The Rev. Carl Victor Bretz died on October 4, 2020 at the age of 94.

Carl is survived by his daughter Stephanie Cox and husband, Craig; by son Jonathan Bretz and wife, Linda; by daughter Rima Michaud and husband, Eric; and by grandchildren Molly Panos McDonald, Philip Panos Jr., Jamieson Bretz, and Barbara Michaud Bowers. He leaves 11 great-grandchildren: Ayden and Mackenzie McDonald, Kennedy Panos, Jackson and Oliver Bretz, Allison, Evan and Lyla Bowers, Erin Michaud, Kaiden Hayes and Desmond Hayes.

Carl was predeceased by his first wife and the mother of his children, Janice Miller Bretz-Howe; his last wife Rosemary Burns; and his granddaughter Rita Michaud.

A memorial service will be held at a later date at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church in Oak Ridge, TN. Interment will be in the ORUUC Memorial Garden.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Rosemary M. Burns Memorial Endowment fund at ORUUC (809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN). UURMaPA will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund in honor of our colleague’s ministry.

Condolences may be sent to Rima Michaud, 1711 Hillcrest Drive, Eustis, FL 32736; to Stephanie Cox, H.C. 61 Box 4058, Ramah, NM 87321, or to Jonathan Bretz.

A more complete obituary will follow.