Brian Perry Stultz

Brian Perry Stultz, 29, of Swanton died unexpectedly Monday morning, April 13, 2009, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. He was born Jan. 11, 1980, in Sylvania to his parents, Robert Stultz and Carol (Sharples) Stultz.

He worked for Matrix in Temperance, Mich., as a boilermaker. He loved wrestling, cooking and fishing. He was a 1998 graduate of Delta High School.

Left to laugh and tell stories are his father and stepmother, Robert (Josie) Stultz; mother, Carol (Sharples) Stultz; daughter, Averie Stultz; fiancée and mother of his child, Carys Fitzgerald; sister, Carie Clark,; stepbrother, Matthew Yunker; step-sister, Megan Hensley; grandfather, Jim Bushong; grandmother, Dorothea Sharples; and more friends than anybody on this earth had.

Brian was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Bruce and Marge Sharples; paternal grandparents, Perry and Marie Stultz; and grandmother, Elizabeth Bushong.

If Brian were to write this, we think this is what he would say: "I love life. It's a big roller coaster and I have ridden it well. My dad gave me the gift of a good work ethic, and I can do anything. My mom gave me the gift of a generous heart, and I help who I can. My fiancée gave me the gift of our child, Averie, and if you want to know what I'm like, watch her, I truly live through her. I love wrestling; it gave me life long friends. I love to cook; I am the Iron Chef. And I love to fish. My fish stories are true, and I have the pictures to prove it. Don't worry about me, I am with Jesus, we get along fine. He likes fishermen."

A memorial gathering was held Friday, April 17, 2009, at Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton. A memorial service was held Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Swanton, with Rev. Brian Haller officiating. Interment was private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Averie Stultz Trust Fund at First Federal Bank of Delta, 123 N. Main St. in Swanton.

Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.weigelfuneralhomes.com.