Brian Kenneth Vezina

Brian Kenneth Vezina was born on December 1, 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Brian was the Son of Corinne Vezina and Thomas Vezina, brother to Roy, Johnny, Bruce, Nancy and Diane. During his childhood, his favourite activities were playing with marbles, riding his bike and constructing things. Brian enjoyed cooking during his school years he was the only boy who decided to take the Home Ec. class. From a young age he had several dogs whom he loved very much, he had a special bond towards animals, he was able to train any dog into doing anything he wanted them to do. His favourite dogs from the several that he had included Marble, Rocky and Sasha.

Brian accomplished many occupations which included being a welder fabricator, automotive mechanic, auto body restoration and a marine mechanic. He obtained many certifications/tickets from being a welder and mechanics, and was the foreman for Brace Industries.

Brian valued honesty and was a true blue person “What you see is what you get.”. He always stuck to what he believed in. He was a caring and faithful person to the ones around him. The most important value to him was to love and to be loved. Which lead him to meet Monica Arne his wife from January 18, 2005 until his passing. Monica and Brian spent the years doing the activities they loved most which included camping, hiking, playing board games, watching movies, cooking and spending time together.

Brian had severe pain in his shoulder for years which later lead to the diagnosis of lung cancer, he never gave up or even shed a tear. He fought through the entire process until it was time. He was happy with the accomplishments and was grateful for the life experiences that he had experienced. Brian would like you to remember him as a loyal, funny, creative, happy and fulfilled person. If you can take anything away from his story it would be to always remember how important life is and to be appreciative of everything you have and your loved ones.

Below is a letter written by Brian Vezina’s wife Monica Arne. If you would like to share any story, photos or memories about him it would be highly appreciated.

To my dearest husband,

I just want to take a moment to tell you, what an amazing time we spent together on earth. You made me feel so secure, you were the only person in my entire life that made me feel protected and secured. When I was with you I felt like nothing could harm me, I felt as if I could conquer the world because of the strength you provided me with. Even in these moments that I don’t have you I can still feel your powerful presence with me that makes me feel secure again. You were a very special and a unique person a “true blue” person. You were always honest with me and never hid anything, your stories amazed me because of how intriguing you were. You always spoke your mind regardless of what anyone thought you were a “straight shooter”.

You always had dreams and were a dreamer pushing yourself to accomplish them, and to never give up. You had the ability to do anything with your hands, your hands made me feel so secure and the warmth that they radiated expressed the love you had for me. I love how creative your mind was. You could always improvise when something was missing or went wrong and I knew I could count on you with any obstacle we would face. You made me feel like I was the most special woman on earth, because of how you introduced me and the way you talked highly about me. When any challenge came your way you never showed fear. You made me laugh, you made me cry, you made me challenge the world, you made every moment feel more intense and most importantly you imprinted my soul. I admired how confident you were in yourself. Even though you were so stubborn and no one could change your mind it made you, you.

You always said when you love someone you will be able to look at them from across the room and know exactly what they are thinking. We had the privilege to experience this phenomenon because of how well we knew each other, to a point were sometimes I thought you knew me more then I knew myself. I felt that even when I was in despair you made me feel in peace. Now I am in acceptance to let you go, because I know you are not suffering and in pain any longer. Even though I know you tried to stay on earth just to spend more time together. Now its time to say I am looking to the horizons and I know in the future we will reunite together with our energy and souls and the powerful love we have for each other. I know we can conquer anything even death, we are to infinity and forever and ever best lover.