Brian was light and had a thoughtful, generous spirit.  He will be missed.

Jen Barton

Brian was one of the best people I have ever known.  His kindness, his smile, his  zest for life was contagious. His love for his children was enormous!  He was so stinkin proud of them.

After a car wreck that left me in the hospital for months Brian would come up and visit and bring me “real food” his words even tho I had a broken jaw.  We would laugh so hard as we would try and figure out how to get a mashed up piece of pizza in my mouth and through the wires. He just made hard things fun.

Brian did most of my ultrasounds with my babies (Jim too) and he always made me feel more excited after each ultrasound.  With my son I had to have an amnio done and Brian was my tech and when my son decided to kick the needle after it was inserted and I froze, Brian gave me the look that only he can give,  telling me it was going to be okay.

Brian was such a blessing to SO many and will be truly missed. ❤️

Lyle and family so incredibly sorry for your loss!

My fave memory of Brian was seeing he and Jim Mathisin walking through the door to do my sonogram when I was overdue with my son in 91!  Way a reunion that was and they were both so professional when it was time for the procedure but had me laughing so hard before.  

Rest in peace cowboy! 

Ronda 

My first 'exposure' to the Jarvis Family was NOT Brian.  He was 6 years younger than me and just a kid.   But his father, Lyle, was someone I was well acquainted with: he was the Vice Principal at Bend Senior High during my 3-year incarceration there from 72-75.  Everyone loved Lyle...he knew how to relate to young people growing up in the very transitional time of the late sixties/early seventies.  I also knew his sister Laurie, who was a year behind me in high school; back then, we all ran together.

Right after high school, I started working as a lift operator at Mt. Bachelor, intending to take a year off and figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up. Well, one year turned into fifteen; I eventually became the first ski patrol manager for Mt. B., and THAT'S when I got to know Brian.  Before attending med tech school, he worked on the patrol for a couple of years in the mid-eighties (my memory fades, and I'm not certain of the specific dates). 

Brian was always someone I admired (for being 'just a kid').  He had this way of projecting self-confidence and was extremely competent but was always mindful and supportive of others.  He always had an optimistic outlook and a smile on his face, and I do not remember ever seeing him pissed off.  My take-away memory of him was that I could always rely on him to get it done...competently and with absolutely no drama.  He was NOT like most of the other patrollers who, shall we say, were a bit like a herd of cats...I just never knew what would happen.  Everyone who worked at the mountain in those days loved Brian...he was just the very rare type of person with the perfect mixture of competence, charm, and charisma.  I'm sure he must have effed up occasionally, but I sure don't remember.

Flash forward a 'few' years to the early 90s, and I had just graduated from Physical Therapy School and was finishing my final clinical internship at St. Charles Hospital in Bend.  My wife was pregnant with our first child at the time and working as a pharmacist at St. Chuck's.  We just happened to run into Brian one afternoon in the lunch line; after some catching up, he told us to stop by sometime during his lunch hour, and he would do an ultrasound for us.  So we did.  In my memory, I can still clearly see and hear him saying, "Congratulations, you are having a boy."

There are times in life that really create a pause. Our brains, like nature, abhor a vacuum when this happens, and we reflect upon our past experiences and the people we shared them with.  Some people remain close in our lives, but some tend to travel along different routes, no longer in our immediate experience, but remain an important part of our life despite the distance.  Brian was one of those people...I always had extremely high regard for him and fond memories.  I was sad to hear of his untimely passing. I wish we could have gotten together and taken one more run on Mt. B.  RIP, Brian, you were one of the very good ones.

Newly pregnant at age 38, I went into CORA for my first ultrasound. I was delighted and relieved to see Brian was my tech! I had known him and his family for years through Mt Bachelor. 

Brian’s professional expertise allowed him to confidently say I was pregnant with identical twins! Throughout my pregnancy, I had the privilege of Brian’s exceptional skill and caring demeanor for many more ultrasounds, right up until the last one at 36 weeks. 

My twin girls were born happy and healthy 3 days later and I was sure to share their arrival photo with Brian expressing my gratitude for him through the process. 

I am sad to hear Brian passed a couple weeks ago, just one day after the twins 5th birthday. 

My condolences to Annie, Lyle, Terese and all who knew and loved him. ❤️