Lacey Delores Brewer passed quietly Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012.
A graveside service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Greensboro. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 4, at White Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1704 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC 27608. The family will receive friends following the service.
“Dee” was born in Southern Pines and lived her professional life dedicated to improving the education and welfare of all children. She was educated at High Point College, and earned master’s degrees in counseling and in school psychology from UNC Greensboro. She was a counselor in schools in Randolph and Alamance counties and a school psychologist in the Greensboro public schools.
Dee served as a researcher and program evaluator at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and at the Research Triangle Institute. She held the position of senior policy research analyst at SERVE, the Regional Education Laboratory for the Southeast, and as the director of states and studies for the education company MetaMetrics. Dee was president of the North Carolina School Psychology Association, and the North Carolina Association for Research in Education.
Her personal life was a loving balance between family, friends, faith, animals, travel and music. She was a faithful Presbyterian, and for many years served the Raleigh community as a Stephen minister. Dee loved music, especially the blues, and often traveled to hear her favorite musicians. While living in Greensboro, she was a founding member of the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society.
Dee was preceded in death by her beautiful son, Jeff; her father, Allen Lacy Brewer; and her mother, May Belle Britt Brewer. She is survived by her sister, Gale Brewer Kling; her brother, Rex Brewer; her brother-in-law, Pete Kling; nephews Charles Daniel Snead and Thomas “Dusty” Snead; niece Taylor Brock Brewer; great-niece Casey Snead; and great-nephews T.J. Snead, Tyler Snead, Jacob Brewer, Jason Brewer and Jax Brewer.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wake County, www.hospice ofwake.org, or to White Memorial Presbyterian Church. Online condolences may be made at www. brownwynne.com.
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