Byron Lyle Fairbrother

Byron was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital to Edwin Henry Fairbrother and Randi Tangvall Fairbrother. He had a heart attack while sailing in San Diego. Their team won last year’s race. He learned to sail as a youngster at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. At least he passed doing something he loved.

He treasured his childhood memories growing up in Montecito when few properties had entrance gates, and it was a quiet, unpretentious community with fields to explore. His life was enriched by hiking and camping with his dad in state and national parks and remote areas. He was in tune with nature. In addition, his interests included cycling and skiing. He graduated from Cal Poly in Crop Sciences and worked for several agricultural companies in Mexico and the Central Valley spending most of his time focused on strawberries. He nurtured plants and liked to see things grow.

He will be remembered for his excellent Holiday Turkey, his quiet demeanor and playing a good game of Parcheesi. He took pleasure in helping others. He traveled to England, Japan, and France, and had hoped to do more when his time on this earth ran out. It is with great sadness that we mourn his all too soon passing.

He was preceded in death by his father and is survived by his wife Kelly Fairbrother, daughter Leah (Koby Glick), and granddaughter Annora, his mother, brother Russell and sister Kaia.