Gary E. Brewer

Gary E. Brewer, 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2025, at the Friends of Hospice Serenity House. He loved to watch UT sports and work in his container gardens and flower beds. Gary was a voracious reader and a keen student of history.

Gary earned his bachelor’s degree in English and History from East Tennessee State University in 1966 and his JD degree from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1969. He was admitted to practice law by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1970, the United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit in 1972, and the United States District Court in 1981. Gary was a member of the Hamblen County and Tennessee Bar Associations and the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, where he served as President from 1988-1989. He was also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Gary was a member of the Tennessee Appellate Court Nomination Committee from 1988 to 1992; a member of the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission from 1994 to 2006, serving as chairman for two of those years. He was chairman of Lawyers Involved for Tennessee for ten years and vice chairman of the Tennessee Lawyers Fund for Client Protection. Gary was senior partner at the law firm, Brewer & Terry, PC in Morristown, TN.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Blanche and Wayne Brewer; sister, Phyllis Terry; brother-in-law, Fred Terry; and son, Justin Brewer.

Gary is survived by his wife of 50 years, Laura Brewer; daughter, Alexandra (Sarah Potter) Brewer; nephew, Steve (Suzanne) Terry; niece, Susan Terry; sister-in-law, Leslie Tieke; nephews, Jason (Tomarra) Shedden and Austin (Christen) Shedden; great niece and nephew, Sydney Terry and Tanner Terry; as well as several special friends and extended family members.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to U.T. Hospice, Friends of Hospice Serenity House, Leslie Tieke, Bill and Cheryl Seale, Mike Kirk, Lisa Hyleman, and Teri Knauf.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Friends of Hospice Serenity House: 421 N. High St., Morristown, TN 37814.

The family will receive friends from 1 – 3 PM, Saturday, April 19, 2025, in the East Chapel of Allen Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 3 PM. 

Allen Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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