Brent Robert Zira

1962 - 2025

Brent Robert Zira
June 16, 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025, Brent Robert Zira, 62, lifelong resident of Guilford, passed suddenly at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Husband of Kelly Heery-Zira, loving father to Isabella Lynne Zira and Nicholas William Fox Zira. Son of Carol More and the late Bruce Zira. Brother to Courtney Ardito and the late Bruce Zira Jr. Uncle to Katlyn LoRicco (Anthony), Remi Tremblay (Sean), Kathryn Munday (Keith). Great-Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Son-in-law to Nicholas and Elizabeth Heery. Brother-in-law to Nikki Heery (James).
Brent enjoyed spending time with family and his close-knit group of friends. He was famous for collecting anything and everything that he could squeeze under his carport or into every corner of his home, never passing up a "treasure". Gardening, cooking and raising chickens were favorite pastimes; sharing the eggs with his neighbors brought him great joy. Brent was known as the "Coupon King" of Big Y and found pleasure reading the grocery receipt item by item to his wife every Sunday, boasting how much he saved.
Brent worked for the USPS for 29 years and ended his career as Postmaster of Old Saybrook.
Brent will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
The Zira family urges everyone over 40 years to obtain a Coronary Artery Calcium Scan to assess their risk for heart attack.
Friends and family are invited to a celebration of his life at Friends and Company Restaurant, Madison, on Monday, June 30th, 6pm-8pm. Burial will held privately. Donations may be made in his name to Guilford Food Bank, Guilford Food Bank c/o Guilford Social Services, 263 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437, www.guilfordfoodbank.org ; or Guilford Community Fund, PO Box 271 Guilford, CT 06437, www.guilfordcommunityfund.org . Arrangements in care of the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St., Guilford. To share a memory or leave condolences, visit www.guilfordfuneralhome.com .