Brian McDonnell

Jun 6 9:13pm(China
Time), I was shocked in tears while I heard about Brian passed away. I still remember the last time I talked. Brian, for family such a loving father and a tender husband; for us, such a thoughtful and experienced leader，friend! We miss Brian forever! Rest in peace…Brian

Brian to me like a mentor，like a teacher，like a friend as well，learned a lot form him when we worked together，warm video for my wedding，nice gift sent for my new born baby even far away from Dublin. R.I.P dear friend，you will be missed

My deepest condolences to Brian's Wife, Family and Friends. I had the pleasure of working with Brian in recent years whilst I was at IBM. He was a wonderful person, such gentleman, RIP

There are always few people in our lives, that touche not only our life, but as well our soul..
Brian, was kind person with big heart and always with huge smile on his face. I am glad that you were part of our life for some time. Brian always mentioned his family, my condolences to your wife and kids, be strong in these sad times.
Rest in peace Brian

My deep condolences to Brian's family. Brian was the best manager I ever had, even more than a manager, a friend. A tremendously kind, helpful person, with a big heart and great sense of humor. A wonderful human being, He will be missed very much by all of us in Bratislava.

To Deirdre, Sarah and Paul.
Brian was very supportive to me last summer when my wife passed away in very similar circumstances, so my daughters and I know only too well the pain you are in and that no words can really console you at this time, but I sincerely hope you get some degree of comfort from the prayers and good wishes of his many friends and colleagues.
May the memories of the good times you had with Brian help give you strength.

Very deep condolences to Brian's wife,children and whole family. Brian was very proud of you all,he mentioned you very often. I am really sorry for Brian's loss, and I truly miss him a lot. He was my great colleague, very supportive and friendly person, one of my best friends at IBM. I miss you Brian so much, thank you for everything you did for me with so much care. Rest in peace. I will never forget.

My deepest condolences to Brian's wife, children and family . I had the pleasure of working with Brian in IBM , a True Gentleman, May he rest in peace

To Deirdre, Paul & Sarah,
I had the great honour to know Brian well as part of my role in the Dublin Release Lab. A role he was kind enough to offer me in 2010 when it looked sure I would have to leave IBM with the movement of IBM Server oversees. We had many a heated discussion over some topics in this role as Brian like myself was often right and even when wrong did not care to admit it ;-). I will miss these exchanges, the chat on horse racing and football very much. Brian was a great man to have known and for sure the Department and indeed IBM will miss him and his talents for many years to come !
Farewell Boss.

Great colleague, mentor and friend who was always willing to listen and help , I will never forget how careful he was when visiting Dublin. Will be missed so much by all of us here in Bratislava, rest in peace Brian ...

Even though I haven't seen Brian, I heard from colleagues that he is a great man with humorous and so gentle to people ,my deepest condolences to Brian's Wife, Family and Friends. Rest in peace

I had the privilege of working with Brian in the earlier parts of this decade. On my first visit to Dublin, he took time to show me around the city including its numerous famous pubs. The very last time I visited Dublin was in 2015 and he joined another IBM colleague and me one afternoon for a wonderful chinwag. Brian also visited the Boulder area on business allowed us to spend time growing our friendship. The warmth and generosity of his spirit and the always ready humour is what I will always remember. Brian, you were taken too soon from your family and your friends. We are all poorer for your passing.

To Deirdre and your young adult children - may you be given the time and space to grieve fully and in time may it grow into a rich tapestry of loving memories of all of your time together with Brian. May these both sustain you along with your local family and community in the days to come.

Very sorry to hear about poor Brian, he loved life and was great fun to work with. I Deepest sympathies to Deirdre and family. The world will be a duller place without him.

We are both saddened on the loss on Brian.. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers,,,

RIP Brian x deepest sympathy to your wife and children. You were one of the good ones for sure. Blessed to have worked with you.

My deepest condolences to Brian's family. Very sad to hear of his passing. A good man and a good manager. He will be missed.

My deepest sympathy for Brian's family and friends. He was a wonderful colleague and friend at IBM - always such a gentleman. We are all heartbroken at his passing and will miss him so much.

My deepest condolences to Brian's Wife, Family and Friends. I had the pleasure of working with Brian for many years. A true gentleman and he will be sadly missed. RIP

To Brian's family, and friends... My heart was heavy when I learned of Brian's passing. He was so proud of you all, and the fabulous family he had. We will all miss his kind heart and happy spirit.

May you find peace in his passing, strength in each other, and cherish his memory until you meet again.

Heartfelt condolences to Deirdre, Paul, Sarah and family. Brian was a true gentleman and I am privileged to have known him as a colleague, manager and friend over the years in Lotus / IBM. Rest in peace Brian, you will be truly missed.

Deepest Sympathy to Deirdre, Sarah, Paul & extended family, may you be comforted by the love surrounding you at this time. It has been such a pleasure having the opportunity to work with Brian over the years from Lotus to IBM, a true Gentleman, mentor and friend. Always had time for a chat, anything from encouraging you along with your career path, giving advise on travel destinations to finding the latest bargain on offer, Brian was our "go to man".

My Deepest condolences to Deirdre and family, Brian was a true gentleman, mentor and great friend, I will never forget the advice he has given me over the years and I am better person for having known him.

RIP Brian

Sincerest sympathies to Brian's family and friends. He was one of the good guys.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

A fantastic friend, colleague and mentor. Condolences to Deirdre, Paul and Sarah. RIP Brian

Sincere condolences to Brian's wife, children, family and friends. He'll be sorely missed by anybody who had the pleasure to know him. RIP Brian

Sincerest condolences to Brian's family and friends at this sad time.

Deepest Sympathy to Deirdre,and family, Brian will be sorely missed he was one of life's true Gentlemen, very helpful in Lotus days and IBM respectively , encouraged other's to better themselves and always there to lend a helping and or piece of advice.He was truly respected and like by all who worked for him and with him.
On the social occasion's his warm witty personality shone true and was always a pleasure to be around .
Rest in peace Brian Karen Quinn & Damien Cromwell

Grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Brian and got to know him better when I visited Dublin.
He was a gentleman, a tremendously kind and considerate man. Thoughts and prayers to his family and his many friends and colleagues.

Worked with Brian for many years, a true Gentleman. My Deepest condolences to Brian's family & friends.

Condolences to family and friends. A true gentleman . RIP Brian you will be sadly missed .

I have been provided by Brian a great professional life experience I will sure never forget.
Open minded person, ready to listen any time, so many times had a laugh in his office.

Deeply condolence for the family . A great man with humorous and so gentle to and people , one of the best manager I met in IBM , Brain will be missed by us definitely . Pray for you. R.I.P Brain .

Getting the email from other saying you had left us I could not believe it, there's not enough time to have a chat with you. In our world, you are just like father, teacher, mentor. You will be loved missed and treasured in our deep heart.

I never met Brian in person, but I can imagine how kind he is from videos and pictures. You will be missed by all of us.

Although I do not work with Brian directly, I heard a lot of good stories about Brian. He is a very kind person and full of joys everyday. We had a great time when he came to Shenzhen years ago. Brian will be missed for sure and rest in heaven.

Brian will be missed by all of us. My prayers are with he and his family. R.I.P

Deepest condolences to Brian's wife, children and family, A true gentleman and a great manager, He will be very sadly missed in IBM thoughts and prayers our with his family, Rest in peace, Brian.

Best manager ever, I will truly miss him. I give my condolences to the entire family. God rest his soul.

Very sad news, my condolences to the family, rest in peace Brian.

Deepest Sympathy to Deirdre, Paul & Sarah and extended Family.
We are so sorry to hear of Brian passing, he was one of the good ones, May he rest in peace.
Our memory of Brian goes away back to Harolds Cross, he was such a Family Man, he would always be found entertaining all the Children at Family gatherings, a true Gentleman.
God Bless you all in these hard days.

Deepest condolences to Brian's wife, children, family, colleague's and friends. Rest in peace.

I worked with Brian for a number of years. Great person, he will be missed. My prayers are with his family and friends.

Our deepest sympathies to Deirdre and family on hearing of Brian's passing. Our hearts are broken over the loss of a wonderful manager and dear friend. We will sadly miss your sense of humour and laughter each day. Rest in peace, Brian

I had the absolute pleasure to get to know Brian when he came to Boston for a working trip. I volunteered to drive him to the office so I had some time to get to know him. I remember thinking - "Now, this is a great guy!" Along with work, we talked about his children (he was so proud), and football among other things. I was the mother of a young one at the time, he was very encouraging. We checked in from time to time, and I always came away from our interactions with such positivity. In recent years, we had not connected as I moved to another group within IBM. Nonetheless, I am completely heartbroken that Brian is no longer a presence here on earth. My deepest condolences to Brian's wife and children, family and friends. I pray that you'll remember the good moments, and how great he was. i will remember him fondly. My best..Paula

So sad to hear of Brian's passing. Absolute gentleman who treated us all the same back in the Lotus days, from us all on the shop floor to the CEO ! He had time for everyone, I'll never forget that and have learnt that lesson from him, thanks Brian RIP xx

Dear family and friends of Brian, please accept my deepest condolences. Brian was genuinely liked and well respected. His keen sense of humor and easy going demeanor made working with him a pleasure. No words can adequately express the loss of such a gentleman.

We worked together for a long time, this is truly a sad day. You will be missed Brian

A good manager, a kind man with great characters and warm smile. You will be remembered and missed. Rest in peace Brian...

My thoughts and prayers are with Brian’s family. Brian was a true soul and friend. Brian will be missed dearly but the memories of him will be cherished forever.

Brian will be missed. I worked with him for many years. God Bless the family and my prayers are with you.

From Brian's IBM family in the US. We are all very sorry to hear of his passing. Brian will be missed by his IBM friends greatly.

Brian brought so many gifts to our life. We will never forget you. Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow, you are in our prayers.
RIP...

A total gentleman, A good manager, A good mentor, A true MU fan, A great friend to many people in China Shenzhen!

You will definitely be missed by all of us. I still remember the time we made the PI video together where we saw your video dressed as Santa Claus loved by us. I still call my son "Little Shining" which is given by you a few days before he was born.
There is no pain any more in another world. Rest in peace Brian......

A kind , funny , gentleman . I'll never forget what he did for me along the way . Rest in peace Brian .

A very genuine guy & a good friend Brian . you will be truly missed by all .

Worked with Brian for many years. A top man.

RIP.....