Brendan Michael Connor
Loving son of Matt & Diane Connor of LaGrange passed away on August 3, in Rockford, IL. Brendan was born in LaGrange on Nov.11th, 1991. He graduated from Lyons Township H.S. in 2010, attended Eastern IL University and the University of IL at Chicago.
Brendan is survived by his parents, his sister Holly (Rick) Johnson, grandmother LaVerne Slider, many aunts, uncles and cousins. Brendan will be missed by his longtime girlfriend, Teil Lindgren.
Brendan loved hanging with friends, attending live concerts, and playing with the family English bulldog, “Rollie”. Brendan was intelligent, kind, and showed empathy for all. He was a gentle soul and will be terribly missed.
Visitation will be held on August 11th from 3:00 p.m. until time of Memorial service, 7:00 p.m. at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside, IL.
Memorial contributions in Brendan’s name can be given to the Rosecrance Foundation at 1021 N. Mulford Rd., Rockford, IL 61107 or www.rosecrance.org/foundation/give/
A beautiful part of our family is now missing. My you be at peace. You will always be in our hearts . 💜💛💙
May the music of his life alway be the songs in your heart.
Dear, dear Brendan. I will always remember you with that wonderful, gentle smile. The last time I saw you, you and your Mom were dancing at a wedding and you both had great smiles, enjoying life together. I have thought of the moment often over the years. I hope we see each other again some day.
I still wonder what you are up to. I still come home looking forward to hearing how your day went and telling you about mine. We visited Fernanda yesterday, just to see her and give her a hug. We told her how you talked about her all the time. Man, this is very difficult. You are a very warm hearted man. I will probably be sharing about you until I see you again. We really miss you. I hope we made your life better in one way or another. You have left a dent in my heart brother. Dash and I will miss you forever.
I don’t know you or your family, yet, we share the horrible pain of having a child predecease the parent. I am almost five years past the death of my 22 y/o son; you will smile again, even laugh, but the hurt we feel is in direct proportion to how much we loved them. Brendan’s energy will envelope you. He will be with you always. Look for the signs they are there. May you find peace.
I saw Brendan at the hospital when he was an hour old. He was fun to be with when I visited him and Holly as Aunt Diane. As he grew up, we talked about his current and future plans over slices of Giordano’s pizza. He really enjoyed playing with Rollie. I will miss his gentle and kind manner.
For all of us who grieve, I hope the pain of losing him too early will be replaced by happy memories of our times together.
Hey Brendan, every once in awhile I search the internet for people I have crossed paths with. I was heart broken to find this page. Having lived with you for a year at EIU, our relationship was more than an acquaintanceship, we were roommates. And that apartment was a mess . Remember like the first 2 weeks of us living there and we walked in on knuth naked… twice?? He wasn’t even in his room, what the heck was he doing lol? I’ll never forget your laugh. I loved your taste in music and you introduced me to so many new artists and songs. One of my favorite memories was listening to RJD2 with you and Chris. I hope your kind and gentle soul has found peace. I’ll always remember you.