Darrin Wesley Brand
November 20, 1967 ~ July 8, 2019
Marietta Southern Cremations & Funerals
Darrin Wesley Brand, 51, of Marietta, Georgia passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was the only child of Carolyn Pitts Brand, who passed away December 12, 2012, and John Wesley “JW” Brand. More importantly he was a child of God.
Darrin was Bible scholar who practiced and shared his faith. He was also an entrepreneur with many successes in business, property, land and housing acquisitions, and management. He loved making deals and was good at doing so.
Darrin had a unique sense of humor and a funny laugh. He also played guitar, loved cats, and enjoyed gardening. Darrin was also a graduate of Central High School in Macon, Georgia and of Kennesaw State University with a degree in Psychology.
Darrin is survived by his father, JW Brand of Marietta. He will be greatly missed by his dad and his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, July 12 at 12:00 p.m. at the Marietta First Church of the Nazarene, 4341 Dallas Hwy., Marietta, GA 30064 with Pastor Gerald Carnes officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until Noon. Entombment will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Garden Mausoleum at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park, 1861 Dallas Hwy., Marietta, GA 30064.
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Darrin was a unique young man with an entrepreneurial nature. He was successful in carrying out his plans especially in real estate acquisitions and management. He was witty and playful at times yet very serious about things that were important to him. He and my children were close in age and in heart growing up together. He had a strong faith that he shared with anyone who would listen. He left us way too soon. I will miss him but hold him forever close in my heart. I love you Darrin Wesley Brand. Aunt Linda
I just found out today about Darrin’s passing. I dropped to my knees and cried. You may not have heard about me but I can’t stop myself from expressing how I feel right now. First of all, my deepest condolence to the Brand family especially his dad. Darrin and I had been chatting and dating online for almost a year and he planned to visit me in Feb this year. We talked about biblical topics, his real estate business, and even marriage. He kept his symptoms from me until Dec. 2018. He kept making cancer jokes and I was afraid that it might be it. I miss our fights and laugh. He was a wonderful human being and a great man of faith. My respect for him and his family cannot be measured. I miss him dearly and still love him so. I was just reading our chat messages the other day and now I know why he hadn’t messaged me anymore. He remained strong until the end. I pray for his dad always. God bless you sir.
I just happened to get online to see if I could track Darren down only to find out about this tragedy. There’s no doubt where he is now. Darren challenged me to read the whole Bible even the book of Numbers. He also gave me business ideas for marketing my real estate business. It was back when he first bought his first home in Alabama, and I was just starting in Real Estate here in Arkansas. Kitties me a lot about my improper language and made suggestions that I still remember till today. One night he made a recording of the song, Barely Breathing where he sang and orchestrated the music. I don’t know how he did it but every time over the years when I’ve heard that song, barely breathing I thought of him. I never met him in person, though we had made plans to do so. I do know that he loved the Lord God with all of his heart and wanted to share his love for God with others. It’s like you could tell that he wanted to pull you up to his level in his relationship with God. I know he was a blessing to God here on earth and two others, and I’m sorry for his family and the loss that they have gone through with losing their only child. He is highly favored and I’m sure rejoicing in heaven with the Lord, our Savior and probably singing in God‘s choir with the angels.