Richard Brewer

1945 - 2026

Richard E. Brewer, 80, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on January 27, 2026, at 11:05 a.m.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2026, at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Tulsa.

Richard was born on February 16, 1945, in Raton, New Mexico. He spent his early years in Raton and Red River, New Mexico, before his family moved to Chandler, Oklahoma, in 1955. He graduated from Chandler High School in 1963 and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He later received his Master of Divinity from General Theological Seminary in New York City in 1970.

Ordained as a priest at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Tulsa in December 1970, he served for fifty years in the priesthood. His ministry included two years as a curate at St. Dunstan's, forty-eight years serving small congregations, thirty years of which he was also Director of the diocesan Deacon Formation Program. Among his many contributions, he devoted fifty years to the Episcopal Church's Education for Ministry program, authoring essays and developing resources in collaboration with colleagues.

Richard cherished time with his wife, Angela, enjoying meals at locally owned restaurants and cheering on the OKC Thunder.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen Hoyt Brewer and Paul Eli Brewer, and his half-brother, Hoyt Baucom.

He is survived by his loving family: siblings Fletcher Brewer, Paula Brewer Anthony (Bob), and Deanna Basarab Brewer, his wife of forty-one years; later, Angela Hock, his wife of twelve years; children Anne Marie Brewer, Brian Michael Brewer (Melissa), Casey Michelle Brewer Hoffman (Matt), Sherilyn Hock Herndon (Corey), and Elizabeth Hock Haralson (Andrew); grandchildren Aubrey Ione Hoffman, Andrew Herndon (Nina), Nathan Herndon (Taylor), Carly Herndon, Emily Haralson, Lily Haralson; and great-granddaughter Jane Louise Herndon.

Memorial contributions may be made, in lieu of flowers, to St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 4045 MLK Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74106, and/or St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Fund, 5635 E. 71st St., Tulsa, OK 74136.