Brandon “BJ” Tomczik, age 36, of St. Paul and formerly of Cambridge, died August 4, 2023. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 4 – 7 PM Monday, August 14th at Strike Life Tributes in Cambridge.
Brandon “BJ” Tomczik was born September 27, 1986 in Mora, Minnesota. He attended school in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 2005. In high school he was on the Boys Swim and Dive Team and taught swim lessons. He coached the CIHS girls swim team for two years and worked at Erik’s Bike and Boards while attending college part time. He worked for Eastern Bike Co in North Carolina for a year and then returned to the Twin City area. BJ returned to Erik’s working at various locations and became the store manager of the Dinkytown store. BJ loved biking of all types, stunts, jumping, road, and BMX, he was constantly at the skatepark or riding. He also enjoyed time at his grandparent’s cabin in Alexandria, video gaming, watching All Star Wrestling, NASCAR, and he was a huge football and Minnesota Gopher fan and he had several fantasy football teams. BJ was an intelligent, outgoing, quick witted, caring guy, he hated to be hot or hungry. He could carry on a conversation with anyone. He will be deeply missed by many.
BJ passed away August 4, 2023 at home at the age of 36 years. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Gene Keehr.
BJ will be lovingly remembered by his parents, Todd and Deb Tomczik and sister, Mackenzie, of Cambridge; grandparents, Diana Keehr of Mora, and David and Dianne Tomczik of Alexandria; aunts and uncle, Lisa Tosel and Andrew Aho, Tracy and Fred Loso, Cindy and Jon Larson, Karen Keehr and Steve Beebe, Chad and Elaine Keehr; cousins Adam, Benjamin, Paige, Claire, Evan, and Isabelle and by many other relatives, friends and customers.
So saddened to hear about this. BJ was a great guy and he always brought so much energy to the divers on the swim team. I’ll always remember him pioneering the way for us to be daring and bold. We’ll miss ya buddy.
BJ was always really nice to me when I was a young kid when I’d see him at skateparks and he was super encouraging to me, rest in peace ❤️
So sorry for your loss, he will be greatly missed
BJ was one of the first kids I met when I moved to Cambridge in the 5th grade. We probably met on the bus because he lived right around the corner from my house. I have a lot of memories from when he lived near by. We hung out quite a bit at his house and played with his toy car collection, WWE action figures, or video games. When I would come over and hang out, his mom would always make us pizza rolls for lunch. We always had a great time. When BJ would come over to my house we would practice our wrestling moves on our trampoline. The matches we would “fight” would get very intricate. Again always having a great time. Todd, Deb, and MacKenzie, I am sorry for your loss. BJ was a good friend and will be missed.
He came in like a wrecking ball…
BJ was a great friend to me in high school. We had a lot of fun in Diving practices together and he always helped me learn new skills. I’m so sad to hear he has passed. Prayers for all his family and friends 🙏🏻💕
We would always see bj out riding when we were out skating. He liked the spot behind park manufacturing. I remember CM punk was his favorite.
I’ll remember BJ as the kid with so much energy running around Gene and Diana’s. So sorry for your loss!
Sorry for your loss . I played baseball with BJ in middle school and will remember him as supportive teammate and great person.
I worked with Bj for a few years and I have nothing but good memories. We had a lot of fun which made work much more enjoyable. We have stayed in touch since he left here and I am thankful for that. He will be missed by so many. Praying for Deb, Todd, and the rest of his family and friends.
So sorry. I met Bj when he moved to Charlotte to work for eastern bikes. We hit it right off got along good met up rode bmx when we could. Solid dude with lots of respect and cool to be around. Bummed he’s no longer with us and I’ll think about him. Until we met again my friend. Love ya.