I had the honour of meeting Dr Brigham through my dear friend and his much loved Daughter Danielle who I met at Uni. We would visit the family home in South Hurstville. Dr Brigham and Mrs Brigham always made an effort to talk to us and make us feel welcome. Like many others I vividly recall Dr Brigham's dry sense of humour and thinking what a great...
*** DAD'S OBITUARY AS PUBLISHED IN THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD & THE AGE NEWSPAPER ON JULY 14, 2020 *** BRIGHAM Dr. Brian Alexander July 11th 2020 Beloved husband of Dahlia. Loved father and father-in-law of Callantha & Patrick, Eliot & Yoko and Danielle. Adored Gramps to Hugo and Tiare. Aged 75 Years Brian was born and raised in Melbourne, atte...
Danielle Brigham You will be forever missed Dad. We love you.
I have very fond memories of spending time at your house Dr Brigham, during our university years with your amazing daughter Danielle. I loved your cheeky wonderful sense of humour. You would tease us with a sparkle in your eyes and I remember the first time not being sure if you were being serious. Your house was always a place of interesting con...
I worked with Brian for only a few short years in the early 1980s at the NSW Cancer Council. I regret that we have not remained in touch. I remember Brian as a gentle man, an impressive and highly capable man, one who left a deep impression on me. I remember also the smart and lovely Dahlia. My thoughts are with you, Dahlia. I’m very sad to hear ab...
Sam Rychter Even though you and dahlia ( and kids ) spent most of your lives ( that I remember) not in Melbourne, my memories of Brian are so vivid . His calming and caring nature was soothing to be with , especially with our loud Acher family . My favourite memory was when I was about 10 or 12 not sure 🤔 , we had a family dinner and I was really sick with stomach aches . Brian just calmly came to me , I was hysterically crying , as little girls do , and then just started to talk to me like Donald Duck! This amazing smart man knew what to do in this time , I laughed so much that the stomach ache went away . Dahlia , you were so lucky to have such an great husband , father to your children and grandpa . Wishing you all long life , lots of love Sam Photo was from my wedding To Robby when you guys came down in 2011 . Love you ♥️
Dear Brian, Goodbye dear friend, goodbye. You will always remain in our hearts with fond affection. Predestined separation promises a future meeting. Until then............. Kindest regards, David and Keith (Vale)
Goodbye big brother! I’m so sorry you’ve left us, but I’m happy you are no longer suffering. It was a long fight and you now deserve to be at peace. I have known you since I was 18 and since then, admired your devotion to medicine and to those whose lives you healed. I was always proud to say I had a doctor, an oncologist, for my brother in la...
Danielle Brigham From Tiare Ceran-Jerusalemy: "I loved having Gramps as a grandpa and going on little excursions all the time with him and Donna. He was very funny and friendly and had really bad dad jokes! I will miss him a lot."
We had the privilege to meet Brian on the dance floor! Brian and Dahlia’s support to the Dance for Parkinson’s community and program has always been invaluable and we are forever grateful for their contribution to make it accessible across the Sydney region. Brian always had people and his community at heart, he just knew he could help and was re...
Glenda Brigham Brian was my big brother and I always looked up to him. As very young children we would play alongside each other in the backyard. There wasn’t a family room in those days. We grew up without television, and yet we still had a lot of fun and freedom. Brian was a creative, inventive child, and he was always making or constructing something. He read widely and had a lot of interests. By the time he was in his senior years at school and later at university he would sit and share his dreams and knowledge about the books he was reading. He did fulfill his dream and became a medical practitioner. Brian had an even bigger dream and after study overseas returned as a qualified Oncologist. He was offered work in Sydney where he made his life with his family. When he left Melbourne I didn’t always have regular contact. In recent times I really hadn’t a true picture of how seriously ill he was. I had spoken to him on a phone last week. I still keep hearing his voice. His death is a shock for me. However last night as I lay in bed thinking of him and how I felt about him a day came into my mind: It was a very happy day and will live on in my memory. Our collective family was staying in Byron Bay for my daughter’s wedding. He asked me to join him as he wanted to go fishing. The sun was shining as we walked through the bush to an opening where we saw a river. We both sat down and he started to fish. I got out my watercolors and sketch pad and recorded the scene. A few weeks ago I was in my studio and came across the Plein air painting and thought to myself maybe I should get it framed. …”That was a lovely day with Brian. We were both happy. It was like old times when there was just me and my older brother". When I think back, Brian was unlike any other boy I knew. His determination to fulfill his dream of being a doctor was extraordinary. He explored the big issues and thought about the world and "the big picture". He had a thirst for knowledge. I feel privileged that he shared some of that with me. He helped me become who I am. I loved him. I will never forget him.
Brian was an active member of the Inner West Parkinson’s Support Group, and was a foundation member of the Ultimo Parkinson’s Support Group which preceded it. In fact, Brian and Dahlia were present via Zoom at the last group meeting on July 2. We will hold that memory dear. With his imposing intellect, Brian put our guest speakers through their pac...
Dearest Dahlia, thinking of you and your beautiful family and remembering your great love Brian, a truely beautiful man much loved & respected. May your many precious memories bring you comfort and the great love you had will be with you always in your heart & in your beautiful family. May Brian Rest In Peace and May his light forever shine in your...
Dahlia Brigham Brian - you are, and always will be, my soulmate and the love of my life. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the last 46 years together. I adore you.
Brian, I liked and loved you from the first day I met you. May you Rest In Peace. I will always keep good memories of you. You were a magnificent husband, father, grandfather and friend. I will always remember you. Love, Mimi
Vale Brian Brigham. Brian was my oncology clinical tutor when I was a med student at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, in the 1980s. He brought a level of empathy and humanism to clinical teaching which was rare in those days, and rarer still because his kindness wasn’t just directed at his grateful patients, it was also directed at us, his med...
Our thoughts of Brian are of his great devotion to his family - Dahlia, Eliot and Yoko, Danielle and those we know best, dear Callantha and her family, Patrick, Hugo and Tiare - our thoughts and condolences are among the many that are with you all at this very sad time. We didn’t know Brian very well but he must have been a husband and father of ...
I had the privilege of working with Dr. Brian Brigham while he was studying and conducting research at the US National Cancer institute in Bethesda, MD, USA. The studies that he conducted there led to an enhanced understanding of a particular type of lung cancer called small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This type of lung cancer is notable for its rapid...
Hugo Ceran-Jerusalemy Even before I was born, Gramps had quite literally saved my life. I am forever grateful for the relationship that we held, where Gramps acted as my idol and I usually followed wherever he led me; it was always the right path. His love for his family was infinite and unconditional. However, Gramps was not only a brilliant grandfather to me, but could be a great teacher, excellent role model and best friend when I needed one. He was extremely competitive, and I hate to admit that he won our last game of chess - a game we have clashed against each other in for as long as I can remember. In almost all the biggest moments in my life, I can recall Gramps being by my side. He used to always wink at me and call me “champion”, and until fairly recently, I failed miserably at winking back. Upon reflection, Gramps was definitely far more of a champion for me than I ever could have been for him. He took me to chess tournaments and was always there if I had a musical performance or was receiving an award. We had lots of great times together going to concerts, talks, movies, AFL games, fixing the television, fixing the television again and sometimes just lazing around and talking with each other. Something which was obvious was that Gramps loved making everybody laugh, his sense of humour was so unique that I even created a new category of comedy where I would classify any jokes that aligned with his sense of humour as being“Gramps jokes”. If I ever have grandchildren, I know that the best I can be as a grandfather will be how Gramps was towards me. I miss him tremendously, to lose him has taken out a part of my life that will never be replaced. I will always remember him for our times full of joy and laughter, which I am forever appreciative. You have been and will forever remain a great role model in my life. I only love you more now that you are gone. Your Grandson Hugo
Rest in peace, Brian. I knew Brian as Callantha's dad, and through that lens I saw him as a strong and very principled person, a true individual. A loving father, with a brilliant mind and a very dry humor. Brian's values and strength of character have been reflected in Callantha, Eliot and Danielle - that must have been a wonderful source of joy a...
Slideshow of photos of Brian Alexander Brigham accompanied by Hugo Ceran-Jerusalemy (Grandson) on piano playing arrangement of Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
We were shocked & saddened by the passing of our dear old friend Brian. We thank both Dahlia & Danielle for letting us know. Dahlia, our thoughts are with you & your family at this difficult time. I ( George ) first met Brian in 1974. We were both on the resident medical staff at the Repatriation General Hospital Heidelberg ( now part of the Austi...
Fond memories of our dear friend Brian. We were so lucky and privileged to meet you on the Queen Mary 2 which was the beginning of our close friendship and the start of of our travels and holidays together. So many laughs shared, footy chats about the Sydney Swans and the Fremantle Dockers, wild taxi ride in Monaco, Brian and Richard negotiating wi...
I remember Brian as a gentle man full of kindness, compassion and good humour. I loved the warm twinkle in his eye and his attentive gaze when he was listening. He was an oncologist way ahead of his time. Brian understood that treating people with compassion, respect and warmth was every bit as important as treating their disease. I first met him d...
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