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To have known Brett Hershey is to have loved Brett Hershey!!! I loved how Brett was so full of life and passion! Some of my favorite memories of Hersh are: The way he emceed our weekly meetings for Cru - could anyone have looked cooler when they held their mike like that? And those crazy stories he'd share and then have the audience say "Are you kidding me, Dude?" with him! How he would yell Holle(Holler - you know what I mean), throwing footballs through a somber Frankfurt airport, giving snaps ALL THE TIME, loving to play corn hole at The Nest, doing his super cool dance with Liz and Dave at parties and wedding receptions, his afro - that looked surprisingly real! :), the way he gave people nicknames (especially himself at the end of his emails to Liz), the way he smiled and the way he laughed...and the great conversations about Liz I got to have with him. He wanted to love and respect Jesus and Liz and I respected him so much for that!!!! Brett was so proud to be a Hershey (always speaking so highly of his family), so proud to be a Sigma Chi (his prayers for his brothers were so sincere), and was so proud to be the love of Liz Keller's life...you never forget your first love!!!
We will hold you in our hearts, Brett!
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"You never realize how important things are to you until they are gone." This could not be more true. I wish I had the chance to tell Brett how much his friendship meant to me and how he impacted my life. He will forever be the guy who taught me what a "padiddle" was; the guy who taught me how to play Euchre; the guy that taught me how to just be my goofy self; and the guy who taught me to love life and to fill it with people you love.
Thank you for being such a sweet boyfriend to me in high school and for just being such a great friend. I just wish I had stayed in better touch with you after high school. Brett, I will forever cherish the memories and I will never forget you!!! -Sarah Pike
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I knew Brett when he was at North Central High School. Just like everyone is saying - his love for Jesus was so evident - even back in high school. He was a huge part in starting Student Venture back up at NCHS - he & a couple friends brought like 70-80 kids with him to see you at the pole one year & the whole movement pretty started from there. People went where Brett went because he truly cared about people & he was ALWAYS having fun. He lived a better life for Jesus in the short time on Earth than most people I know that had many more years. Thank you, Brett, for your example to all of us! Well done!
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My first memory of Brett is a vivid one, and one that I wish perhaps I could change a little. :) I was a sophomore living at the Kingdom, and in bed early on a weeknight because I had an early class the next day. As usually our house was full of people and Brett along with some others had decided to play a roudy game of ping-pong in our basement. My room was right next to this action and after being awakening several times and asking the guys to quiet down I had finally had it. I told them to get out of my house (and a few other choice words I am sure), and Brett quietly left. This is a moment that I now laugh about and just wish I would have joined in on their game instead. Thankfully, Brett and I made up and became friends. It was always nice to see his smiling face when he was over visiting Liz. My other most recent memories of Brett are seeing him asleep while staying up late watching movies with Liz. He will be greatly missed, but I just can't help but think of all the joy he is experiencing in heaven. Isn't that the reward what we are all striving for? Brett always enjoyed worshipping the Lord, now he is worshipping in His presence.
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I wish that I had gotten to know Brett better than I did, but, the little I did know of him was that he was absolutely awesome man of God. I heard about his passing on the news Monday and it hit me like a ton of bricks that such an amazing guy was taken from this world so soon. Brett was always the kind of guy who would be the first in line to help anyone and his passion for Christ was visible even if he wasn't talking about it. Like a lot of people here at IU, I met Brett at Campus Crusade for Christ. I was a freshman when I met him, and came to Crusade thinking it would be primarily girls and the guys that were there were going to be...well, boring. BUt, Brett's contagious smile and outgoing personality made me see the kind of men that attended Crusade. Seeing Brett's example not only gave me strength for my own faith but also encouraged me to find a man similar to him. I have kept Brett in my prayers since I knew he left to go over seas, and I know that even though this is a horrible tradedy for us as his friends and aquaintences, that God has an awesome plan in all of this. As cliche as this may sound, Brett is in a much better place now, where this is no war and although he has left us physically, I think he would be proud to know that so many people from across the country are gathering together to remember him, but also to carry on his memory and spread God's love. My prayers are with his family, I can not even imagine how difficult this must be for you all, but God's grace will carry you through. I recently lost my grandmother to cancer, and although it is not nearly as tragic as the death of Brett, a song by Jeremy Camp, "I Still Believe" has gotten me through some incredibly difficult times. I hope that it brings peace and comfort to those of you who choose to listen to it. And Brett, I wish I had gotten the opportunity to know you better, but even the small time I did have with you, you've impacted me in ways you will never know. Keep on s...
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