Brett Pickle of St. Clair, Mo. lost his battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) brain cancer on Saturday, April 27, 2019 in Ballwin, Mo. surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in St. Louis on July 22, 1968. His education was completed in southern Illinois before serving in the United States Marine Corps. As a veteran he continued to assist other veterans through sharing of various fishing outings and fly tie instruction. For over twenty years Brett worked for Rockwood School District in many capacities, and enjoyed volunteer coaching for Geggie elementary archery.

Brett married Mary Lang Pickle on September 20, 2015 in Wildwood, MO. Together they enjoyed many wonderful outdoor memory making activities as he shared his passion and talent for fishing, hunting, archery, mushroom hunting and shed hunting with her. Brett was also a gifted carpenter and craftsman, making many handcrafted fishing poles (spinning and fly fishing rod) as well and hand crafted wood fishing nets.

Brett donated to research on glioblastoma through his gift of his brain and brainstem to the Siteman Cancer Center. There will be a celebration of life for Brett on Saturday May 18th at the Parkway Church of the Nazarene in St. Clair, Missouri. There will be a visitation with the family at 4:00 pm, followed by the Celebration of Life at 5:00 pm. Anyone attending is encouraged to wear whatever makes them think of Brett… camouflage, hunting and fishing attire, jeans, shorts, Marine logos.

Brett Pickle is preceded in death by maternal and paternal grandparents and his beloved Uncle Gary.

Brett is survived by his wife Mary Pickle of St. Clair, son Robert Pickle of Tennessee, sister Lori Pickle of St. Louis, mother Shirlene (Huff) Pickle of Chesterfield, and father Bobby Pickle, Sisters in Law Cindy (Jeremy) Beaird their children Jack & JD, Vicki (John) Reinke, their children Liam, David and Abby . Brett leaves behind a loving family of aunts, uncles, cousins, and MANY close friends, all of whom will miss him dearly.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to brain cancer research under the direction of Dr. Milan Chheda at Siteman Cancer Center, in appreciation of his care and support. Siteman Development Office: 7425 Forsyth Blvd., Campus Box 1204, St. Louis, MO 63105 or (314) 935-4725 and mention “Brett’s Brain Battle.”