BRANDON STEVEN CROUSE BRUNSWICK – Brandon Steven Crouse, 18, died in an automobile accident, Sept. 18, 2005, in Brunswick. He was born Dec. 13, 1986, in Portland, the son of Steven and Shelby (Schmersal) Crouse. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 2005 and was attending the University of Southern Maine. Some lives are like slow burning stars that glow bright, dim over time and then go out. Brandon’s life was much more like a comet that burst into the sky, raced through our galaxy spreading happiness and then disappeared in an unexpected, heartbreaking instant. Mere words do a poor job of encompassing all that he was in his 18 years: pampered child; a creative writer; music lover; mischief maker; little league slugger; avid fisherman; soccer, basketball and lacrosse player; fierce all-star defensive end on a championship Brunswick High School football team; mariner and lover of the sea; well traveled; computer game whiz; gifted person who could drive his teachers crazy with his inattention; quiet, hard-working young man; loving kid brother; proud cousin and uncle; and devoted son and grandson. Brandon is survived by his parents, Steven and Shelby Crouse of Brunswick; sister, Kellie Chasse and her husband, Larry, of Brunswick; brother, Don McQuade and wife, Stephanie, of Sedona, Ariz.; nephews, Camden Chasse and Hunter McQuade; maternal grandmother, Christine Schmersal of Mexico; paternal grandmother, Necia Crouse of Crouseville; special uncle, Gary Schmersal of Melbourne, Fla.; uncles, aunts and cousins. The family would be pleased to have you join them for a celebration of Brandon’s life to be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, at the Brunswick High School. A reception will follow at the high school cafeteria. Those wishing to honor Brandon may make a donation in his memory to the Brandon Crouse Athletic Scholarship Fund, Care of Clark Ketcham, 564 Mere Point Rd., Brunswick, ME 04011.
BRANDON STEVEN CROUSE
