Monday, January 9, 2023
As a friend of his daughter Ashley, I still recall meeting Brian for the first time. He greeted me with the warmest smile and I immediately felt welcome in his home. I fondly remember how his subtle sense of humour and genuine interest in knowing me shone through in our conversation.
Over the years I would come to know Brian as a kind, genuine man who loved his family and his best sidekick Buddy more than anything. I am blessed to have been around him and the Heimpel family from time to time, and I see so many of his great qualities in his children.
To Ashley, Pat, Jeff, Tim, Buddy and the extended Heimpel family, I am keeping you all close to my heart as you grieve the loss of someone so loved by all. The imprint Brian has left on so many people, including myself, will radiate for generations to come.
“Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to the sea.
And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be"
With heartfelt condolences,
Tina Murphy
