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It has been confirmed that Brian Cristiani French who is shown here with his som Micah Kai some years ago has died last Sunday after a lengthy battle with cancer He was the only son of Carin Cristiani & Larry French who died at an early age of ALS I can't imagine Carin's grief May he rest in peace
Brian had worked on & off with the Ringling elephants on both Red & Blue as well as at the Polk Pachy Park He was 45 years young
Brian's grandparents on his mother's (Carin's) side were Marion & Oscar
Carin is the younger sister of Vicki Belle Cristiani Rossi, who wrote her 2007 autobiography SPANGLES, ELEPHANTS, VIOLETS & ME. Ms. Rossi writes adoringly of her sister.My condolences to this extensive family.
She is also the half sister of Bonnie Cristiani Armor (Widow of Reggie Armor)
I knew Larry French, and knew he died young, but had not known it was ALS. I was told ALS also took Mike Aria far too soon.
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It has been confirmed that
Brian Cristiani French who
is shown here with his som
Micah Kai some years ago
has died last Sunday after
a lengthy battle with cancer
He was the only son of Carin
Cristiani & Larry French who
died at an early age of ALS
I can't imagine Carin's grief
May he rest in peace
Brian had worked on & off
with the Ringling elephants
on both Red & Blue as well
as at the Polk Pachy Park
He was 45 years young
Brian's grandparents on his mother's
(Carin's) side were Marion & Oscar
Carin is the younger sister of Vicki Belle Cristiani Rossi, who wrote her 2007 autobiography SPANGLES, ELEPHANTS, VIOLETS & ME. Ms. Rossi writes adoringly of her sister.
My condolences to this extensive family.
She is also the half sister
of Bonnie Cristiani Armor
(Widow of Reggie Armor)
I knew Larry French, and knew he died young, but had not known it was ALS. I was told ALS also took Mike Aria far too soon.
Post a Comment