Extracted from The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)
Thursday, March 3, 2005

Brandon Joseph Tiller

SHREVEPORT, LA - Services for Brandon Joseph Tiller, 21 of Shreveport, LA will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday March 4, 2005 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Peter Mangum. Burial will follow in Centuries Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday, March 3, 2005 from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home.

Brandon left this world to be with his Lord on Monday, February 28, 2005. He died in a tragic oil field accident. Brandon was born on April 15, 1983 in Bossier City, LA. He attended schools in both Shreveport and Bossier and graduated from Parkway High School in 2001, where he was a member of the golf team. He went on to attend Louisiana Tech University and Bossier Community College. Brandon eventually moved to Mooresville, North Carolina where he fulfilled his dream of attending and graduating from NASCAR Technical Institute. He interned with Billy Venturini's ARCA race team while living in North Carolina. Brandon moved back to Shreveport last year and had just begun a career in the oil and gas business, working for Computalog/Percision Wireline.

Brandon was preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Alton Leo Byrd and Geraldine Kirkland Byrd. He was always the light of their lives and they were everything to him as well. He was also preceded in death by his favorite great aunt, Alice Bouck Thomas, who loved him like her grandchild.

Brandon leaves behind the mother that will never stop loving him, Cindy Rossi, step-father, Dean Rossi, step-brothers Peyton Rossi and Cole Rossi and step grandmother, Jo Ann Rossi all of Shreveport. He is also survived by his father, Rick Tiller, step-mother, Marsha Tiller and sisters Ashley Tiller and Michelle Tiller and great grandmother, Edna Skipper, all of Shreveport. He also leaves behind Danny Ritter of Baton Rouge, LA, David Ritter of Marshall, TX, Byron and Hazel Diercks of Marshall, TX and James and Peggy Ritter of Burnet, TX. In addition he had many aunts, uncles and cousins that will always love and cherish his memory.

Brandon was liked by everyone and loved by many. He had a wonderful group of friends that loved him always, through thick and thin. He enjoyed golf, snow skiing and above all NASCAR racing - that was what made him happiest.

Pallbearers will be his loving friends, Blake McLawchlin, Richard Dawson, Jonathan Jones (J.J.), Chris Lindlow, Jonathan Taylor and Ruben Boyer.

Cindy and Dean Rossi would like to thank the staff at LSUHSC for the great care they gave to Brandon and for their compassion and support at this most difficult time. Thanks also go to all of our loving friends and family who have been there to comfort us and help us-we love you all, as did Brandon.

Centuries Memorial Funeral Home
318-686-4334