Do you have anyone in your life that you don't personally know, but they are a part of your daily life, no, your daily routine? I do. His name was Branson Holm. And I will never forget him.
Dear "Boy,"
I always blame my Dutch Bros. coffee addiction on Elena, my four year old daughter, who had the BIGGEST crush on you. Every day, she'd say, "I wanna go see "Boy." How could I resist? When you saw her, you'd yell, "Girl!" and tell her how pretty her lip gloss was. You always ignored my request of "just a little whip cream on (her) straw," and she loved you for it. As special as you were to us, I can only imagine how extremely special you were to those who were close to you. We'll miss seeing you almost every day and thanks again for the extra chocolate you put in my favorite drink. God bless your soul, and your family.
Love always,
~b
Monday, January 24, 2011
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I truly loved your story of how Branson made each day a bright one for you and your daughter. People like him don't come along too often, who genuinely go out of their way to make others smile. Although I never met Branson, I'm taking his lessons with me and trying to live a little more like he did each day...
ReplyDeleteAll my best, and thanks for sharing!
~Jeff
Every Thursday and Sunday Branson made my special drink saying "I'll make it extra special for you Gracie". He was so kind to me. Once presenting me with a beautiful bunch of Sweet Peas. He bought me a cup of coffee on my birthday and if there was no car behind me on Sunday we shared our faith and the love of the Lord. I looked forward to seeing him. I will miss him very much. He was a bright star in my week. See you again some day dear soul.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful memory. He really was a bright light in so many ways and to so many people. My husband and I have been unable to return since his death except to go to donate to the fund for his family.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom told me the other day, "It sounds like that young man was going to be something!" and I told her, "He already was, Mom. He still is. He is a light of something good in the world and he is still shining brightly."
Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Sending you a shared hug and a smile for a beautiful soul that touched so many of us.
My husband and I go to dutch bros. daily for our coffe, Branson would always welcome us with that beautiful smile and bubbly personality. He would ask yah want the SCHNOG, LOL that was his pet name for egg nog. About 5:15 in the morning my husband would give me a shout and say lets go see our boy Branson, every so often when we turned the corner and there would be Kelsey's little white care and not Branson's truck. She always has our coffee ready before we get to the window. And I would turn to my hubby and say thats OK Branson will be here tommorow, now tommorow will never come for him again. I will miss him and can only image the pain his family is going through. His life was ended way too soon. Walk with the Angels Branson my boy know you were loved by all who came in contact with you. Jim and Wendy
ReplyDeleteI cannot even begin to tell you all of my experiences with Branson. He's been there through my ups and downs. My boyfriends and my search for them. He was always very supportive of me and looked out for me.
ReplyDeleteI remember one morning, I pulled in the drive thru with one of my friends and I was talking about how awful my day had been. He had over heard me and drew a smiley face on the inside of the cup with whipped creme and before pouring in my drink. The smiley face was slightly deformed but it did it's job. It made me smile and brightened my day. It was always the little things that Branson did that made me feel important. Whether it was him showing me his ridiculous dance moves or us yelling out the lyrics to the country songs that we were blasting through the speakers at DutchBros in the mornings while I was skipping out on school.
Branson was the definition of awesome. There's no doubt about that. He will be missed more than anyone can imagine.
Branson was amazing. I love all the Dutch Bros employees but I have to admit he was my favorite. There was never a time he didn't make me smile, just seeing his smile made me light up.
ReplyDeleteI went there on the way to put my dog down one day. He asked me what was wrong and I told him, he told how sorry he was and bought me my coffee. He was so sweet and genuine.
Being a new mom I don't have much time for myself but he always managed to find a way to compliment me on something.
I went there once with some bumps and bruises from falling after rollerblading, I told him I would never go again and was down. He told me I had to do it again and just go for it.
Like I said Branson was amazing. I still look for his truck when I pull, I will always miss his face, his laugh, and his genuineness. People like him just don't come along enough..
Goodbye Sweet Branson..
I agree that Branson was a shining light in this world. What an amazing man he was. I always looked forward to him asking me to do his laundry or his grocery shopping. I loved his stories of his adventures and just always being in a good mood. He would make anyones day. How inspirational that this young man in 22 years could affect so many lives. If there were more Bransons in this world this world would be a fantastic place. When I think of him I think of being a better person. What in the heck in life is there to be down about? I think if he knew we were sad he would want us to cheer up and add a little whip cream to our drinks. I miss seeing his truck and all its mud when I go to Dutchy now. Rest in peace Branson. This world is a litte duller now without you in it.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet, adorable and lively person.
I didn't use to get coffee every morning until I met him. He always new how to cheer me up with his hilarious dancing, singing and genuine smile. He had a beautiful spirit that touched so many people. I met his father this week and talking with him was almost comforting.. I couldn't help but cry. Branson will be missed by so many and will never be forgotten! Rest in peace sugar. xo
Branson had a way of making me feel sooo much better everyday. While my son was in Afghanistan I had had a terrible and worriesome day because I had not heard from him for a few days. Branson would make me a special coffee drink and told me "Don't worry mom, I know in my heart that you son is going to be ok' It was like special luck because he would call that same night. He would save stickers for me to send to my son and my son loved it. He would tell me 'Tell Afghanistan that freedome is a great cup of DB coffee....' My son will be returning to Afghanistan soon and I just don't know what I will do without his caring words. That is a special young man. I thought I saw a new star the other night, it was Branson.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Crystal and I used to work with Branson at Costco. We clicked right away. There was just something about him that I could see was very special.
ReplyDeleteHe always had a smile on his face no matter what. He always had words of inspiration when I was having a bad day. We used to push carts together all the time and we would walk around and talk about so many different things. He knew when something was on my mind and would always be there for me if I needed someone to talk to.
There was this funny thing around Costco because everyone just "knew" that I had a "crush" on him and it became this funny thing around Costco. But it wasn't that he just was a handsome guy, there was just something about him. It was just who he was. He was definitely a "one in a million" kind of guy.
He even made me a cd with a song of a beat he made himself that was dedicated just for me. Very special. So I'm thankful that whenever I want to here his voice all I have to do is listen to it.
When he worked at Dutch Bros. after Costco, me and my kids would pull up in the drive through and he would do back flips inside Dutch Bros. just for my kids. He was just an amazing person and he has touched my heart in so many ways.
I just don't understand why this had to happen. I'm having a really hard time with it. I found out just today that this had happened when I went to Dutch Bros. this morning. And its crazy because I was just thinking about giving him a text to see how he was doing. So today was really hard for me. But when I got out of school (Lane) I was driving down the road and there a behold in front of me was a beautiful rainbow. I felt at that moment that it was B letting me know that he is here in my presence and that he is ok. The entire day...all I have been doing is crying. He is such an amazing person and I will never, EVER forget him. I will miss you very much.
~ LOVE U B~
Crystal Oyervides
gipzlou22@hotmail.com
Here it is, almost 2 years later. I was just thinking about how much I absolutely RAVED about D.B's (as I always called it, you know, because we were on a personal nick name basis. Lol) Looking back, it was Branson at night and later Kelsey on the mornings that I was so fervent about.
ReplyDeleteI lived across the street, and I remember how excited I was to just go over there and hang out with the night crew. And when I would bring my little cousin, Branson would make her drink and put a tootsie pop in the straw and completely cover it on whip cream. He was just so good with people.
I really miss him, as he was always there to talk to during an especially important time in my life. I thank anyone that was there for him, because without you all, he wouldn't have been the person he was for me and so many others.
Miss you everyday friend, and I guess I'll see you around the block.
I still remember Branson and miss his smiling face. My daughter still asks for him when we go to Dutch Bros. She called him buddy. You are missed Branson and I can't believe it's been almost 3 years. You touched many lives. God Bless your family.
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