Every Parent's Nightmare!

People think that once you get your kids married and they move away from home you stop worrying. Not true! It's just a different kind of worry for a parent.

Robert went to school with both of the boys involved in this accident.

The younger brother of the deceased, Luke was the lead singer in Robert's high school band and was over at the house at least 1 - 2 times a week. The Father of the deceased is one of the owners of Lynden Service Center, where we've taken our cars for the past 14 years. Our prayers and heartfelt thoughts go out to all the families. It's never easy to lose someone in your family. But to lose a child under any circumstance is heart wrenching. I can't imagine losing my husband after 3 weeks of marriage! Truly tragic!

Nicholas L. "Nick" Brann


Nicholas "Nick" L. Brann, age 26, of Lynden died Saturday, July 12, 2008 as the result of a traffic accident. Nick was born September 21, 1981 in Bellingham to Jerry and Wendy Brann and had been a lifelong Lynden resident. Graduating from Lynden Christian High School in 2000, he was employed as a mechanic at Lynden Service Center. An avid outdoorsman, he loved water sports, hunting, fishing and dirt biking. On June 21, 2008 he was married to Nicole Behm in Wenatchee. Nick is survived by his wife, Nicole; parents, Jerry and Wendy Brann; brothers, Lucas and Justin, all of Lynden; maternal grandmother, Ramona Mills of Blaine; Uncle Ron Brann of Lynden; father and mother-in-law, Lee and Pat Pruitt of Wenatchee and numerous other family members.