Brent Albright was born on December 18, 1954, just a week before Christmas, to Oliver and Mary Lou (nee Robason) Albright, in the small West Texas town of Seymour. His family lived in Red Springs, an even smaller town just outside of Seymour. Brent grew up on a farm, with all of the very hard, often manual work that entails. When he entered junior high school, Brent discovered he had a talent for sports, running track and playing football, captaining that team his senior year. He was active in FFA, Student Council, and FBLA.
Brent attended UT-Arlington on a football scholarship, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. As a member of the “Movin’ Mavs”, Brent played defensive end and tight end. He was named to the All Conference team of the Southland Conference as a senior in 1976.
Brent worked for Southwestern Life Insurance Company, where he met his wife Cindy. He later became a home builder working for US Home, Lennar, and Perry Homes, prior to branching out to independently build houses in Athens, Texas in 1997. He also worked as General Contractor and in Home Renovation/Repair. He retired in 2011 after developing end-stage renal failure resulting in the need for hemo-dialysis three days each week.
Brent loved football, and his football buddies, going hunting and fishing, his wife and daughter, and especially his grandkids. Brent and Cindy have been married for over 40 years, with a daughter, Stephanie. They have four grandchildren: Enrique, Peyton, Allison and Tyler. He is survived by them all, along with a host of nephews, nieces, and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Brent’s obituary page by clicking on the following link: https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/brent-albright. After the service, the recorded live stream will be available for viewing at the same link location.
The family will receive friends during a visitation on Friday, February 18, 2022 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.