Brett Penn, 58, passed away Saturday, Nov. 28, at Medical City Heart Hospital in Dallas, of complications following a heart valve replacement procedure.
Brett was born Sept. 18, 1962, in Brownwood, Texas. He moved to Dallas from Houston in 2000 where he met his future partner, Scott Howell, at “the old TMC” on Throckmorton Street.
They moved to Santa Fe, N.M., for five years when Brett was offered a job there, then moved back to Dallas. They later lived in Portland, Ore., for two years before again moving back to Dallas, because Dallas was home.
Brett formerly worked in the funeral industry, but, since 2012, he had worked as office manager for Hunky’s and catering coordinator for HamburgerMan.