Obituary of Brian E. Cruse

Brian E. Cruse, 24, of Cortland NY, passed away November 14, 2009. He was born February 7, 1985 in Ridgewood New Jersey. Brian attended St. Marys School of Cortland, then went onto Cortland High School graduating in 2003. Brian was active in various sports throughout his youth and high school including soccer, lacrosse, and basketball. Following graduation from high school, Brian attended B.C.C. in New Jersey receiving an associates degree in business. While attending school and living in New Jersey, Brian worked with mentally challenged youth at the local YMCA. Brian had a special place in his heart for young people and enjoyed the opportunity working with them. One of his favorite places to be in New Jersey was Beaver Lake where he had many special memories. Brian is survived by his loving family; mother Eileen (Del Liotta) Anderson of Groton NY, supporting family figure Kenneth Dugan of East Freetown NY, maternal grandmother with whom he resided with for 5 yrs. Bernie Anderson of Mahwah NJ, many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Calling hours will be Thursday evening 4-5:45 pm with a memorial service to follow 6 pm at Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc 9 Lincoln Ave Cortland NY. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to American Diabetes Assoc., Syracuse office, 356 N. Midler Ave., Syracuse NY, 13206. To offer condolences online, visit www.wright-beard.com After meeting the family last night....... I wanted to offer my deepest sympathy to you all. I am so sorry for your lose and I pray your memories will bring you comfort. Debbie Walls Our family at Beaver Lake was so very saddened to hear of Brian's passing. He was such a sweet young man who always had a smile and big hello for us when we were on our dock. We will miss him a lot. Sally Wagner and the Boyle Cottage To Brians family, I hope God may guide you throught this. Brian was a great guy, and the few weeks we worked together became pretty good friends. He will surely be missed! Rob Our hearts are with all of you at this very sad time. We wish we could be there, but send hugs to you from Ohio. We will miss Brian's smile and easy going manner. I loved having him on our dock at Beaver Lake. Know that we are thinking of you and praying for you. Love, The Hustons May a star shine Brightly for you Brian in the Heavens above. You were so Loved by us and We will miss our dear Brian so very much. Brian, look over your Mother and Del. Give to them strength and Love they need now. We will truly miss you Sweetheart, and you will always be in our hearts. Rest in Peace to my dear Godson and Nephew. I was lucky to be Brians supervisor at the YMCA. I enjoyed every minute working with him. While he was living in Mahwah, he and I became very close friends. He could put a smile on anyones face by just walking into a room. I am going to miss him greatly. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Amanda Bartoloma My heart goes out to the family and friends of Brian. He was a stand up guy. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Dana Decker Brian - Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. You gave us many happy memories that we will always cherish. You are, and always will be, held close in our hearts. I love you. Claudia A. Maki and Family Although I never had the pleasure of meeting Brian, I would like to send my prayers to Eileen, Del and Ken and the rest of his loving family in this time of distress. May your wonderful memories replace your heartfelt pain and grief. He will be your guardian angel forever more. Judy Lawrence Our deepest sympathy and condolences on the loss of Brian. Our thoughs and prayers our with your family during this sad time. Laurence and Renee Neuberger We were all so very sorry to hear about Brian. He was just a wonderful guy with the greatest smile and personality. He will truly be missed by so many. Our deepest heartfelt sympahty, Judy, Dana, Michael and Brian Hoffmann We are saddened over Brian's passing. We shared some good times with Brian and all the boys John coached on the Broome County Travel Soccer team in the 1990's. We want his family and all those close to him to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you during this extremely difficult time. May God be with you all. John & Jamie Dey Brian was an amazing person and friend. His energy was contagious, and altough you lose contact with people as live moves on, you never forget the memories that were once shared. I hope Brians family and all of his friends find peace in reflecting on the amazing memories that we got to share with him. I cant begin to describe the impact that he had on all his friends From CHS....We will miss him dearly. I wish I could be there for the services, but unfortunately I am unable to make it to Cortland. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone...RIP,Brian. "May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand" Nicole Abdulla To everyone that lost a great friend and family member, I am truly sorry for your loss. I can not say that I had the pleasure to get to know Brian all that well over the years, but I did know what a great person he was, and how much he will be missed. My thoughts are with you all... Regina Moro Dear family/friends of Brian: I had the good fortune of being one of Brian's school teachers at CHS--in fact, his 11th grade U.S. History and Government teacher. Brian and his classmates had the good fortune (or bad) or "breaking" me in as a rookie teacher as I returned to my Alma Mater not as student but as teacher. I remember Brian fondly, always with a smile, cracking jokes, acting inappropriately with Cicero, and also working hard in class and participating regularly. Brian passed U.S. History and Government as a solid B student. I feel honored to have been a part of Brian's life. As a teacher, you very rarely get to hear about what happens next to students following graduation. Brian's beautiful obituary made me feel confident that Brian made a difference in the world, leaving his mark on many others, including family and friends. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Brian's accomplishments. I hope you are as proud of Brian as I am. My sincere condolences, Jeremy Milligan Eileen, Please know that our thoughts are with you. God bless his soul. All our Love, Mike and Vikee Eileen and family/friends...I am so deeply sorry for your the loss of your Son. My heart and prayers go out to you all. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you. May all the memories of Brian put a smile on your face and know that you have many people who care for you and will you pull you through this dark time. God Bless. Terri Little Eileen, Ken, and Del, My thought and prayers go out to you and your family at this very sad time. Lisa Stitely Eileen, My thoughts prayers are with you. Please do not hesitate to let me know if there is anything you may need. Shannon West Eileen,Del and Ken, we are so sorry for your loss. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with you. Sue & Gary Selover I am saddened to hear this news about Brian. I was a librarian at Cortland HS and knew Brian then. I remember him as a very polite young man in high school who always had time to tell the adults in the library what was going on and ask about us. He will be missed in this world. It is so sad. My condolences to Brian's family and friends. Luann Rottmann My greatest condolences go out to the family and friends of Brian. We unfortunately did not get the chance to know each other as well as some of the other people in his life, but I can not remember a time in high school or afterwards in passing when Brian was anything more than a friendly, polite, and genuinely amazing person. I am so greatly sorry for everyone's loss, because the world will not be the same without him. He will be truly missed. Brenton Michales Delete | Reply | Forward | Redirect | View Thread | Blacklist | Whitelist | Message Source | Save as | Print