Eileen Brilliant's Celebration of Life May, 2019
Farewell to Spring May 11, 2019 Celebration of Life for Eileen Marie Gavin Gates Brilliant February 8, 1934-March 18, 2019 Spirit Hill - Home of Bruce and Shirley Keller in Three Rivers, CA 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM The Celebration was planned by Veronika Kelley, Eileen's most wonderful daughter. Her two children Trevor and Chloe were present, as were cousins, family of the heart, and friends. Buddy Jones Welcomed everyone, and of course, had his butt drum and played along with the bubbling pond and wind chimes, and rustling of leaves in the trees. One of the guests remarked later that the chimes stopped when Buddy played, then he'd slow and listen, and the chimes returned, then he played and they stopped, and so on. Shirley Keller and Carol Jean James told stories of their friendships with Eileen. Carol Jean lived in the same neighborhood as Eileen, babysat for Veronika, and was Mentored and then later became an adult friend with Eileen. Shirley began frie...