Brenda Kay Thomas
May 15, 1959 - May 21, 2010
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Brenda Kay Thomas
May 15, 1959 - May 21, 2010
Obituary
Brenda was born on May 15, 1959 in Cleveland Ohio. She moved to Calif. at the age of 5 with her parents and her sister. The youngest brother joined the family later. The family moved a lot, but stayed mostly in Orange County, CA. She started working at age 18 for Bivar, Inc. first in Santa Ana until the company moved to Irvine. She worked there for approx. 28 yrs. We lost our mom in 2007 and Brenda never fully stopped grieving over her loss.
Brenda my little sis went to be with the Lord and our parents on May 21st, 2010 at 5:20 P.M. She had suffered cardiac arrest on May 17th two days after her 51st birthday and was deprived of oxygen to the brain. She was in a coma for 5 days until she was taken off life support due to lack of brain activity.
Brenda is survived by her older brothers Ken of AZ, Ron of OH, Jerry of CA; her big sis Sandy of CA; three sister-in-laws and a brother-in-law; four nephews, two nieces, their spouses and their children. She is also survived by her Uncle Clifton, Aunt Hazel and Aunt Lucille, many cousins and many friends who loved her dearly. Brenda was a beautiful baby, little girl, young woman and then adult woman. She was also one of the kindest, most generous people we’ve ever known. She will be missed dearly by all that knew her.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the American Heart Assoc. in Brenda’s name or to your favorite charity.
55 responses to Brenda Kay Thomas
Christopher Thomas and Dawn Emery says:
June 11, 2010
Brenda will always be missed. She was a wonderful lady. She is now at peace with grandma mom. My prayers go out to the entire family as we all pull together in this time of sorrow.
Greg Thomas says:
June 11, 2010
We will miss you in our lives, we love you and hope you rest in peace. The times we shared were fun and crazy and we will never forget you Aunt Brenda. Love from Greg & Alyson Thomas and family.
Pamela Mathews says:
June 11, 2010
My Dear Cousins,
Death can steal the life of our loved ones but it can NEVER take away our memories of them or our certainty that we will see them again! Until that day, we will remember that “Sweet Spirit” we called “Brenda”. I know this is a difficult time for all of you…I pray that you will find the comfort & strength of the Lord in the days ahead.
Donalee & Ridley Nimmo says:
June 13, 2010
Brenda was a wonderful cousin. We have great memories of the times we spent together on Papa’s 90th birthday trip. We will miss Brenda, but look forward to a grand reunion of family and friends on heaven’s shore. Love and prayers for the family.
Sandy says:
June 16, 2010
Ron went home yesterday, Bren. He was so much company for me. I want to talk to you so badly! Have so much stuff to share with you that I can’t talk to anyone else about. I miss you sis!