to be less shy. And my common sense sometimes maybe reeled Kristi in a little.
But we shared many things in common. One was a love of travel. We had countless adventures together and travelled to Bermuda, Cape Cod, Maine, Florida, Texas, Las Vegas, California, Caribbean cruises, just to name a few. Usually, at some point during the trips, Kristi would jet ski, or parasail, or do some other exciting sport, and I would stand on the shore and wave to her She had no fear. She tried skydiving from a plane at some point in her life. Sometimes I could convince her to do more tame things like the time we went to San Diego and took lessons on building a sand castle. We spent hours building a HUGE beautiful sand castle. It was lots of fun.
Another thing we shared was a love of animals. She picked the perfect job, pet sitter extraordinaire while she was living in Tucson. About 7 years ago we flew to Las Vegas and drove a few hours to Kanab, Utah to volunteer for a few days at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary which is a beautiful big place set in Angel Canyon among the red rocks. They rescue dogs, cats, birds, horses, pigs, and other animals. It is a no kill sanctuary. We were lucky enough to score an assignment in Dogtown and took care of dogs and puppies. We took an older dog named Randell out for a day – it was very heartwarming. We drove him all over town, took him for walks, and gave him lots of love. We also walked various other dogs and puppies and cleaned up a LOT of puppy messes. It was a wonderful few days. Just this past summer Kristi and talked of going there again.
If you were lucky enough to have Kristi as a friend, you knew you could count on her in hard times. During one of the most terrible times of my life, even though Kristi had moved to Connecticut, she drove up to Massachusetts to come spend time with me when I needed someone to lean on. Kristi had a huge heart. I remember the stories of two children she mentored while she lived in Connecticut, a boy and then later, a girl. She went above and beyond trying to make their lives better. There are lots of things she did that I don’t think she told anyone.
I visited Kristi a couple of years ago in Tucson and spent a few days just hanging out. It was humbling to see what a wonderful daughter she was to Dee. Constant daily love and service. I don’t think Kristi ever knew how strong she was.
Kristi was one of the funniest and most intelligent people I have ever met. She never failed to crack me up, but we also had countless conversations that made me grateful to have someone who could be there and talk about important and deep subjects for hours on end. I will really miss that in my life.
I’m grateful also that Kristi and I often talked about God. She would say she was glad she was a “God girl” That gives me comfort especially now because I talk to God about her every day. I pray that she is free of pain, physical and emotional, and in Heaven, and I will see her again. I also tell God that I hope she knows how much I love her and miss her, and I only wish I could have been as good a friend to her as she was to me
I will end here and just say I consider myself lucky to have been a friend of Kristi, and I will miss her and love her for the rest of my days. Rest in peace my wonderful friend.
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Heidi Kelly posted a condolence
Sunday, November 22, 2020
When I first met Kristie some twenty years ago, I thought she was going to be just another student. She walked into my stained-glass studio and by the end of our first session together, I knew we were going to be true friends.
When asked to reflect on her life and our friendship, I struggled to find the right words. How to explain the laughter shared on moonlit nights on Candlewood lake or the kinship we derived from our shared hair hue. We often joked that we were natural blondes and that was somehow better than the alternative. She tried to teach me Texas Hold ‘Em, but I just couldn’t do it. I had no sense for it and I lost all my pennies. She had the patience of a saint and a wicked sense of humor.
Kristie was good. She was a good person, a good friend, a good daughter and a good wife. She loved her family more than she could ever share with me but it was evident in her daily deeds. She was the first to volunteer and the last to sit down, always shining down on us with that smile.
Truly, she was just such a good person.
You will be missed my soul sister❤️....
Heidi Kelly
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Joseph Shaw Messer posted a condolence
Friday, November 20, 2020
I am sorry that was unable to attend Kristi's funeral. Kristi was an older cousin of mine and I remember thinking how cool she was when I was young. We lost touch for years but were able to reconnect at Aunt Mary's funeral. Kristi was so outgoing and warm and out It was wonderful quickly catch up with her. What impressed me the most about Kristi is how she was caring for Aunt Dee. I will never forget that and how important it is for family members to take care of each other. I will miss Kristi. My deepest condolences go to out to John, Dee, Jim and Richard.
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John Brandt posted a condolence
Thursday, November 19, 2020
"Kristi,
It is so hard to say goodbye to you. You have been the light of my life for 36 years. You ran the race with passion. Your love touched us all. Now you're home. I'm so grateful to have shared my life and love with you. Thanks for holding the umbrella! You're in my heart forever. Love always." John
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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I had the most wonderful opportunity to meet Kristi thru our “Job” at Curves, I walked in to Curves one day and was told I would me helping to train Kristi. She was a hoot she had read about Curves and was taught the Machines. I helped her teach the new members. Kristi was the BEST at helping new and established members. One day I would walk in and Kristi would be doing her imitation of Elizabeth Taylor with a Pink Bola - Scarf around her neck. The women were working out, laughing and loving being in Kristi’s presence.
I Became ill, of all I knew she came by to get me. We had our Birthday time out, drove through the desert. We laughed and cried, prayed and promised.
Kristi LOVED dogs in particular. She and was my Dog Marcus’. God Mom. I suggested she “watched dogs for a living”. She did and more.
I miss you. You helped me love when I thought I forgot how. I waited for your calls. They didn’t come this time. I miss you, my sweet Kristi.
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Patricia Inman posted a condolence
Sunday, November 15, 2020
I first met Kristi many years ago and our friendship continued to grow until her last days. I played poker with a group of women at Kristi's house twice a month and we all grew into a loving group, caring for each other during difficult times and laughing a lot. Kristi loved playing poker and she was very good at it and she kept the rest of us in line with the proper adherence to rules. To say Kristi was a giving person would be an understatement. Few were even aware of the number of people she took under her wing and nursed to happiness. She held poker meetings at a retirement home for a group that is, shall we say, life experienced folks (including me sometimes.) Kristi and I had much of the same pains in our upbringing and we found a relationship working through those experiences together. We spent many hours together enjoying some sort of unusual type of lunch or on my front porch with take out. Christy loved her fur babies and devoted a lot of time and effort to them. As wonderful and giving as she was with her friends it was outshone by her care of her mother. I used to tell Kristi that she was earning a lot of stars in her crown. She dedicated the last years of her life to the care of her mother. I would say she devoted at least 25% of her time to her mother when she lived at a retirement home and then she took her to her house for her remaining years where she had to do 100% of the care of a very helpless mother. Kristi will live on and on and on through the many who loved her who will hold her in our hearts forever. Kristi was a Christian and we used to call each other "GOD GIRLS."
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Cynthia lit a candle
Friday, October 30, 2020
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Val lit a candle
Friday, October 23, 2020
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Patricia Inman posted a condolence
Monday, September 14, 2020
Kristi and I became friends so very many years ago and our friendship continued to grow as the years passed. We went through good and bad together and we were stanch poker buddies...me mostly learning and her doing the teaching.Kristi loved my husband and brought him quiche and banana bread. She called me every anniversary of his death and consoled me with her tales of what a wonderful person he was. I do not believe the amount of care she has given her mother these past years. Her entire life was centered around her Mother's care. She attended to her meals several times a day and was the chauffeur to a group of ladies who enjoyed going shopping to Walgreens. Her mother's welfare was the focus of her life. Many things that are in her obituary ring true. She was never too busy if a friend needed her. She would find time somehow to complete a task that was needed to be done. In other words, the world has lost a precious life but Kristi will live on in the hearts of those who love her. I for one have no doubt about stars in her crown and am comforted by the knowledge is with the Lord that she loved so much.
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John posted a condolence
Monday, September 14, 2020
Kristi,
It is so hard to say goodbye to you. You have been the light of my life for 36 years. You ran the race with passion. Your love touched us all. Now you're home. I'm so grateful to have shared my life and love with you. Thanks for holding the umbrella! You're in my heart forever. Love always.
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The family of Kristi Lou Brandt uploaded a photo
Monday, September 14, 2020
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