Briana Shantel Massey Obituary (1989

Brianna Shantel Massey was a bright, lovely, and funny 17 year old senior at Brien McMahon High School. She impacted the lives of so many of her friends and family. She was filled with positive energy and ready to take on the world. Everyone knew her for her sense of humor and love of the latest dance moves. She had a love for babies, especially her 3 goddaughters. Briana left for a better place on November 19, 2006 from Sickle Cell Anemia complications. She will be forever remembered by her mother Alfreda Massey, brother Herbert HJ Rawls, and sister and brother in-law LaShawnda and Leo Preston. In addition to her immediate family, she is survived by her nephew Andre Herbert and niece Aaliyah Preston, Godparents Sharita and Willie Simmons, special cousin Danira Saunders, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. She is also survived by her father Nicholas Baker. She was predeceased by her sister Tiana Eugunia Rawls and her maternal grandparents Robert and Alvie Massey. Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 11:00am at Calvary Baptist Church, 21 Concord Street, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854. Elder Michael Williams, Presided, and the Rev. Carleton J. Giles delivered the Eulogistic Message.