07/17/2026
From Becky Gaidosh
July 16th, 2006 forever changed my family’s lives. That day we lost a beautiful 17 year old girl who was just starting her life. Briana’s death rocked our world and completely changed the trajectory of my life. That day put me where I am today and the career that I chose, but that day made me hate the month of July.
For our family July has been a rough month for the past 20 years. To add to this sadness our loving nana passed away July 23rd 2021. This further led to more distress as the month always comes around. My poor momma, Barb BBo, lost both her mom and her daughter in the same month. How she has stayed so strong I don’t know but I admire her and see her as a true hero.
This year added another reason for my hatred of July. My aunt Becky, the woman I was named after, passed away July 8th 2026. My aunt was my partner in crime as a kid. She gave me whatever I wanted and loved her nieces and nephew with her whole heart. If you knew aunt becky you know she would have given you the shirt off her back and the last penny in her account if you needed it. She always had a reason to laugh no matter the circumstances. I will forever miss her. I will miss the games of spades and con quien we would play. She was a warrior and will always be loved.
Even after all of this sadness and tears our family got together today to celebrate one of the 3 lives lost in July. Today we got together to celebrate Briana and I can honestly say today was a good day. We took my two beautiful nieces to the park. Everleigh climbed all through the play ground and had a blast. But to top it off Brandon Cox raced his ten year old daughter and she gave him a run for his money. It was a great day to laugh and love on each other.
