Bryan Keith Bartlett

Bryan Keith Bartlett, 60, of Lexington, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at his home. He was born May 21, 1962 in Manhattan, Kansas to the late Larry E. and Mary Elizabeth (Biggs) Bartlett. Bryan attended Murray (Ky.) High School and played trumpet in the Murray High School Tiger Band, the 1977 Marching Bands of America National Champions. He was in the first production of Murray's Community Theatre and together with his parents was an integral part of the theatre's early success. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in the Persian Gulf. Following his stint as Director of Marketing at The Burt Reynolds Theatre in West Palm Beach, Florida, Bryan earned a degree in journalism from Murray State University. He went on to serve as a news director and operations manager at public radio stations including 91.3 FM WKMS (Murray, KY), 91.3 FM WUKY (Lexington, KY) and 88.9 FM WEKU (Richmond, KY). An avid musician and DJ, he was a lifelong fan of the Rolling Stones, which inspired him to produce two deep tracks radio shows he loved, "Hard Knox and Durty Sox" and "Rough Mix." Creative, funny, smart, and talented, "Beano" loved his hometown of Murray, his music, his own cooking, and his friends and family. He was always at-the-ready with his smile, his laugh, and his sly, wry, irreverent wit, and he will be greatly missed. Bryan is survived by his wife Jennifer (Schatz) Bartlett and daughter Abigail "Abby" Bartlett of Lexington, KY; brother Todd Bartlett of Almo, KY; sisters Shannon (David) Cohoon of New Concord, KY, Julie (Jay) Hammack of Murray, KY, and Stephanie (Rick) Clemons of Deland, FL; nephews Austin (Phoebe) Cohoon of Houston, TX and Devin (Chandler) Cohoon of Murray, KY; niece Amanda Cohoon of New Concord, KY; grandnephews Jack Cohoon and Jake Clemons; and grandniece Gracen Cohoon. In addition to his parents, Bryan was preceded in death by a nephew, Oliver Davis Hammack. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 10:00am at St. Leo Catholic Church in Murray, Kentucky with Father Mike Clark officiating. Entombment will follow in the Murray City Cemetery mausoleum. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Humane Association or to your favorite public radio station.