Brett was born on April 4, 1964 at St. John hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma "21 1/4" long and robust" to Glenn and Judy Elliott and to sister, Denise, and died on March 17, 2021 at Hillcrest Heart Hospital in Tulsa, a strong warrior who loved life surrounded by his loving family. He grew up in Tulsa and attended Hoover Elementary and Salk Elementary; Byrd Jr. High and Memorial HS graduating in 1982. He was on the State Championship Football team at Memorial HS in 1980. Noteworthy: while at Memorial, he was on the football team that won State and he was one of only two non-senior starters and was considered one of the hardest hitters on a very, very hard-hitting team.

He then went on to get a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University in Philosophy with a minor in Russian and earned an International Studies Certificate in Russian Area Studies in 1987.

He was a very proud member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. He has many strong bonds with his fraternity brothers. He was on the Beta Intermural Soccer team that won All University with the photo still hanging at the Colvin Center. He found he loved the whole process of acquiring knowledge and went on to earn a master's degree from Purdue University in Russian Literature and Language in 1990. In 1991, he was fortunate to be hired as an Interpreter at the Moscow Guardian while Moscow was in the USSR. While there, he was a witness to the downfall of the Soviet Union. He was quickly hired as an interpreter for CBS news in July of 1991 for the summit between George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. A highlight of his life was when he was an Adjunct Professor at Tulsa Junior College between October 15, 1991 to July 31, 1992 teaching Conversational Russian.

What would one do with those eclectic degrees and that broad knowledge? He went on to study History at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia where he took a course on Oral History. His passion for people and stories met and he found his lifelong vocation. He has been the President of Histories Unlimited since 2000 building the company from the ground up. As he said "one project led to another as the value of leaving an oral and written record became apparent to the families". He has written more than 80 important stories of lives well lived. He never let a moment pass without wanting to accurately document it with video or with writing a quick account of what just happened. He always wrapped his stories with the history of the time period. He loved a story well told and the heart behind the story. He made many dear friends while writing their stories. Notable stories written: Charger Pride: A History of Memorial Football from 1962 to 1982; Mildred Jobson's story called Tea Time with Mimi; Sherman Smith's story called Rigs and Cowboys; Bennett Basore's story of The War Years: An Oral History; Leon Trammell and Brian Whepley's story of How Underdogs Win; Wayne Salisbury's Memoirs; Richard Bingham's story called Growing in Character; G. Carl Hale's story called Never the Top Dog and Al Howerton's story called The Howerton 10. Our favorite Brett stories were about our summer trips as a family from 1997 to 2016. Brett wrote and hand bound these family stories then gave them as a Christmas gift to each family member; there is no greater gift of love or cherished more than this compilation of family history and antics.

Giving back has been a theme in his life. He has been in the Rotary Club since 2003; conducting oral histories of the Memorial Veteran's since 2003 and has been on the Memorial HS Endowment Board since 2002/President since 2007.

The most cherished moments in his life came from the birth of his son, Henry James Elliott, marrying April, raising Landon, his grandson, witnessing the USSR fall in 1991, and all things athletic, especially running. He cherished and found great JOY in pouring out his love of life into those around him. His inquisitive nature bled into everything he did. He made friends everywhere he went, often having deep conversations about any and all topics. He had a childlike wonder of life. He loved sharing that wonder with everyone. He would say "Life is to be lived". He lived it well and understood what it meant to be rich and to run the race well. Heaven received one of the sweetest angels on March 17th.

He leaves a wake of people who love him: Judy Elliott, his mom; April Elliott his cherished wife; Henry Elliott, son; Landon Timmons, grandson; Denise (sister) and Brent Geiger, nephews: Elijah Perkins and John Geiger; Sandy Williamson, mother-in-law; Brook Penquite, brother-in-law; Jan Curry, Aunt; Bill Curry, cousins; Brian, Patrick, Craig; Uncle; Frank and Johnnie Curry, Uncle/Aunt; Bart and Christy Curry, cousins; Aaron and Paige Timmons, dear step-children; Terri and Larry Billen, cousins; Jerri McComb, cousin; Marcie and Hansom Wong, cousins; Kendra Briggs, cousin; Hugh and Kimberly Oswald, in-laws; Gail and Tom Hunter, cousins and the Monnot cousins: Chris, Ammie, Steve, Tom and Tim and their spouses and children; Polly Basore Wentzl, Henry's mom; and a plethora of friends from Elementary to Byrd Jr. HS to Memorial and OSU. He left a legacy of hope, light, love and priceless writing. He is so missed. His services will be on March 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Moore South Lawn Funeral Home with webcasting at www.moorefuneral.com < http://www.moorefuneral.com >

Instead of flowers, Brett believed strongly in 2 charities due to a young woman he has known since her childhood named Erin Whepley who not only survived childhood neuroblastoma cancer, but is also now in her 3rd year of medical school and may decide to go into pediatric oncology. The charities are as follows:

Band of Parents at www.bandofparents.org < http://www.bandofparents.org > and The Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Fund at www.cncfhope.org