Bret Thomas Thurman

November 21, 1978 - November 5, 2016

Bret Thomas Thurman was born in New Hartford, NY on Nov. 21, 1978. He grew up in Arlington, TX where he graduated from high school in 1997. Bret moved to Charlotte, NC in 2002. Bret was a people person who never met a stranger. He was loved for his charming smile and sense of humor. He often entertained his family and friends with his improvisational comedy. He was an excellent artist who loved nature and animals. He was devoted to Crystal and son Bruce. Bret is survived by his fiancé Crystal Barnes and her children Max Barnes and Bruce Thurman of Charlotte; his parents, Reginald and Janelle Thurman of Arlington, TX; his brother Derek and wife Megan of Friendswood, TX and their children Connor, Logan, Camryn and Sullivan; his sister, Marla Thurman of Durham, NC; his grandparents, Kenneth and Dorothy Jones of Arlington, TX and Harold Thurman of Oklahoma City; his aunt Kathy Stone and her husband Steve of Fair Oaks Ranch, TX; his aunt Shannon Crosley and her husband Larry of Oklahoma City; his uncle Paul Thurman and wife Mary Dee of Oklahoma City; uncle Barry Thurman and wife Pam of Oklahoma City; cousins Gina Hopkins of Colorado Springs, Kevin Crosley of Oklahoma City, Julie Morgan of Oklahoma City, David Thurman of Oklahoma City, Chelsea Moyer of Oklahoma City, Zachary Stone of Berkley California, Joshua Stone of Charlotte, NC and Christopher Stone of Fair Oaks Ranch, TX and a host of friends in both Charlotte and Arlington. Service to be held in Arlington TX. Time and date pending