I HAVE KNOWN BRENT ALL OF HIS LIFE. HIS MOTHER PATRICIA AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE 17 YEARS OLD,,,,MY FAVORITE MEMORIES OF BRENT WAS THAT HE LOVED MY COOKING AND THE WAY HE GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK BY TAKING THINGS APART! HE WOULD TAKE HIS BIKE APART AND IT WOULD BE IN A MILLION PIECES ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND I WOULD ASK HIM..'BRENT DOES MOM KNOW YOU ARE DOING THIS?' HE'D SAY 'OH IT'S OK AUTIE I'LL FIX IT JUST LIKE BRAND NEW AND HE ALWAYS DID.. DIDN'T MATTER WHAT HE WAS FIXING WHETHER IT WAS HIS BIKE OR HIS MOMS TOASTER ...HE LOVE TO TAKE THINGS APART AND FIX THEM, I LOVE THE MEMORY OF HIS CUTE LITTLE SENSE OF HUMOR AND HIS LOVE OF LIFE AND OF COURSE HIS FUNNY LITTLE LAUGH..I AM VERY PROUD OF THE MAN HE GREW TO BE...A TRUE AMERICAN HERO...