[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 131 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF LOWELL ``BRENT'' SIBLEY

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                         HON. ANNA PAULINA LUNA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 16, 2024

  Mrs. LUNA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Lowell 
`Brent' Sibley of Oneonta, Alabama, and include in the Record his 
obituary.

       Lowell `Brent' Sibley, 70, of Oneonta, Alabama, passed away 
     on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. He was in the midst of completing 
     a multi-year project developing a retreat in South Alabama to 
     accomplish his son, Forrest's, vision for his Air Force 
     Combat Control brothers. Thanks go out to all ``his guys'' 
     who have stood in as sons and brothers since 2015.
       As a proud Son of the South, Brent was born in Baton Rouge, 
     LA, grew up in Gulf Breeze, FL and made his home in Oneonta, 
     AL. He graduated from UWF with a BS in Marketing, where 
     shortly after, he opened his first business with Chick-Fil-A 
     and made a home for his family. He was an outstanding and 
     dedicated father and worked tirelessly to ensure he gave his 
     children a life full of love and life lessons. He has had a 
     lifelong passion for music and has shared his talent with 
     friends from Shreveport to Pensacola to Gadsden and beyond. 
     His accomplished guitar talent reflected his fierce 
     admiration for the true soul sound of the Blues. An original 
     ``Breezer,'' he leaves behind a legacy of close friendships 
     and of bandmates including the Skydogs who honor the Allman 
     Brothers. His annual Jam for Duane brought together 
     nationwide musical talent and fans for many years. Brent was 
     an avid hunter and woodsman and loved sharing his plethora of 
     knowledge with his children and his brothers within the 
     Special Tactics Community. For those who knew him, Roll Tide. 
     He was also a long-time official of baseball and basketball 
     games. He retired from Realty South in Oneonta, AL.
       He is preceded in death by his parents, Raiford and Betty 
     Sibley, and his son, SSgt Forrest Brent Sibley, 21st Special 
     Tactics Squadron.
       Brent leaves to cherish his memory his daughter, Jordan 
     Sibley; granddaughter, Sophia, of Pensacola; his fiancee, 
     Mona Maddox; brothers, Bryan Sibley (Sarah) and Dale Sibley; 
     along with nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.

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