Leo Brent Eagar Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend suffered complications from surgery and passed quietly through the veil January 31, 2015. Born to Leo and Vernah Eagar November 7, 1930, Brent was cherished by many. As a youth, Brent was a member of the Edgehill Ward and All-church M Men championship basketball team. An accomplished golfer, he held a record at Nibley Golf Course for many years and enjoyed golfing throughout his life. He was an Eagle Scout and graduated from East High School. Later, Brent served in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. He had a great love for education, earning a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, where he was also a member of the golf team and Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He continued to earn an MBA at the University of Michigan, and a PhD in Statistics from the University of Washington. Popular with colleagues and students, he became a professor of business at BYU, Westminster College and UVU. On November 17, 1960 Brent was sealed to Kay Whiteley in the Salt Lake Temple. They raised six children together. Brent was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints serving as Bishop, High Councilor, Ward Executive Secretary and in the Stake Young Men’s Presidency. As a young man he served a mission in New Zealand, and later with Kay in the New York, New York North Mission, where he delighted in working with the cadets at West Point Academy. Above all, Brent was a wonderful companion to Kay and father to his children Jon (Linda), Thad (Becky), Jeremy (Suzie), Mary (Doug), Sarah (Blaine) and Rachel along with 15 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, who will miss him dearly. In addition to his parents, Brent was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Donna Fae and John Moore, his brother, Todd, and a grandson, Elijah. Brent had a kind heart and playful sense of humor. He was a true friend, a story-teller and consummate gentleman who remembered the names of people wherever he went. Dad: Big Brain lives! And, the cat is on the roof… We love you! A celebration of Brent’s life will be held Saturday February 7, 2015, with a viewing from 11:00am-12:45pm, and memorial service at 1:00pm at Murray 29th Ward, 6300 South 700 West, Murray, Utah. Interment, Murray City Cemetery.

Leo Brent Eagar

November 7, 1930 - January 31, 2015