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Kieron Go Bragh is Gaelic for "Kieron Forever". The Kieron Go Bragh Foundation is a charity that supports brain diseases, primarily forms of dementia, especially Pick's Disease. This is the terminal disease that my brother Kieron battles. For more information visit www.kierongobragh.com
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Our family was a unit -- one is missing -- and we will be forever heartbroken.
sandy
John and I think of Kieron and his family almost every single day. I'm Kieron's Aunt and I will always remember what a gifted man he was. The red-headed little boy who was on the Popsicle billboards when I was a young gal. Always loved saying, "that's my nephew Kieron"!
It is wonderful that the Kieron Go Bragh Walk continues again this year and because of this and his beautiful family, relatives, and friends there
will always be Kieron Patrick Finnegan in our hearts and minds for a long long LONG time to come.
I sit here in tears as I read about Kieron. And what a beautiful website in his honor...thanks uncle Mike and Christine. I will never forget a family dinner in Dallas at some restaurant that Uncle Mike took us to. Aunt S, Uncle Mike, Suzanna, Michael, my Mom and I were there. I couldn't understand any of the converstaion because of the vocabulary that was use. Kieron was/is brilliant and of course we know how Uncle Mike is. I asked Kieron to speak on my level so I could be a part of the conversation and he laughed really hard and said Meg....you need to stick around more often. I giggled and he promised to talk on my level. My heart hurts for my family that I love so dearly and that we are losing such a gifted young man. It is just not supposed to be......
I remember the dinner Megan referenced - -we were in deep elm in the corner of the rest. on a weekend night. Do you remember passing around a piece of paper and collectively writing poetic phrases? I wish I could talk to Kieron about our society today. I miss not having his perspective on the world. He reminded me of the big stuff in life. He once told me he was envious of my social skills??? I was surprised because I was always so envious and admired his intelect. Not to belittle myself, but I thought then social skills??? Micheal, I idolized him too. I wanted so badly to impress my big brother. Random wonder, but I wonder if he would like Obama? I wonder what new movies he would have watched and liked over the past five years? I think he would have liked Departed. Kieron to be funny would always resist my hugs - -it was this charade we would do with each other. Weirdly, I want that resistance, again. I saw him on Sunday and just hugged on him. I think he liked it.
Damon and I saw Kieron today. It seemed as though he was just sitting there waiting for us to arrive. We sat down and just talked to him. For some reason he always knows Damon. I sing to him and fool with his red-hair. He just stares at me and smiles. My son.
sandy
I miss my brother very much. I remember our last camping trip to Reno. We watched it snow and threw snowballs at each another.
Kieron was my big brother and always stood up for me whenever anybody said anything wrong or hurtful---no matter who it was.
I love Kieron very much and I feel sad everytime that I visit him. Damon
Selfishly speaking, I'm loving reading these comments about Kieron, I'm getting to know Kieron from different perspectives.Always being miles apart we didn't see each other but two or three times, but I can seriously say I'm feeling a loss so I can't even imagine what his immediate family and friends are going through, they knew him well. I feel a loss that I didn't know this wonderful man and nephew the way so many many people have had the privilege of really knowing this highly gifted human being.
omigosh ... 5th attempt ... I've gone from "O, Captain, my Captain" to "ONE comment just doesn't cut it" .... okay ... just ONE: Kieron made my Spirit dance! Whether it was a wink or roar from across the room or philosophizing on the Finnegan patio. W/ Kieron's brilliant slant on Life, we expanded the piss-poor philosophy w/ hysterical spin-offs and unmeasureable fun. One day in Dallas, we "went visiting". Kieron introduced me to a couple of characters from whom he enjoyed gathering writing fodder. Returning to the car - can't you just see his face? Raised eyebrows, looking at me sideways with that impish grin? That itself was "conversation"! Kieron's correspondence from Egypt (he turned 34 while there, I remember)was so enveloping, he carried me to that god-forsaken place and honestly, I FELT the dust on my skin. Forever in our hearts and now, always on our minds, my fervent prayer is that somewhere ... somewhere ... inside of Kieron, his Spirit dances. Michael and Christine, wonderful website! Thanks! Patty
Michael is correct about Kieron's love for Cool Hand luke;he use to be able to recite P. Newman's lines before Newman. Another movie they had a good time with was Blazing Saddles.
I miss you son.
sandy
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