Brian Christopher Moss

Memorial services for Brian Moss, age 38, of St. Cloud, will be on Friday, July 29, 2011 at 11 AM at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Milaca with Fr. James Remmerswaal, OSC officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Brian Christopher Moss, of St. Cloud, died July 25, 2011. Brian is survived by his parents Mary and Marvin Sims of Milaca, MN and Henry Moss of North Port, FL; sisters Patricia Moss of Bloomington, MN, Caren Moss of Anchorage, AK, Theresa Sims of Royalton, MN, and Kathy (Randy) Kosloski of St. Cloud, MN; brothers David (Heidi) Moss of Chisago City, MN, Kevin (Paula) Moss of Lake Worth, FL, and Marvin (Mary) Sims of Big Lake, MN; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends. Brian was preceded in death by his grandparents Julie “Kathy” Sullivan, George Sullivan, and Clara and Frederic Brisbois. To say that Brian (aka Bri, Brain, Fry, Moss, Satchie, and Woobie, to name a few) was passionate about music is an understatement. Anyone who talked to him for more than five minutes learned of his far-reaching and eclectic tastes. From Mozart to Metallica and everything and anything in between, Brian listened to it. And shared. If he knew someone liked one artist, he would name off half a dozen other artists who the person might enjoy more and then burn a CD for them tailored to their tastes. He had a quirky sense of humor: on his Facebook page, videos of Homestar Runner, Electric Company, and MST3K made their way onto his Wall, all preceded by Brian’s insightful comments. Sarcasm was a second language to Brian, so much so that one wasn’t always sure if his comments were serious, or simply a commentary about today’s society. Brian was a history, science, and techy buff; he loved building computers, rockets and model cars, and sharing miscellaneous pieces of history trivia. Brian kept his mind active and working overtime even when his body was failing him. Stays in the hospital interrupted his creativity but he soon became adept at making sure he had plenty of things to work on during his stays, including his laptop on which to keep everyone updated on his status (and look for errors on Wikipedia). Brian was a true optimist. No matter how crappy he was feeling, he always had words of cheer and encouragement for someone else and a “love you!” at the end of the conversation. Staff at every hospital he was in, on a long-term basis, came to know him and were amazed at his stamina, his smiling, his spirits, and his lack of complaining. He has given the last bit of change, in his pocket, to someone on the street because, in his words, “They’re worse off than I am.” Zee and Araya, his two cats, were an important part of Brian’s life. Conversations with Brian, on the phone or computer, were peppered with his chastising the “kids” to get out of the way of the computer screen or to stop walking on the keyboard. Being in the hospital seemed difficult for Brian only because his “kids” weren’t able to stay in his room there with him. Brian will be missed by all who knew him.