Brandon L. Stapleton (Walker), 42, Michigan City, Indiana, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 9:12 p.m. at Franciscan Health - Michigan City.

 

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel, 418 Washington St., Michigan City, IN.  Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral chapel. The family requests that masks be worn.  

 

Brandon was born May 14, 1979 in Santa Ana, CA to Lee and Tamara (Walker) Stapleton, Jr.

 

Surviving are his mother, Tamara Stapleton of Michigan City, IN; three sisters, Tiffany Mann of Bloomington, IN, Talea (Milo) Denwiddie of Michigan City, IN and Britney Stapleton of Michigan City, IN; brother, Tyrone (Amber) Stapleton of Milwaukee, WI; girl-friend, Ashley Hudson of Michigan City, IN; best-friend, Robert Biller of Michigan City, IN; and many dear and loving aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Further surviving are over 40 cousins, though many, were more like brothers and sisters.

 

He was preceded in death by father, Lee Stapleton, Jr.; and maternal and paternal grandparents.

 

Brandon worked as an Assembler at Paladin Inc. and as of March 17th was resuming Computer classes there. He was a 1998 graduate of Michigan City H.S. and attended Ivy Tech majoring in Sports Communication. Brandon also broadcast for the Special Olympics and competed in basketball and bowling.

 

Brandon enjoyed sports, music, video games, wrestling, movies, good food, and spending time with his friends and family. In his own words on his FB bio, "I'm a nice guy that enjoy a good time with family and friends, love music and sports."  He was an extremely positive person who could find the good in any situation; also a seriously devoted son, brother, boyfriend and uncle. Brandon continuously defied the odds, at birth physicians said he'd only live to the age of 10 and never walk, yet he walked, chase his sisters, ride bikes and shoot basketball. He led a full life and remained full of vigor right up until 9:12 p.m. Sunday, April 10th.