Breck Irene Spear
Last updated 5 Apr 2022 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 24 Mar 1978 in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
Died: 20 Oct 2021 in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, United States
family-{private}-spear-fgs-2000: Family group sheet for {private} Spear; interviewed by {private} Spear, c. 1996–2000; privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Breck Irene [Spear]).
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Breck Irene Spear McCarty).
obituary-irene-fleenor-2019: Obituary for Irene (Herdt) Fleenor (2019); Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home (https://www.schradercares.com: accessed 25 May 2020), single location (Cheyenne, Wyoming), published after 20 May 2019
Comment Detail: Source includes married name (Breck McCarty).
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family-{private}-spear-fgs-2000: Family group sheet for {private} Spear; interviewed by {private} Spear, c. 1996–2000; privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes date (24 Mar 1978).
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 24, 1978) and loication (Cheyenne, Wyoming).
Comment Detail: Source also includes age (43). Using her age and her date of death of 20 Oct 2021 gives a birth date range from 21 Oct 1977 to 20 Oct 1978, which is consistent.
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obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Oct. 20, 2021) and location (Melissa Memorial Hospital, Holyoke, Colorado).
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: {private}
Married: 24 Jun 2000
family-{private}-spear-fgs-2000: Family group sheet for {private} Spear; interviewed by {private} Spear, c. 1996–2000; privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes date (24 June 2000) of marriage between Chad Evans and Breck Irene [Spear]
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source gives an approximate year count (13) of the marriage of Craig McCarty and Breck Irene Spear McCarty. This gives an approximate year of 2008.
obituary-irene-fleenor-2019: Obituary for Irene (Herdt) Fleenor (2019); Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home (https://www.schradercares.com: accessed 25 May 2020), single location (Cheyenne, Wyoming), published after 20 May 2019
Comment Detail: Source identifies Craig and Breck McCarty as married.
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Family #2
Spouse/Partner: {private}
Married: Abt 2008
family-{private}-spear-fgs-2000: Family group sheet for {private} Spear; interviewed by {private} Spear, c. 1996–2000; privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes date (24 June 2000) of marriage between Chad Evans and Breck Irene [Spear]
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source gives an approximate year count (13) of the marriage of Craig McCarty and Breck Irene Spear McCarty. This gives an approximate year of 2008.
obituary-irene-fleenor-2019: Obituary for Irene (Herdt) Fleenor (2019); Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home (https://www.schradercares.com: accessed 25 May 2020), single location (Cheyenne, Wyoming), published after 20 May 2019
Comment Detail: Source identifies Craig and Breck McCarty as married.
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Child: {private}
Child: {private}
Child: {private}
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Graduation: Central High School, 1996 at Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
Graduation: University of Wyoming (BS degree in Zoology and Physiology, Minor in Psychology), 2000 at Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Graduation: University of Washington School of Medicine (Doctorate in Medicine), 2004 at Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
Medical Residency (finished): Family Medicine, 2007 at Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1996), school (Central High School [Cheyenne , Wyoming]).
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (2000), school (University of Wyoming [, Laramie, Wyoming]), and degrees (Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and Physiology with a Minor in Psychology).
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Souce includes year (2004), school (University of Washington School of Medicine), and degree (Doctorate in Medicine). The type of doctorate is not specified; it was presumably an MD. A PhD is also possible, but the latter is usually used when the goal is research rather than the practice of medicine.
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (2007), residency (Family Medicine), and locaiton (Rapid City, SD).
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Breck was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in 2007, a fight she waged with many victories, even after being diagnosed with stage IV cancer five years later. [obituary-breck-mccarty-2021]
obituary-breck-mccarty-2021: Obituary for Breck Irene Spear McCarty (2021); Gillette News Record (Gillette, Wyoming), 9 Nov 2021 (Tuesday), online edition (https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com: accessed 13 Dec 2021)
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
At UofW she joined [?] Kappa Sorority.
At her funeral, during the photo presentation (as a video), one photograph included Breck and {private} at his (presumably) residency graduation party as a Residency Pharmacist. Who was he?
Her obituary notes numerous hobbies and and a European trip in 2019. These belong in a story. It also notes two other siblings and their families who are not yet in this database: {private}.
{private} Evans and Breck were married in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming but divorced in 2006.
{private} McCarty and Breck were married 3 or 7 Jun 2008 in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Sources
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