Brandon Amiot of Lebanon, Connecticut, born April 19, 2007 unexpectedly passed away in a car accident July 16, 2023 at just 16 years old. Brandon is now with his Papa Mark Royce, his Meme Debbie Komoroski and his uncles Mark Royce and Shawn Amiot. This brings us some comfort knowing so many loved ones are there for him.
Brandon leaves behind his parents Amber and Ron Minas of Lebanon and his father Tim Amiot of East Hartford, his two sisters Kaylee Amiot and Alexa DiCicco of Lebanon who absolutely loved and adored their brother; his step brothers Alex, Brayden and Cade Minas, his nana Kim Royce of Portland, his Auntie Ashley Royce and his Mimi Samantha Caffrey, his uncles Floyd, Chris, Ryan, Mike Komoroski, his Grandma Judy Amiot of East Hartford, his Pop Pop Bob Amiot of Manchester, and many, many cousins that will miss him dearly and other close family members that were part of Brandon’s life.
Brandon was to be a junior at Lyman Memorial High School class of 2025 this fall. He had a passion for adventure and loved to get on quads and dirt bikes and enjoy the outdoors. Brandon enjoyed spending time with all of his friends, always making sure to spend time with each one of them. Brandon was looking forward to getting his license in just a few short weeks and was so excited to drive his car, as he had many plans for his future. Anyone who knew Brandon knew that he lit up the room anytime he walked in, as he had a contagious laugh, smile and loved to be the center of attention. He had many friends that branched out to several different towns and sometimes it was hard to keep up with all of them. But he cared for every single one of em.
We are all so deeply saddened Brandon is no longer here to keep us laughing, or keep us on edge, or to make our lives a little more happier. B gave good advice to his friends and just wanted them to all be ok, he worried more about the people he loved and cared about more than himself, he put himself last and everyone else came first. Brandon struggled over the past few years and finally find peace and happiness in his life with his close family by his side cheering him on and making him love himself more which he did. He found so much comfort with his friends and his family. He finally realized to love himself, and that he did lol! He had such an amazing bond with Kaylee, very protective of Lexi, him and his “OG dad” as B called him, would talk for hours every night and B confided in him with everything. We have such a large family and many cousins but B was especially close with who everyone knows as “Bubba”. Even though Bubba was younger than B, he showed him the ropes, taught him to stand up for himself even if that meant B beating on him a bit lol. Brandon takes credit for Bubba being able to handle himself. I don’t know how Brandon found the time to spend with so many people but he did. I’m especially thankful for the night before he passed. He was so happy, hanging with his family and friends, rapping to us around the fire, very eager to push me in the pool all day and he finally got me! He was so proud of himself for that one. Lives will never be the same without him here. Life was so much better with him in it 🩵
B if I could go back I would spend every second I could with you. I didn’t have that much time to be with you because I just moved in full time. We had a lot of plans this year was gonna be our year when I joined your school but now I’ll never have that chance and I hate that I can’t change that fact but I can’t no matter how hard I try. It pains me to see so many people with so many memories with you when mine are limited. But I remember one when you were gonna pay dad money to buy a game you wanted but I had the disk for it and I gave it to you and you were so happy. I also remeber when you would come home from work and talk shit about the McDonald’s food saying it was so nasty when the next day you’d buy some. I wish you were still here with all of us. I can still not believe you are gone I’ll never see you again and I hate that so fucking much. I miss you man more than anybody knows. You were my idol and my romodel I wanted to be just like you because I thought you were the coolest person I knew and I still think that. Love you B I’ll miss you forever
Oh B, we were inseparable from the day you were born. We may have never seen eye to eye but we always had each others back. I have so many memories with you. I could sit here and write a whole book about us but I'll spare everyone from hurting their brain lol. I am so thankful you got to go to prom with me. You're one and only prom. That night was so much fun. You were having the time of your life. I even left early because you wanted to go home and hangout with your friends and me ofc lol. I still feel like you are coming home everyday. I refuse to believe you are actually gone. I am very proud of who you were. Even though I was your big sister I felt like your mom on an everyday basis. Telling you to get to class, pay attention, get off your phone. I would do anything to get those back. The night before you passed it was my graduation party. I remember so clearly Mom was on the deck by the pool. I came up to you and said, "B let's push Mom in the pool somehow". We let everyone know what we were trying to do. We made sure her vape and beer were out of her hands first lol. Even though it was my plan you did all the work. You looking into the pool and saying, "Mom OMG what is on the bottom of our pool?" That made Fidel go to the edge and look and then you pushed her in. I am so glad that was recorded. The time you quit McDonalds and the next day you asked me to bring you there to get food. As we were going through the drive through you hid your face because you didn't want them to see you, after you quit 3 shifts in lol. Even though you hated school if I wasn't leaving the house by 7:05 you would yell at me, "Kaylee let's go". You only wanted to leave so then we could sit together in my car for 20 minutes in the parking lot. Now, I am so thankful we got 20 minutes together before school just having random conversations and making fun of people. One day this summer you were telling all your friends how much you loved me. How you were so thankful for me. That meant so much to me. You were my very best friend. We would talk shit together. We would laugh together and of course argue. You laugh, your smile, your presence, your voice will forever be missed by everyone. I hope you are flying high & I can't wait for the day I see you again. I love you forever B, safety always. #LLB
I will never forget the day he was born. He was so perfect, even though everyone thought he was the ugliest baby, but I thought he was so freaking adorable. His mimi (auntie Sam) said he had the longest creepiest fingers HAHA! But as his mama I thought he was the most handsomest baby out there. He had the blondest hair and those baby blue eyes and didn't change as he grew. A bond with a son is so different than the bond with a daughter, its just different in a way I cant explain unless you have a son and daughter. He got away with EVERYTHING. I could never say no to that face of his and neither could his sisters or anyone else close in his life. B gave me a run for my money as a toddler and at times I could not handle him. Me and B started getting close at the age of 12 and the closest at the age of 14 until he passed away. He really did not hold back telling me anything personal in his life, and sometimes would overshare LOL. I knew of everything going on in his life. Whether it be friends he was fighting with and reasons why, his newest crush, who he was trying to fight, who his favorite teachers were, and even the things I was not OK with him doing but my son trusted me enough to tell me these things and we had a very open relationship and he knew he could talk to me about anything. I was so proud to buy him his first car, and besides his hair, that was his baby, he could not wait to drive it (yes I know he sometimes took it for a joy ride down the street when he was ONLY supposed to drive it to the bottom of the driveway so Lexi could wait for the bus on cold or rainy days). Brandon was the most LOYAL human being and believed in "to get my respect you must earn it or give it back". Whether you were an elder or not, if you didn't respect him, none was giving back. He was such a stubborn soul but that's what made him who he was. He wasn't about that fake love but truly LOVED everyone who was with him and by his side. I will forever miss this boy like crazy and will do everything to keep his memory alive <3
