After a father and husband died, a Phoenix household honored his life with a ‘FUNeral’

When an Arizona household was confronted with funeral planning for Brandon Young, the selection was made to transform the day of mourning right into a celebration of all of the issues that made Brandon who he was, in response to a latest viral video that has amassed practically 3 million views on TikTookay.

An Arizona household celebrated the legacy of a late husband, father and buddy, the precise approach he spent his life: Music, meals and good instances.

On May 3, Young suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in his mind stem, leaving him within the hospital till he died on May 17. Brandon left behind his spouse Katie and three kids.

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Posted by household buddy Sicily Wilcox, the occasion is proven within the yard of an Arizona dwelling, trying extra like a celebration akin to a birthday celebration or reunion moderately than a funeral. Wilcox dubbed the occasion a "FUNeral" within the TikTookay put up.

The household had stations for portray and crafting, each actions that Brandon liked a lot that he began Gilbert-based enterprise, LetterCraft which supplied customized laser minimize picket crafts.

Brandon liked popsicles, so his household arrange a station of all completely different flavors of the frozen deal with for his family members to remain cool underneath the Arizona solar.

To be certain that those that attended his celebration remembered it ceaselessly, relations put out Brandon’s personal assortment of vinyl records with the intention that they be taken off to be loved by new ears.

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"He had an enormous document assortment that he liked sharing with individuals who appreciated music and so we let folks look by way of his assortment to take dwelling a chunk of him with them. It was in his favourite place…our dwelling….together with his favourite folks…his household and mates. It was SO Brandon it felt like he was there," mentioned Katie Kirkland Young, spouse of Brandon in an interview with Newsweek.

Photos of Brandon and his relations lined the partitions too.

The distinctive celebration caught the eye of greater than 3,500 customers on TikTookay who commented on Sicily Wilcox’s video.

"If this many individuals present as much as rejoice my life after I’m gone, I do know I received. That’s having lived," mentioned one consumer.

"I do not know who Brandon was. But I’m kinda unhappy I did not get to know him. Looks like lots of people liked him," mentioned one other consumer.

This article initially appeared on Arizona Republic: Here’s how an Arizona household celebrated the lifetime of Brandon Young