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Cycle crash victim laid to rest
Family, friends of Brian Buresh pay respects
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Kevin Buresh, 17, tells family and friends that his brother Brian would want people to smile and laugh when remembering him during Brian's funeral at Trinity Baptist Church in Nevils Friday. Brian Buresh, 19, died in a motorcycle accident Monday.
The sound of bagpipes rang out Friday in Nevils, where a community gathered to honor the life of a young man lost too soon.Friends and family came together inside Trinity Baptist Church to remember 19-year-old Brian Buresh, who was killed in a motorcycle accident Monday evening. Hundreds of people filled pews inside the church and listened to those closest to Buresh share their memories of a man described as a loving son, a determined protector and a role model.“Brian was one of the best men that I have ever known in my life, inside and out,” childhood friend Joe Anderson said. “Brian’s good heart still beats inside my own today.”Anderson said he met Buresh early in life and would eventually attend Statesboro’s Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology with him.
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