Brandon Lee Lear, son of Scot Lear and Kimberle Sutton Lear, was born on May 16, 1988, in Lafayette, Indiana. He passed away in Graettinger Iowa on October 2nd, 2026, at the age of 38.

Brandon graduated from high school in Delphi Indiana. Following graduation, he and his brother Nathan moved to Arizona to attend MMI where they both graduated. Brandon worked as a pharmacy tech for a short time before the call of the wild took him to Alaska. Where he obtained a job at the Department of transportation where he built roadways and runways in small remote villages in Alaska for 6 years. Eventually transferring to the Dalton Highway where he has worked for the last 8 years. Brandon loved the outdoors, nature and animals.

Alaska was the perfect place for Brandon as he loved panning for gold. Collecting many sorts of coins was one of his main priorities. He loved going antiquing with his mom as they were always trying to find the best deals. Brandon loved the thrill of the bidding game winning a good deal on WhatNot and the Gem Shopping Network. Brandon had a love of fast vehicles; he purchased his first ever crotch rocket not knowing how to drive it. Brandon was very proud of his first big purchase, his orange Corvette, that car was his pride and joy to this day. He had a sweet tooth for ice cream and Butterfingers. Heather had to make sure the house was fully stocked for when he would come back from Alaska for 2 weeks to stay at their home. Brandon also enjoyed saltwater fish. He had a few tanks throughout his life; his first ever tank being one filled with live coral, lionfish, clown fish and enemies. Brandon and Nathan would spend time just staring at the tank admiring it. He later got an octopus that would constantly escape.

Over the last 3 years Brandon and Heather (his Iowa, as he would say) made trips to Hawaii, Alaska. Although Brandon had a stubborn attitude and was very opinionated; to those close to him, he was very giving and kind. His family was most important thing to him. He loved his nephews and nieces and was proud of them and excited to hear anything new going on within their life. Brandon had a way of making people laugh. Every car ride would be an adventure of many topics of conversation literally anything under the sun.

Brandon is survived by his brother Nathan (Shayla) Lear, Heather (his Iowa), his dad Scot Lear, his nieces and nephews Elijah, Jovi, Nick, and Bell.

Brandon is proceeded in death by his mom Kimberle, his grandparents, and his uncle Sonny Sutton.