Burial services- Jeffrey Therrien

My brother, Jeffrey Scott Therrien- aka Falcon, lost his battle with a lifelong alcohol addiction today.  He has tried numerous times in the last year & a half to quit drinking & start recovering from this horrible disease that many of our family members have also suffered with.  It has affected his physical & mental health tremendously over the past few years.  If you knew Jeff, you knew he would literally give the shirt off his back to anyone that needed it.  He never met a stranger & had many friends from all over the country.  Jeff was intelligent, loyal, generous & hard working.  He would always make you laugh when you were feeling down.  If you needed a hand completing a small task or even a big one, Jeff would always be the first to volunteer his help.  He was larger than life & was taken from us much too soon.  He loved Robert Dinero movies, going to the casino & hanging out with his family & friends.  He will b sorely missed. He's been staying with my mom, myself & my 2 children, Briana & Nicholas while trying to beat this disease, to no avail, for almost 2 yrs.  My mom at 70 yrs old works 1 full time & 2 part time jobs trying to make ends meet & keep a roof over everyone's head.  Anyone that could spare a few dollars to help with the cremation & expenses; it would be greatly appreciated.  He had no life insurance or savings.  Even though he was feeling sick for the last few weeks, we never dreamed that he had deteriorated so badly that it would cause him to lose his life.  He hid how sick he really felt from us, at times, because of his fear of hospitals.  He didn't want us to worry about him, so he kept the extent of how much he was suffering to himself.  I think he wanted to be free of the extreme anxiety that he always felt.  He didn't have the strength to fight the impossible demons anymore that he had been living with all of his adult life.  Jeff was the type of person that would help someone else out in their time of need in a second, but would never ask for help for himself.  He'd just say, "It is what it is, sis!"  As his only sibling, I want to make this tragic time as easy as possible on my mom & if asking anyone that is able to spare a few dollars for a small donation will ease her burden, I'm willing to do that(but she's not going to like that I did this).  Even if you can't donate, please leave a thought or memory that you have of my brother.  It will be comforting to see how much he was loved.  I, as well as my family, would appreciate any help anyone could give; aiding us to lay him to rest in peace.  Finally free of all the pain & suffering he has endured for way too long.       

  Fly high with the angels, brother!  You can rest easy now.  All of the agony & misery that this disease has crippled you with is now gone.  You valiantly fought your demons long & hard.  I know that & I'm very proud of you.  It will never be the same again without you!  I love you & miss you terribly already!