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Brent Richard McNamara, 67, passed away on September 19th, 2024 surrounded by his children at home, in Riverton, UT.
Brent was born on August 1st, 1957 to Ralph Gerald McNamara and Naomi Brady McNamara in Murray, UT. Brent was married and later sealed at the Salt Lake City Temple to Gwenda Lyn Bearnson in 1982. They went on to have 4 sons and were later divorced.
Brent was a member of the Riverton Ranch Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. He served in several callings, including Young Men’s, & the Bishopric. Even through his struggle with cancer, Brent had a strong testimony and faith in God. Up to the end of his life, he continued to tell his family that he was at peace, the Lord had filled him with comfort, and that he felt spiritually prepared for his passing. Brent did not view death as something to be feared but rather as a beautiful new chapter, allowing him to go be at home with the Lord.
Brent believed in doing everything to the best of his ability, never hesitating to give his all. Throughout his adult life, he built a distinguished career in IT; and eventually became an Enterprise Network Architect for Intermountain Healthcare - a company & career he was most proud to be a part of.
When Brent wasn’t working, he spent most of his time appreciating the beautiful outdoors God gave this world. Brent enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, and camping, especially if his family was with him. Easily one of Brent’s favorite pastimes was aviation. Brent held his sport pilot’s license and not only flew several light sport aircraft, but also built his aircraft with his own two hands. Brent loved being up in the air, and loved the art and craft that was aviation. But Brent’s truest love was for his 4 sons. Nothing brought Brent more joy than spending time with his boys, whether that be riding motorcycles, camping, golfing, going to see movies, or playing board games and video games at home. There was always a clear and bright joy in Brent’s face when he was with his boys or if you had the pleasure of listening to him tell you all about them.
Brent is survived by his 4 sons, Rhett McNamara, Eric McNamara (Casey-wife, Ronan & Cora-children), Dallas McNamara, and Dylan McNamara (Baylee-wife).
Funeral services will be held at 11AM on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the Riverton Ranch Ward, 1454 West 13200 South in Riverton, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to services beginning at 9:30AM. Interment will follow at the Riverton City Cemetery.
Funeral services will be streamed via Zoom for those wishing to attend virtually. To watch the services, please click the "Watch Services" link above.
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I have had the great privilege of working with Brent for many years. I always looked forward to seeing him on projects that I was working on because of his great knowledge and expertise that he brought to the table. He was a great man and always showed the very highest level of respect for all. I wish his family the best in these sorrowful times and know that he will be deeply missed.
I had the pleasure of working with Brent and enjoyed his friendship for decades at Intermountain Health. He was a fantastic coworker and true caregiver. I'll always cherish the days and nights spent talking with him and working with him on projects and go-lives. He was always a gentleman and lived to very high standards. He loved his sons and always expressed that to me. His example made my life better. He will be missed very much! God bless him.
As a part of the Enterprise Network Team at Intermountain, I was privileged to have worked with Brent closely on numerous occasions. Brent always lit up at work when he told of his adventures with his boys, supporting them in their activities. He was always willing to help and freely give of his time to instruct and come up with solutions. He was a great mentor to me and others as he shared his gifted talents for our benefit. As he will be missed by so many here, I am happy to have known a wonderfully gentle soul.
Growing up with the McNamara boys I was able to see firsthand how much he loved his family. I remember him driving us to football practices, going to movies, playing video games alongside us and of course yelling at us for playing video games until 3 in the morning (or later). Motorcycles, cars, planes, computers, you name it, and he knew all there was to know. He was fully committed to everything 100%. His technical approach to things has directly translated into his sons, the McNamara men are the most artistic and technical people I know. I'm grateful for the nearly 20 years I was able to call him a friend. My condolences to the family. Rest easy Brent!
Dear McNamara family.
I am so very sorry for the loss of your amazing dad. I had the pleasure of knowing him here at Intermountain Health. He was always so kind and helpful and was always so nice to talk to. He will truly be missed. I hope that you will find peace and comfort in the memories that you have all built together throughout the years.
With heartfelt condolences.
Angie Smith
I have had the incredible opportunity to work with Brent for many years and he was an incredible man. He was always willing to help out no matter the situation. Brent had many great traits, one of the qualities I tried to learn from Brent is that he was always cool under pressure. I never saw him lose his composure and we worked some nasty issues together. We miss ya big guy!
Trav