Special Dedication
A little about Brandon
Brandon DeAundrea Britton was born on August 4, 1995 on Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He resided in Severn, Maryland where he attended Anne Arundel County public schools. Brandon accepted Christ around the age of eight and was baptized in Jesus’ name at Free gospel Deliverance Temple in Coral Hills, Maryland. He later joined Reid Temple AME in Glenn Dale, Maryland where he remained active and served as a member of the Audio-Visual Ministry. He also enjoyed attending Reid Temple’s New Life Laurel Outreach Ministries in Laurel, Maryland.
Brandon had a heart of gold and enjoyed people. His smile, kind heart and gentle spirit were his signature. Brandon was a Cub scout who enjoyed sports. He played basketball and was a sensation on several football teams. He led the Silver Spring Saints to a major championship game. It was my honor as his father to witness his very first touchdown. That was a sight to be seen, I can remember every instant of that moment and when I tossed the first down marker in which I was holding down range, the crowd could tell exactly how excited I was. I recall screaming…, “that’s my boy”!!!. Brandon also played for the Severn Seminoles, where he again led them to a Championship game. While in high school, Brandon played football, lacrosse, and ran cross country and outdoor track and field. Brandon received varsity letters in both track & field and lacrosse. He enjoyed playing video games and competing with others online. Brandon possessed an extraordinarily high degree of technical skills and was great at repairing and assembling computers. He also enjoyed Comic-Con and collected classic memorabilia. Brandon was an inspiring professional who though only there for a short period of time had an astonishing impact on the both the leadership and work-force at Kelly Administrative Services in Sparks Maryland.
A poem dedicated to our Fallen Prince
Touched by an Angel:
We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.
Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.
We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love’s light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.
– by Maya Angelou