Portrait shared in memory of Bryan Flewellen

In loving memory of

Bryan Flewellen

October 7, 2007

Bryan A. Flewellen—remembered as a 21-year-old son and member of his Louisville community—whose life was cut short on October 7, 2007, is honored here for the person he was rather than how he died.

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Remembering Bryan

A life held close in memory

Bryan A. Flewellen was a young man with his whole life ahead of him when he died at age 21 on October 7, 2007. Though public records about Bryan’s everyday life are limited in the sources available online, what remains certain is that he was a real person whose family, friends, and community felt the loss deeply.

In Louisville, Bryan’s death left a gap for those who knew him. The Louisville Metro Police Department’s public open-homicides listing records his name among other lives taken in 2007, a reminder that his passing has been part of the city’s longer story and that questions about his death remain. That record helps preserve his name in public memory and is one of the few verifiable anchors available today.

Because detailed personal remembrances and a published, family-authorized obituary matching the exact date of death were not found in available reliable sources, this page focuses on honoring Bryan’s humanity rather than reconstructing a full life history from incomplete records. Even when public details are sparse, each person remembered here mattered to family and friends; Bryan’s life mattered beyond the brief public traces that remain.

If you knew Bryan or have memories, photographs, or corrections the family would welcome being included here, please consider contacting the page curator or local memorial organizers so his life can be remembered with fuller, family-approved details. This tribute intends to hold Bryan’s name with respect and to acknowledge the real grief felt by those who loved him.

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He will be remembered with warmth and care. May his memory remain close in the hearts of all who loved and remember Bryan.

Ricardo W.