Brian Good was an amazing person.  He was a beloved son, brother and friend.  He lived his life on his own terms with no regrets.  He was the  spark and ray of light in all the lives he touched.

He will be deeply missed be all who knew him.

Brian passed away on February 22, 2026 after complications from a sudden illness.  He was 50 years old.

Brian was born on March 11, 1975 to Bruce and Jean Good in Douglas Wyoming.  He grew up on a farm and this is where he had many foundational moments.  Surrounded by family, animals, plants and water (shocking for Wyoming); these would be constants throughout his life.

Brian loved his family deeply.  He learned hard work from his Dad, strength and determination from his Mom and how to always come in 2nd in Mario Kart from his brother Jared (sorry Brian, but you know it's true).  We'll get to this, but Brian was easily a better writer than me, so please excuse the shift to first person.  And also from the perspective of a younger brother who unquestioningly loved his big brother (his nominal Mario Kart skills not withstanding).

Growing up Brian loved spending time with his many cousins on family get togethers and was always the first to lead everyone off on an adventure.  If it was just a stroll through the trees, a run through the corn or a jump in the river (or just irrigation ditch) it was Brian leading the charge.  Brian naturally gravitated to those roles and I don't think it came as a second thought to him.  Form a group trip to Disney World to his first trip to France in high school, Brian would step up.  He had no fear.

Water.  Brian loved the water.  Growing up one of his favorite things was floating the river.  He would ask Mom to drive us a few miles up river with some inner tubes (literally from tractor tires), drop us off and we would just float the river until we passed our house.  I say "float" because the North Platte river would frequently only be a few inches deep so that float would sometimes just turn into a walk.  But Brian didn't mind.  If it was the water, he was happy.  As an adult, he would seek out the water.  If he was traveling he would look for water opportunities.  Mexico, Brazil, the Bahamas and even Egypt, he had the most peace in the water.  I'll never forget a conversation where we were talking and I wanted to come visit him for a long weekend and his response was "yeah, how about we go somewhere sunny with water, pristine sand and a casino instead?".  Well, who am I to argue with my big brother?

This feed into his love of travel.  Brian was blessed to be able to go on many amazing trips through his life.  Through his work he was able travel around the world to island paradises, through European history and even a trip to Istanbul (which he said was a life altering trip).  After moving to the east coast he adored the opportunity to show our Mom and Dad around New York City.  Broadway shows, people watching (which Dad loved)  and trying new food.  He particularly enjoyed the trip where he got our Mom a little tipsy at one of his favorite restaurants.  He would regularly bring that up to get a smile from Dad and a head shake from Mom (but who also had a smile under her hand).  He shared this love with our Mom who also loved travel.  They would regularly discuss travel and how it impacted their lives.  Brian's last major trip was a trip to Egypt we took together.  Mom and Dad had travel plans disrupted by Covid and after that they weren't able to travel so they gave their deposit to us.  We wanted to make it a grand adventure so Egypt was the place.  I take great comfort in those memories and wish there would have been more.

Brian loved animals.  Surrounded by animals on the farm this turned into a livelong love.  From adding water to mud puddles to keep tadpoles alive to rescuing turtles off the road, Brian cared greatly for animals.  Cats were always the number one though.  There were many dogs growing up but cats were a comfort.  Sammy, Sparky, Sylvester, Leon, Ferd and many others graced our lives growing up and into his adult life (and those are just the house cats).  Brian also loved fish.  From a simple ping pong ball county fair game where he got a goldfish, that sparked a lifelong love of fish and taking care of them.  He always had some new type of fish he was keeping and took great joy in caring for them.

Music (yes, I buried the lead).  Anyone who had even a passing relationship with Brian knew music was his obsession (which many would say was an understatement).  My earliest memories have Brian on the weekends listening to the Weekly Top 40, him writing all the song down in a notebook and charting the new hits.  He had wide ranges in tastes.  He was introduced to the great 60s tunes and surf rock from Mom and Dad to the pop hits of the 80s to finding new artists before anyone else.  I knew he took great pride in telling me about this "new artist" he saw on a rooftop for an album launch party that he thought was amazing and would be big.  I wonder whatever happened to Lady Gaga?  He adored live music.  Going to shows, meet and greets and experiencing the communal feelings that entails.  His various tattoos documented this as they were his autograph books.  He shared this love with all around him and was always the first to recommend new artists to people.  

Brian lived his life his way.  He stood his ground.  He was proud.  He lived and loved passionately.  While others fretted about the complications of life, Brian would be the one saying "yes, things are bad, but lets just live and go see Madonna 4 times in a row at Madison Square Garden".  Brian loved life, embraced it fiercely and will leave a smile in the lives of all who were blessed to know and love him. 

Brian is survived by his father Bruce, his brother Jared, his partner Ron and his cats Ripley, Geist and Pablo.  He was preceded in death by his mother Jean and loving grandparents.

We love you Brian.

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