Bret Alan Boesen

BOESEN, Bret Alan
Age 49, of Penn Yan, died in an automobile accident on Sunday, August 17, 2008. A memorial service will be announced in days to come. Burial will be private, arranged by the Kenneth J. Perkins Funeral Home in Gorham. An avid reader, historian and story-teller, Bret used his compassion, loyalty, humor, and sense of justice to serve the community through his work as a teacher and most recently as a case manager for Steuben County Community Services in Bath. He was a member of the Middlesex Methodist Church. Bret was a great champion of education and recently ran for a position on the school board in Penn Yan. He graduated from Elmira Southside High School, Williamsport Community College (printing), Corning Community College (business), and he obtained Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Elmira College (teaching). He held membership in Phi Alpha Theta, a national honor society of historians. Bret's passion was making history and literature come to life for his students to help them better understand and participate in their world. A devoted husband, father, son and brother, Bret is missed by his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Karin; parents, Eleanor and Alex Boesen of Pine City; sister, Lisa Boesen; father-in-law, Donald Ebinger; brother-in-law, David Ebinger; as well as extended family, co-workers, and many friends.