Memories...

Shaleena created a Facebook group to post memories/pictures of Brian, and there has been many great stories. My brother was such a good man, funny man, crazy man, and so much more... and I still cant believe this is real... Here are a few of my favorite posts, I can post some later:

I remember watching Narnia and Brian paused the movie at the part where the witch gives Edmond the Turkish delight and Brian pulled out some Turkish delight and gave us all some. -Aubrey

Brian had such a servants heart. On the anniversary off Zach's death he took the kids to the hospital to give baby items to the children born that day. There was only one born and it was a poor family. Brian truly blessed them that day! -Shaleena

When Fred and I think of Brian, we always think of his special little grin - like someone who just got their hand caught in the cookie jar. -Connie

I have always hated to wake up to loud voices, or people yelling my name, etc. Probably a bad thing to hate when you belong to the Luckau family...anyway, when I was about 17 I was taking a nap. It was time for dinner and the family was trying to decide who wanted to wake up the monster. Well Brian came up and I woke up to him opening a can of lemonade and him giggling. He told me something to the effect that people like waking up to the sound of a can opening. Needless to say, I woke up in a pretty good mood! -Lindsey

One of my favorite memories with Brian was playing "Qwelf" at the Zangara's. While there were a TON of funny things he did that night (randomly yelling crazy things, sitting UNDER the table for half the game, etc.), the one that sticks out the most is when he drew a card that required him to run out of the house shouting "A STORM IS COMING!!!!!!" at the top of his lungs. He was so convincing that about 6 kids jumped up, wide-eyed and ran out of the house following him! -Nicole N' David

When we would get in trouble, we had to touch noses, I remember him smelling like pickles. He loved to eat pickles, well I was teasing him about this and he said I smelled like dog poop! (Which he later told me that the aqua fresh toothpaste smells like dog poop!) -Angie

I have been thinking of what to post here. I am Brian's big sister. We were 15 months apart in age, so we had our share of sibling rivalry! I guess I dropped bottles on his head when he was a baby, at least that is what my mom tells me. So I thought I was always mean to him, but I was happy to read in my grandma's journal that I was also sweet to him! Well when we were 1 and 2 we climbed on a dresser and it fell over on us and the plant broke on Brian's head cutting it open, he had a scar on the side of his head where this happened:( well he always said I totally planned it and did this to him. Sooo... When he shaved his head (still wonder why since he knew he had a scar) but told Katelynn that her Aunt Angie did that to him. Luckily Katelynn wasn't afraid of me after that:) I think she knows her dad and I better than that! He would always grin and laugh while trying to make me feel guilty for the scar! I will miss him teasing me! Love you Brian! -Angie

One night when I was closing as a cook and Brian was closing as a driver at Pizza Hut, he went on a delivery to the Pepper Tree. He walked in the door with his shirt off and bills shoved in his pants and his pockets. $120 in tips for dancing for the comedian on stage. He showed me some of his awesome moves! I couldn't stop laughing that night. And when he called Shaleena Bruderer Luckau to tell her she just told him he should do that more often. -Sonya

I was married about a year and Brian was wandering around the house. He then came up to me asking where our pans are and if we had a frying-pan. I told him where they were. He got one out and very calmly walked outside and threw my pan off the deck as hard as he could!!! It hit a pole and broke the handle off and really dented the pan. He laughed really hard and said "that was TOTALLY AWESOME!!" I asked why on earth he would do such a thing?!? He replied that he just had an overwhelming desire to throw a frying pan! We then went out and buried it. -Shaleena

I remember dad saying I stood up for you today. Someone said you like to eat crap sandwiches but I said that's impossible he doesn't like bread -Daniel

Sometimes Brian would break out his guitar and go from room to room singing songs to the kids to tuck them in. He was always very loud with it and always left them more energized! -Shaleena

While doing Routine Check Up in Cottage 4, R Brian Luckau would sneak around waiting for just the right moment. There it was, I'm down on my hands and knees looking under the bed and He jumps out and yells, then just chuckles and walks away. -Janice

One of my earliest memories of Brian was shortly after Shaleena and Brian got married, Katelynn and Daniel weren't born yet. He was always telling jokes and making me laugh constantly, and we could just be silly at all times. I remember walking between where Shaleena and Brian were sitting on the couch and a coffee table, and both of them lifted their legs up to trip me and I fell over one leg into the other. Haha I think it was that day that he picked me up by my ankles and dipped my head into the snow outside... I'm going to miss him. Haha and I think that he's the only person I've seen who could beat Super Mario Bros from beginning to end without warping to a later world. -Jason

Brian's smile was always so comforting when I was younger and didn't always get to visit with my dear cousins as much as I would have liked to. I remember walking into grandma Brights feeling a bit overwhelmed and I would look first for Brian....He would smile that 'smirky' smile and all was good! I will miss Brian, I can see his smile in his children, and for that, I am so glad.- Kristina

Luckau's had come to Utah, and had come over to see us. We were visiting in our living room, and heard kids giggling. My son came out of the bathroom and said, "ew, gross--Brian just drank water out of the toilet!!" He came out of the bathroom with a huge smile on his face! - Renee