Brent Christopher Wickens Obituary – Santa Cruz

Brent Christopher Wickens passed away on June 12, 2024, at the age of 53. He will be remembered for his acoustic guitar playing, sense of humor and never-ending quest for the perfect shawarma and burrito. Brent was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on July 25, 1970 to Nancy Wallander and Bennie Dean Wickens. He was their only child. After Bennie’s death in a car accident in 1973, Nancy and Brent moved to Maryland, where Nancy met and married Carl in 1975. Brent graduated from California State University Chico with a B.A. He began his working career as a FedEx delivery driver and worked for one of the early communications companies, WebVan, a food delivery service. Brent started working at Netflix in Maryland in 2002 and spent 21 years building his career and left the company as Vice President of Global Operations. Brent is survived by his wife, Sarah; three sons Ben, Jon and Sam; his mother, Nancy Wallander, stepfather James Cassel; stepfather Carl Gondolf, stepmother Kimberlee Gondolf; and preceded in death by his father Bennie Dean Wickens and brother Eric Gondolf. Brent had a passion for his sons, mountain biking, music, two French bulldogs Otis and Frances Claire and traveling. Friends and family are invited to a celebration of life on July 10 at Oakwood Memorial Park Chapel 3301 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz at 2:30 p.m. Reception to follow in Aptos, CA. If you would like to leave a message or send condolences to Brent’s family, visit www.scmemorial.com.