Obituary: Brian Thomas Palmer, 53, Of Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT ? (From Spear-Miller Funeral Home): Brian Thomas Palmer, 53, of Fairfield, beloved husband of 23 years to Sharon (Burnham) Palmer passed away unexpectedly of a Hemorrhagic Stroke Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

Born in Bridgeport, Brian had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. He attended Mill Hill and Dwight Elementary Schools, Tomlinson Middle School, Roger Ludlowe High School and was in the first graduating class at Fairfield High School. He graduated from Husson College in Bangor, Maine and enjoyed a successful career as a Digital Marketing Director.

He was currently employed as Marketing Director at Finario of Darien and had worked for Sitoa, P.C. Connect and Tech Depot. Brian loved working on various projects around his home. He amassed a vast collection of tools since he was a teenager, and loved fixing all kinds of things, including, computes, cars, plumbing and electrical. He enjoyed spending as much time as he could with his family and friends.

Brian?s favorite thing to do was go on walks with his wife and be a cheerleader for his two children?s happiness, accomplishments and collegiate lacrosse careers.

In addition to his loving wife and best friend, Sharon, Brian will be sadly missed by his two loving and cherished children, Owen and Allison Palmer of Fairfield; his beloved mother, Patricia (Slingo) Palmer of Fairfield; his brother, Gregory Palmer and his wife Lisa and their sons, Gregory and James of West Haven; his father-in-law, Leo Burnham of Gloucester, MA; mother-in-law, Linda Burnham of Gloucester, MA; two sisters-in-law, Shawna Scola and her husband Michael and their children Cali and Ashlee and Lindsay Moran and her children Tyler and Alexia all of Gloucester, MA. He was predeceased by his beloved father, Thomas Palmer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1719 Post Road, Fairfield. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call Friday, December 29, 2023 from 5 p.m. ? 8 p.m. in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield.

In lieu of flowers, friends and family may consider a donation in Brian?s memory to the Fairfield Emerging Leaders Organization (FELO) through the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, 200 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield, CT 06824.

For more information and to leave online condolences, visit Spear-Miller Funeral Home here.