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                 IN MEMORY OF BRIAN CORDOVA
 Thank you for the invitation to share. Brian and I had a special relationship. Like two teens, we would seek each other out at every show to make “Our Selfie.” He would complain about how he looked and make us reshoot ‘til he was satisfied...yet he always shined brighter than I.
To know that his last message to me was, “What is going on with your health, I have no idea? I love you and I wish you well.” (05/03/2020) This told me, in absence, he was always concerned. The measure of a friendship is to know that, sometimes, we just need someone. Not to fix us, or accept a point of view, but to simply be there with us, to check in and ask, “Are you OK?” Brian did that for me, seeking me out to say, “Let’s smile together and let everyone know we’re OK!”
Thank you,
ROBERT SCOTT
   Brian Cordova,
I am still numb...
our lives are forever changed...
I am so thankful for our talks this past year...
Poodles...life...or just making fun of ourselves.
(Your sense of humor is like of no other.)
You have a wonderful way of bringing people
together...you made us always see the best in life.
I just to spoke to you days ago...and now I cannot imagine not picking up the phone and telling Chris,
“Wait, I have to call Brian...”
I will always be thinking of you...
And see you again in time...pick up where we left off... Love you Brian! (Rachel)
PS...Brian made fun of my name in parentheses,
but I loved it. That was for you, Bri Bri!
CHRISTIAN & RACHEL MANELOPOULOS
260 | SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 2020
 When asked to share a few words about Brian... What immediately came to mind is how his smile could light up a room, how he made everyone and their dogs feel important in the sport and, of course, his dedication and love for his own breed, the Poodle. When we often part ways at a dog show after a long weekend, we don’t often think it’s the last goodbye...We take for granted the wonderful relationships our dogs have brought together. I know we will miss his smile greeting us at the next dog show, for sure, but I’m sure he will be watching us all show our dogs...Until we meet again.
HEATHER & COLTON JOHNSON
    











































































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