Blake Aaron Brechlin
MERIDEN -- A gentle son, loving brother and sensitive soul was lost to this life on Friday, October 15, 2004 with the passing of Blake Aaron Brechlin of Sandy Lane. Born March 15, 1989, he was 15 years old.
Blake attended Ben Franklin and Thomas Hooker elementary schools, Washington and Edison middle schools. He was a sophomore at Maloney High School, where he particularly enjoyed the DECA program. He loved working as a counselor at Camp Claire in Hamburg Cove and with his entire family in their family business. He was fond of the outdoors and was an avid hiker and kayaker. He had an irreverent spirit and was happiest when he could make people laugh, which he did well and often.
At the age of 14, he underwent major spine surgery to correct scoliosis, a challenge that he conquered with tenacity, courage and strength. Visit the Shriners Hospital website here
He is survived by his mother and father, Mary Ellen and Carl Brechlin, brothers Ryan and Chris, sister Jen Soderberg. Uncles Earl and Dale Brechlin, John and Jim Deno, aunts Patricia Lane, Barbara Saunders, Muriel Urquizu, paternal grandmothers Ruth Brechlin and Joyce Parmalee and grandfather Charles Parmalee. He is also survived by his loving cousins Renee, David, Amy and Fred St. Hilaire, Erica Lane, Kristen and Kelly Sanders, Jason Brechlin and Crystal Haskett, as well as many other relatives and close friends.
A service of remembrance will be held on Saturday morning, October 23 at 10 a.m. at the First Methodist Church, 159 East Main St., Meriden, across from City Hall. Interment will be private. There will be no calling hours.
The family would appreciate any donations in his memory be made to Camp Claire, care of the First Congregational Church, 62 Colony St., Meriden, CT 06451, or to the Shrine Children's Hospital, 516 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104 donate online here