Kaylee Rose Brownrigg
Kaylee “Lee” Rose Brownrigg was a senior in high school, just two months and two days away from her 18th birthday, when she would be officially declared as an adult. For reasons known only to herself, on April 11, 2025, Lee took her own life.
Lee doubted her self-worth and her strength to rise above the plethora of fears and insecurities that constantly sparred with her rational thoughts. She couldn’t see the opportunities that were waiting for her to experience because she feared failure.
Lee loved the outdoors and communing with nature, had an affection for animals, especially cats, loved an eclectic love of music, and had a passion for art. In fact, Lee excelled in digital art, ink and pencil art and photography.
Her confliction thoughts blinded her to her uniqueness and her stunning artistic talent; therefore, she shared her art with only those special people she felt she could trust. She thought validation and didn’t feel confident enough to risk being criticized by those who might not comprehend how her raw emotions flowed through her pen or pencil and resulting in an abstract statement: eloquently, yet silently, giving a vivid glimpse of depression’s lethal grasp.
Blake said his sister loved knives and had inherited their dad’s collection, which she added to over the years. He said he’ll treasure them forever. Blake said Lee also loved rocks, especially geodes; collected unique keys; and was intrigued by Anime, some Alice in Wonderland characters, especially the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts, as well as the Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, the main character in The Nightmare before Christmas.
Lee gave into those haunting, negative messages that screamed so loudly that they drowned out any encouraging words from loved ones and she chose to end her constant battle with what she wanted to believe life could be and what her conflicting emotions led her to believe it would be.
She wrote, “I am going no where (sic) in life. I have zero drive and no passion for the future.” “All my life I’ve been in my head, and there is not a day that I’ve left” … “I never pull myself out of my cycles.”
Lee is the daughter of Troy Alan, who died in a vehicular accident on Jan. 30, 2015, and Chasity Brownrigg. She is survived by her mother; younger sister, Berri (Paige); younger brother, Blake; and many extended family members and friends.
Please join us in celebrating Lee’s Life at El Rancho Robles off of American Avenue in Oracle on Friday, May 30, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. There will be a display of Lee’s art which represents her perception of life and her struggle to keep control from drowning in the waves of emotions that she couldn’t tame. The family encourages everyone to share pictures or stories of their memories of Lee on her Facebook page: Lee Brownrigg. We will have someone from the Suicide Prevention Group Teen Lifeline to offer support and resources for anyone experiencing overwhelming depression.
Every life is precious, each day is a gift. You matter!