I miss Brett more than this world could ever imagine.
Jon liberace,  Altimus- Carrauthers.❤️❤️❤️❤️

I got to know Bret in the early 90's when I was leasing The Waterside Shops at Pelican Bay in Naples, Florida.  I am shocked to learn of his passing, as he is one person who embodied living in all of its forms.  Bret and I had a special relationship from the early 1990s through the late 1990s.  Bret and I went in other directions in the past 10 years, and I regret not keeping in touch.  Here's to a wonderful spirit who will live on!

In 1995 I met Bret on a summmer holiday in Ibiza, Spain, and when he found out that I had planned a trip to NY he immediately invited me to come and stay with him in Florida.
When I came to the US I took him up on his offer and stayed for 12 day's at his place in South Beach. Because my English was not so good back then, communication was not always easy but he went out of his way to make me feel at home and entertain me. He introduced me to all his friends (like Flo, Miles and Paul) and I had a great time!
We went to the Everglades and even to Orlando, where we stayed with his nan, and went the next day to Universal Studios.
This was more than 12 years ago and unfortunately we didn't manage to keep in touch. It has always been my plan to go back to Miami and just show up on his doorstep. He seemed really happy living there and I thought he would never leave the place.
I'm so sorry that he's not with us anymore. I hope that he didn't suffer and that he's in a good place now. He will always be there in my memories.

Bret and I were friends for about 17 years we parted ways as friends, He will always be in my heart.  The time we were close was before his mother died. He has moved to various places and  we lost touch.  I wish for his family to all no that he was a bright star in so many lives.  My love goes to his family who shared he compassion.  I would like to know where his ashes have been set free if possible.  Please contact me by email if possible.

God blessed me with a friend and cousin that I treasured and then He gave me two wonderful days with Bret before He took him home to be with Him.  I'm so grateful for that time and for the memories and for the laughter and the love.  Bret will forever be in my heart. It's a comfort to know that he is with those he loves and those who loved him so much.

Hundreds of memories of you flooded my head, the second I learned of your death.  The first one - your death?  That's not possible - I just talked to you on the phone!!!  When the realization hit me, I just sat down on the floor and cried.  I miss you, my friend.
I met you, it seems, a thousand years ago.  I have so many unforgettable memories of you - horses, riding, partying, playing, talking, laughing, crying - the list goes on and on.  We stayed in touch over the years, but recently, it was more frequent - by phone and email.  I was looking forward to getting together with you this year, as we had planned, but now I must wait.  You are safe in God's loving arms.
Be sure to give Rosie a HUGE hug - you know she's thrilled to see you again! I love you, Bret, and always will.

Bret and I were inseparable in grade school and early junior high.  I have many fond memories of going to rodeos and fairs with Bret and his family.  Most weekends if I wasnâ???Tt at his house, he was at mine.
Our lives took us different directions in high school and I lost track of Bret.  Itâ???Ts taken 25 years, but Iâ???Tm back in the horse world and I think of Bret, Bud and Margaret quite frequently.  Iâ???Tm happy to have known Bret, but sorry we were never able to reconnect after high school.

Bud & Kathy;
We hadn't had our computer on so, just got Gay's e-mail, with this attached. SO SORRY to hear of Bret's death.  He's such a nice young man! We are thinking of you and you are in our prayers!
Pug and Marcy

Bud,
I have so many good memories of Bret when we were kids growing up in Greeley and at your Kersey house.  I send prayers of comfort to you.  I will never forget Bret's smile or how he could always make Mom, Gwen and I laugh.  
My Best,
Annette (Mary Ann's youngest daughter)

My sister and I grew up with Bret but after High School our lives went in different directions.  We had a lot of fun with Bret in our younger years but wish we could have stayed in touch throughout our adult lives.  The last time I saw him was at his mother's funeral.  I enjoyed that short time we got to catch up on each others lives.  He was a great person and I am sad we will never have the chance to renew old friendships.  We will miss you Bret.

Bud & Kathy, 
We want you to know how much we care & that you are in our hearts & prayers.
Jean Scriven & Matthew Ames

I will miss you my friend. You have been family to many such as myself.  Thank you for all the love over the years.

We have know each other for 35 years.  We have spent soooo many miles on the road, on the way to sooo many horse shows.  Sooo many miles on the back of a horse talking the night away and making the best of what Dion taught us.  We have just plain spent sooo much of our lives together.  You know me better than anyone else and I would not have it any other way.  Thank you for always being here for me and my kids.  They will miss their ""Uncle Bret""!  You have had such an impact on EVERY life that you touched.  How blessed we all are to have known you!  Thank you Lord for that opportunitiy and thank you for thinking we were worthly of his friendship.  You are ""one of a kind"" and such a very important part of my life.  Thank you for ""putting up with me"" for all those years!  I'm sure you should be a saint just for that!  I am so lost without your daily calls, we will just have to chat more silently from now on.  I can truly say that I am forever grateful for our time together, short as it was, we lived, what seemed like a long lifetime.  I am missing you so.  We will carry on, as you would want us too, laughing and enjoying life! I look forward to the next time I see you.
Caio my friend and brother!

Bud & Kathy:
We love you and we're praying for you.

Bret, 
You were in my life for a short but unfogettable time.  We all hope to leave an impression behind and you certainly did with me. Over the past numerous years I have thought of you fondly while riding.  Thank you for your spirit and gifts you passed onto me with the horses.  Thank you for the precious memories.  I missed an opportunity to keep in touch with you a couple years back and for that I am sorry because there could have been more memories.  I will treasure the ones I have even more now. Love, Kath

BRET! I LOVE YOU ALWAYS. SINCE WE MET IN 1994 WE WERE NEVER APART DESPITE THE TIME OR DISTANCE. IN MY MIND AND MY SOUL YOU WILL REMIND JUST AS IS.... INFINITE PEACE! 
MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO BRET'S FAMILY. I AM GRIEVING WITH YOU.

I would like to say how sorry I am about Bret, He did alot for us in Michigan with our Mich. Hunter Jumper circuit, he actually made up the young riders medal for the 14 and unders which we still have and wouldn't have for the younger kids if it wasnt for him. I will remember him with always good thoughts and again I am so sorry Tara

Our hearts go out to both of you, Kathy and Bud, in your loss.  I hope time will help easy your pain.  Grenda and Larry Lutgen

I've known Bret for over 25 years
There's been tons of laughs and now some tears.
The first day i met him i would not bet
What came out of his mouth
Was something i would never forget
A booger he said was in my nose
Which i thought was a bit brash
But that was BRet
He could sure make someone laugh.
My horse trainer he was
One of the best around
My horse Kayleigh dumped him at the X and his head hit the ground.
We always had so much fun
Joking around
It was in Ann Arbor
That we went crazing and ran all over town.
There was the time in AnnArbor that he pulled down my skirt
I had never been so embarrassed, my head hit the dirt. (not really, i needed a rhyme)
If he could, he would have given you his right arm
He was always smiling and funny 
and usually at the barn.
He really loved kids and horses the most
We are really going to miss him
I know he would want us to stand up and give him a big toast!!!!!
I am so grateful that he had recently stayed at my house in Florida and that we had stayed connected for the majority of our lives...I will miss you, Bret.
Bret, you are in a better place..It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life...(from the AA 12 & 12)
I will miss you always and remember all our moments together...love you always, lynn

Bret was one of my best friends through high school.  At times he was my boyfriend, my brother, my friend.  We used to go everywhere and do everything together, frequently getting in trouble, always laughing and having a wonderful time, dreaming of the future.
  Bret remained someone that I could always just be with and be comfortable around throughout our lives.
  Bud, I wish I could be there on Thursday.  I will be there in my thoughts, though not in person because of another commitment that can't be changed.  I am sorry for your loss.

In talking with Bret's friends over the last few days, I have thought several things.  First, how amazing that he had so many wonderful and funny friends.  Then, the realization that it was BRET who brought out the funny and amazing.  BRET was the good friend.  He was the one who made sure to keep up to date and in contact with your life.  He was a dear, and sincere soul.
My children told me that now I have to write them a book of the funny ""Bret stories"" as the stories of Bret always make my kids giggle, as did Bret himself!.  their favorite story is about a shopping trip.  as carolyn said, a trip to the grocery store was fun with Bret.  We were shlumming one day in Bloomfield Hills, looking at shops.  Bret  pulled me into a boutique where he grabbed clothes that he insisted I try on.  Of course, when I was a size 7, he pulled a size 5 off the rack. ""Oh come on, just TRY..."" He implored.  gamely enough, I tugged the pants on, but to no avail.  the zipper was not about to go up.  I walked out of the dressing room and showed Bret NO WAY.  ""Oh darling, just lay down flat on the floor and let your guts get out of the way and ZIP!!!   Hmm, try wiggling a little.  Here let me help flatten that part out""  So,there I lay, on the floor of the shop with Bret stuffing me into these pants.  FINALLY, I stood up, indeed zipped.  I turned to look at the tendor of the shop, who very sheepishly asked us ""Are we on Candid Camera??""
that was life with Bret, now wasn't it?  Every moment felt like Candid camera.

bret was always one of my favorite people in this whole world...i first met him at a horse show..over 25 years ago...he was just here visiting me in florida and we had so much fun and i know he really enjoyed himself...i cant believe he is not here anymore and i wont be able to text him a message on his phone. Bret was a very special person, always laughing and smiling..He was a talented and wonderful rider...he loved horses and children...i will miss him very very much...i have a poem to add to this, and will send later...lynn steinhart

I have a solid visual of the very first time I ever saw Bret, back in the late 1980's. Mary Lyons, who was working at Franklin Saddler at the time, sent me over to see Scott and Bret at Bridlewood -- she thought I should train with them. The day I dropped by, Bret was giving a lesson outside. He was riding a horse, jumping -- with no hands (hands out to his sides) and his eyes closed.  !!!!!!!  I was in awe and afraid all at the same time. I remember thinking, ""Is he going to make ME do that?""   :)
One time when I took a lesson with Bret at Bridlewood, I got on Seamus (Scott's horse) and rode him out back, behind the arena. Bret had us trotting up and down the hills out back when suddenly dear old Seamus lowered himself a bit and ran like hell. Bret was trying desperately to instruct me, but the wind whipping past my ears made it impossible to hear him. I kept looking at the ground wagering with myself which was more dangerous: Seamus running with me into the woods, or hitting the ground after jumping from his back (Seamus was having the time of his life). The world was going by in a blur. I bailed, and I could finally hear Bret -- ""DON""T MOVE!"" He was in a hurry. He came running, all the while yelling, ""Don't move! Don't move!
Bret was fabulous. I didn't get to spend as much time with him as many of my friends did, but he was clearly very talented and a real sweetie. I wish I could've shared these old stories with him. He was a special soul.

Bret we always laughed and laughed and laughed when you were here.  I remember the midnight Rocky Horrer Picture Show with horsey friends and dancing in the seats, the horse show when you took pictures of everyones derriere and posted them in everyones tack truck lid for an early morning surprise!  Dinners with horsey friends,  Spanish coffee and more laughs.  We will miss you terribly.

My favorite memory of Bret is from my wedding in 1986.  He wore, of course, a pink suit and his platinum blond hair.  I had a deejay, and the first song played was ""We Are Family"" by The Pointer Sisters.  Bret jumped up in this reception room of 350 people and started pulling my elderly aunts and relatives out on the dance floor.  He got the whole place going.
Bret just came to Virginia in October 2007 for a pony auction and he contacted me beforehand so we could get together.  We spent the weekend laughing, laughing, laughing and looking at old photos.  I can still see him sitting at the dining room table looking through the photo albums.  He remembered every detail from each photo - where we were, what we said, etc.  How thankful I am that I had that precious visit with him.  When I found out he passed away, I went to the dining room and sat in the chair he sat in.  My grief is indescribable.  I feel like my childhood was just taken away from me.
I am so afraid I will forget the sound of his voice and the sound of his laugh, but I know that I won't because both were unforgettable.  He made going to the grocery store an adventure.  I don't know how I'm going to get through his birthday this year; where shall I send the card I have sent for the past 20+ years???  I was just thinking that July 4th is the perfect birthday for him because he is literally a shining star now.
I am living for the day I get to heaven and see him standing there with his pink suit on.
Goodbye Bret, my dear friend.  I can't wait to see you again.  The only thing that makes this bearable is that you are with your mom again and God is holding you in his arms.
Love always, Carolyn

Bret will live on in our hearts.  We met Bret through a long time friend of ours (Thom) and a fellow horse man of Bret's.  Lehua and I went to dinner with Bret once and his laugh and smile were very infectious. He was always willing to listen and offer advice when asked. 
He will always be remembered - - not forgotten. 
Our condolences to his entire family - he will be sorely missed.

Brett was my first cousin.  He and I played together as children whenever he would visit Florida.  Though life had bruised him, he had a gentleness and kindness even as a child that he brought through to adulthood.  I will miss greatly.  Our prayers are with you.

Bret's Uncle Pete and I are so grateful we saw Bret earlier this year when he was in Florida.  We had so much fun catching up on his life and had lots of laughs, as always.  We are heartbroken as we loved him very much.

Bret's laugh is etched like a soundtrack in my heart.  I cannot think he had a friend who had not laughed with Bret until they wet their pants! I will miss his joyful approach to life and love.  I will admire forever his abiity to be totally in love with whatever company he was keeping at the moment. He was a lucky man to have so many friends that loved him across the country.  I was a lucky girl, to have him as a friend.
Jennifer

Our condolences to you Bud and Kathy - we only met Bret when we were in Casper for the wedding and felt as though we had known him for ever.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you both. Love Alan & Rhonda Morrison Australia.

I will never forget his wonderful smile and his great laugh.  The horse world has lost a great person.  His riders and horses were always top priority and even when you were haveing a bad day at a show or home he could always put a smile on your face.  We will miss you God Bless You Bret

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Bret Clemons

4 juillet 1962 – 17 février 2008

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