Jeremy Daniel Nichols, 42, passed away on Monday, March 12th, 2018 in Virginia Beach. Born on March 13th, 1975 in Virginia Beach, he was the son of David and JoAnne Nichols. Jeremy was a Project Engineer for Camfil-Farr in North Carolina.
Jeremy was known as a “hands on guy”. He had a passion for metal working, photography, BMX riding, and his gaming community. A lover of music, you could find him listening loudly to anything from Men at Work, to Motley Crue, from Iron Maiden, to DeadMaus, from Dr. Dre to Cyndi Lauper. His greatest joys in life, however, were his son, Ryen Brantigan, Disney World, and playing billiards. He loved Star Wars, learning about world history, science religion, politics, and his ancestry. Jeremy’s greatest accomplishment was that in all things, he was a self-made man.
He is survived by his son, Ryen Brantigan; his mother, Jo Anne Nichols; his father, David Nichols; his Aunt Claudia Powell; his uncle Jon Powell; his cousins: Tyler, Dylan, and Joel Powell; his second cousin, Liam Powell; and his beloved cat, Mufasa.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents and his uncle, Dean Powell.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, March 16th, 2018 at 10:30 am at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 4873 Bonney Road Virginia Beach, VA 23462. There will be a luncheon to follow the service.
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Jeremy was a bright light of compassion and kindness in my life from the day I met him almost 30 years ago. My heart is with his mother, son, and friends in this incredibly difficult moment.
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This was some hard news to wake up to hear on Jer’s birthday! He was such a huge part of my life and one of my dearest friends. I will miss his childish laughter, our love for making mixed tapes, long daytrips on his Ducati, sitting and talking for hours. That’s one thing about Jer he could and would and needed to talk for hours. He was special. I hope he is riding in with Winkelmann, I know how much he missed him everyday, and I hope he has found the peace he was always looking for. His jokes will always ring through my ears. I will always smile and think of you when I know the only answer is “it’ll buff out” …. My thoughts with Ryen and the rest of Jer’s family. The world has lost a good one.
I remember you for the good friend you were to Jessica. You were there when we needed you most a few years ago when you brought your trailer to help move Jess out and back to Jersey ! You were a good friend! I remember the time Jess you and all of us had so much fun in Manhattan! You were a sweet sensitive man. I cherish your metal work sitting on my shelf in New Jersey! Jessica cared about you and we all loved you for caring about her! Jessica’s Mom.
Words cannot express my sorrow. I loved Jeremy for so long and in so many ways. I used to be his girlfriend, his roommate, and I will forever be his friend. We were always there for each over the years. He made me laugh a million times with his sarcastic wit and relentless charm. He was someone who never did what anyone expected. He went against the grain at every turn. He was one simply one of a kind. I wish we had more time. One more conversation. One more day. My heart goes out to his family and friends. I will remember him fondly for the rest of my life until we meet again. Love you Jeremy.
JoAnne so sorry for your loss we are all praying for you and your family. Take care and may God be with you.
JoAnne,
I am so sorry for the loss of your son. I will pray you find peace. Love you.
I am just so saddened to hear this. JoAnne, I know Jeremy knew how much you loved him because you’ve shared and expressed it with me so many times over the years. The Lord Has him now and Will Watch over him as we help you in every way possible.
Sending deepest condolences and prayers of comfort for your loss JoAnne.
JoAnne,
No words can describe how sorry I am for your loss. Please let me know if there is anything I could do to make things a little better. I will keep you and your family in my heart and prayers.
I just want to say how sorry I am to have heard of his passing. We didn’t know Jeremy for long but I could see he had a kind heart, sense of humor, and love for his family, his son Ryan…and of course, Mufasa. He loved that cat and loved his son. He was always bragging about him when I spoke to him. He happened to be my landlord but my kids and I also considered him a friend. Rip Jeremy and I hope you are now at peace. Much love and prayers for the family.
I will miss all the laughter Jeremy and I shared and the silly times playing with Mufasa. We even went kayaking with my pet rats with us. Lots of fun! I am deeply sorry for your loss.
Joanne I am truly saddened to hear of your son’s passing. May he rest in peace and prayers that you will take comfort in your memories of him. Love you!
Joann,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
I was very sorry to hear about Jeremy’s passing. I was Jeremy’s boss for almost ten years at Camfil. Like any job, there were plenty of ups and downs but Jeremy was never lacking ideas or opinions. Beyond the daily grind of work, we had tons of discussions about everything from repairing a broken lawn mower to what Peter Griffin did on some random Family Guy episode. I am not sure how much anyone knew about what he did at Camfil but, we worked together on designing equipment that ended up all over the world. The equipment he designed protects people in critical environments at labs, hospitals, nuclear facilities and even US Embassies. I’ll miss him as a friend and coworker. I cannot imagine what your family is experiencing but we will pray for you. If there is any way I could help, please feel free to contact me.
Mike
My sincerest condolences to the family and his many friends. Our thoughts and prayers are most certainly with you during this time . I can honestly say that I have had the pleasure to know him for 13 years through work. Jeremy had an intelligence and artistry about him that draws you in. When you work alongside someone for that long, they are no longer friends or co-workers. They are and always will be family. I will miss him dearly and words cannot express how much he will be missed.
JoAnne/Family/Friends
Our deepest condolences.
JoAnne, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Let’s not forget your secret love for the spice girls! The first time you showed me your stash of VHS tapes and cd’s along with collectors cards all I could do was laugh. Then you laughed just as hard with that goofy laugh of yours and said “you still wanna be with me?” And busted out singing…tell me whatcha want whatcha really really want! You were so goofy and I loved that about you. You loved to make everyone laugh. Those are the moments I choose to remember. We didn’t always see eye to eye, but I loved you. I loved you enough to move across a few states for you. Cheers big ears.
Joann, we were saddened to hear of your loss. Please know that you and the rest of your family are in our prayers. God bless you all in your time of grief.
JoAnne,
I’m so sorry for the loss of your son, know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
May God give you peace and comfort at this time.
This is so hard to write because I don’t want to believe you are gone. I want to be able to call you or go watch movies with you and Mufasa, or listen to the ridiculously bad songs on your playlists. You seemed to always be able to shock me with our playlists challenges. You were there for me through everything the last ten years and I’m so thankful for that. I wish you would have realized how much this world needed you…how much I needed you. I will cherish the many nights we spent watching weird movies and laughing so hard about how much your cats loved me more because they were my boyfriends. I hope Bast*** meets you up there for lots of chin scratches. I know he has missed you, just like we are all missing you now. I will carry my memories of you always. Love and miss you buddy! May angels lead you in. ?
Joanne & Claudia & family, our hearts go out to you at this time.. know you are loved & thought about often. Know this life is not the end, we sincerely believe that & live by it..! You are loved, Marilee, Eric, Erica Ossip
Joanne,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your son. I have no words. Keeping you close in thought and prayer. Love you