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Obituary

Brent Manley, 77, passed peacefully on December 21, 2024.

Francis Celestino Brent Manley II. was born November 9, 1947, in Orange TX, to Francis Celestino Brent Manley and Helen Marie Manley.

The eldest of five, Brent was the ringleader of all sorts of childhood mischief, including painting his brothers and sisters with house paint. In the small town of Orange, Brent remembered being allowed to walk across town to take his twin brothers to see …

Personal note from Donna: Links and lists

Link to the video for Brent's Celebration of Life on April 12, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1099971636/…

Link to "I Remember" by Brent's daughter, Colleen Wells
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/f…

Link to the World According to Student Bloopers by Richard Lederer, read at the Celebration of Life
https://www.cs.cornell.edu/in…

World Bridge Championships where Brent was Daily Bulletin Editor
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https://docs.google.com/docum…

2000 - World Team Championships, Southampton, Bermuda
2000 - World Team Olympiad - Maastricht, Netherlands
2001 - World Team Championships - Paris, France
2002 - World Championships - Montreal, Canada
2003 - World Team Championships - Monte Carlo, Monaco
2004 - World Team Olympiad - Istanbul, Turkey
2005 - World Team Championships- Estoril, Portugal
2006 - World Championships - Verona, Italy
2007 - World Team Championships - Shanghai, China
2008 - World Bridge Games - Beijing, China
2009 - World Team Championships - Sao Paulo, Brazil
2010 - World Series Championships - Philadelphia, USA
2011 - World Team Championships - Veldhoven, Netherlands
2012 - World Bridge Games - Lille, France
2013 - World Bridge Championships - Bali, Indonesia
2014 - World Bridge Series - Sanya, China
2015 - World Team Championships - Chennai, India
2016 - World Bridge Games - Wroclaw, Poland
2017 - World Team Championships - Lyon, France
2018 - World Bridge Series - Orlando, USA
2019 - World Team Championships - Wuhan, China
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Marathon List (57 completed)
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12/01/96 - First Tennessee Memphis Marathon, Memphis TN 4:52
10/19/97 - LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, Chicago IL 4:55
12/07/98 - First Tennessee Memphis Marathon, Memphis TN 4:39 (PR)
02/21/98 - Blue Angel Marathon, Pensacola FL 4:47
06/21/98 - Rock-N-Roll Marathon, San Diego CA 5:36
09/06/98 - Tupelo Marathon, Tupelo MS 5:36
12/12/98 - Rocket City Marathon, Huntsville AL 4:40
01/30/99 - Nokia Sugar Bowl Marathon, New Orleans LA 5:35
02/20/99 - Blue Angel Marathon, Pensacola FL 5:40
05/08/99 - UPMC/City of Pittsburgh Marathon, Pittsburgh PA 5:27
09/26/99 - Arkansas Marathon, Malvern AR 5:17
11/25/99 - Atlanta Marathon, Atlanta GA 5:10
12/05/99 - First Tennessee Memphis Marathon, Memphis TN 5:44
02/19/00 - Motorola Austin Marathon, Austin TX 4:36 (PR)
06/17/00 - Grandma's Marathon, Duluth MN 4:27 (PR)
11/05/00 - New York City Marathon, New York NY (DNF)
05/06/01 - Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnatti OH 4:41
08/03/01 - Around the Lake Marathon, Wakefield MA 5:22
10/06/01 - St. George Marathon, St. George UT 4:59
12/02/01 - Raleigh Marathon, Raleigh NC 5:15
04/28/02 - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, Oklahoma City OK 5:28
09/08/02 - New Mexico Marathon, Albuquerque NM 5:31
11/03/02 - New York City Marathon, New York NY 5:28
12/22/02 - Christmas Marathon, Olympia WA 5:19
04/26/03 - Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, Louisville KY 5:23
12/12/03 - Kiawah Island Marathon, Kiawah SC 5:35
06/06/04 - Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon, Deadwood SD 6:35
04/10/05 - Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, St. Louis MO 5:54
06/04/05 - Sunburst Marathon, South Bend IN 5:46
09/05/05 - American Discovery Trail Marathon, Colorado Springs CO 5:42
10/16/05 - Wichita Marathon, Wichita KS 5:06
02/19/06 - Lost Dutchman Marathon, Apache Junction AZ 5:23
04/30/06 - New Jersey Marathon, Long Branch NJ 5:17
08/13/06 - Haulin' Aspen Trail Marathon, Bend OR 7:15
10/21/06 - Breakers Marathon, Newport RI 5:51 (double)
10/22/06 - Mystic Places Marathon, East Lyme/Niantic CT 5:57 (double)
03/11/07 - Lower Potomic River Marathon, Piney Point MD 5:33
05/19/07 - Fargo Marathon, Fargo ND 5:37
05/25/08 - Vermont City Marathon, Burlington VT 5:55
08/17/08 - Extraterrestrial Full Moon Marathon, Rachel NV 7:26
09/21/08 - Montana Marathon, Billings MT 6:15
04/19/09 - Charlottesville Marathon, Charlottesville VA 6:37
05/24/09 - Mad City Marathon, Madison WI 6:17
05/16/10 - Delaware Marathon, Wilmington DE 5:58
11/07/10 - Marshall University Marathon, Huntington WV 5:40
04/02/11 - Martian Marathon, Dearborn MI 5:43
09/25/11 - Omaha Marathon, Omaha NE 5:56
05/05/12 - Lake Lowell Marathon, Nampa ID 5:33
06/23/12 - Mayor's Marathon, Anchorage AK 6:11
10/21/12 - Des Moines Marathon, Des Moines IA 6:12
05/23/13 - Wyoming Marathon, Laramie WY 7:48
11/03/13 - Manchester City Marathon, Manchester NH 6:39
05/12/14 - Pine Tree Marathon, Portland ME 6:22
09/21/14 - Maui Marathon, Kahului HI 8:07 (50th state)
09/13/15 - Bozeman Marathon, Bozeman MT 7:06
10/08/17 - Chicago Marathon, Chicago IL 7:52
11/11/17 - Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon, Chickamauga GA 7:20
11/04/18 - New York City Marathon, New York NY 8:40

Plus three 50K ultra marathons.
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Countries Brent visited
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Albania
Australia
Austria
Bermuda
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzogovina
Brazil
Canada
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Italy
Luxembourg
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Scotland
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
USSR
Vietnam
Wales
Yugoslavia

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Memories & condolences

Bobby Gallagher I'm a big fan of Brent's writings for the MRTC RoadRunner magazine, it was inspirational and uniting of…
Bobby Gallagher I'm a big fan of Brent's writings for the MRTC RoadRunner magazine, it was inspirat…
Bobby Gallagher I'm a big fan of Brent's writings for the MRTC R…
Brent was a really great person. I've worked with him many times at bridge events. I've never heard him bad speaking ab…
Brent was a really great person. I've worked with him many times at bridge events. I've never heard…
Brent was a really great person. I've worked with him many times…
I served on the Memphis Runners Track Club Finish Line Crew and Board with Brent from approx. 2001-2020.  When he becam…
I served on the Memphis Runners Track Club Finish Line Crew and Board with Brent from approx. 2001-…
I served on the Memphis Runners Track Club Finish Line Crew and …
Brent was one of the kindest persons I ever knew. I am proud to call him my friend and main running buddy since 1996. H…
Brent was one of the kindest persons I ever knew. I am proud to call him my friend and main running…
Brent was one of the kindest persons I ever knew. I am proud to …

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