Dear Mary and Family,
It is with great sympathy that I send my condolences to your entire family. May Bryan's memory be a blessing. 
Love and prayers,
Marilyn Ehmke 
Josh Ehmke (former student)

My thoughts and prayers are with Mary and the entire family on the loss of Bryan. I had the privilege of working with Bryan at El Paso, where he stood out as an extraordinary leader. His positive energy was infectious and left a lasting impact on everyone who worked alongside him. Bryan was someone I always looked up to—an exceptional leader with high integrity and a devoted family man. He was a remarkable role model, and it was an honor to have known him. I will always carry forward the lessons he taught through his example. I cherish the memories of our hunt for Nilgai in South Texas and our trip to Cabo. Rest in peace, Bryan. You made a profoundly positive impact in the time you had, and you will be deeply missed.

My condolences to the family. I worked with Bryan at EP and thought he was a great leader. 
Mary, you and the family are in my prayers.

I just got word of his passing and I am so sorry for your loss. I worked for Navitas Midstream and Bryan was one of the most kind and considerate people I have ever had the privilege ok knowing and working for. After the first time I met him he always remember my name whenever he came back to midland. We will keep your family in our prayers.

Love,
The Mason Family

Rest in peace my friend. There are so many fantastic memories I have of our friendship over the years. You were the first person I met when I moved into Moses hall at texas A&M. This tall lanky guy from Baytown and we became instant friends and later roommates. I’ve never seen anyone hit snooze so many times. From your numerous pranks, to a trip to south padre in a 72 corvette that broke down on the way back, to being your wingman on the night you met the woman who became your lifelong love and partner, there were so many great times. Our workouts at 5 am at the ymca and talking of families and goals of life. I watched as your career blossomed and always admired your common sense and pragmatism. Last year we shared several days at the beach where I recall being so thankful for a friend like you. A great man, father, husband and friend, I will miss you Big B!  Love you buddy and know you are in a better place.

As I recall, I first met Bryan around 30 years ago when we worked as co-workers on the Southern Team at Tenneco/El Paso.  After that experience, our lives would continue to cross paths for the next three decades…sometimes as co-workers, sometimes as my boss, but always as friends.  In 1999, I would work with him again on a new venture of El Paso’s – El Paso Global Network – where we were tasked with building a fiber optic network from coast to coast.  I left in 2003 to join my former boss (and Bryan’s good friend, Bruce Northcutt) at Copano, but after El Paso was sold, Bryan joined us at Copano for a while until we were also sold.  I retired briefly after the sale of Copano until I got the call that Bryan, Bruce and their third partner, Jim Wade, needed some administrative help at their start-up company, Navitas.  In the blink of an eye, I was happily working with and for my old friends again…family really or at least that was how I have always thought of them!

Bryan was a remarkable individual.  He had such an easy-going personality and fun-loving spirit that made it so easy to be friends with him.  I am grateful he is no longer suffering, but I sure will miss him…a bright light that left this world way too soon!  My heart also goes out to Mary and the rest of the Neskora family as they grieve his loss.

It has taken me a few days to comprehend the magnitude of this loss. Bryan and I met at work back in the mid-nineties. We had completely different roles at Tenneco, but met working on a project together. We hit it off from the start. He was smart, articulate and quiet. 

Three decades later, we had built and sold companies together, hunted and fished across the US and abroad, took road trips together and raised our families together. We had the ability to finish each other’s sentences.  He was younger than me but he always felt like an older brother. We went through life’s incredible highs and depthless lows together, never losing sight of our friendship. 

We both talked and laughed about our families’ experiences. He loved Mary, Ross, Danielle and Pierce so much and would talk about them all the time. As a new grandfather, he constantly pulled up her picture on his cellphone to show me the latest and greatest photo. 

Now, I’ll check my phone just to see if he has texted a fishing picture or a note on a recent blog he might have seen. But there’s nothing. I am really going to miss Bryan. Big man, big presence, and now a big hole in my life. 

I take comfort knowing that his pain is gone, his soul is healed and he is finding all the best bird fields and fishing holes that heaven has to offer. Cheers my friend.

Bryan was such a blessing in my life.  I can say with 100% confidence that I would not be where I am today without the opportunities afforded to me by Bryan and the other partners at NMP.  He allowed me to learn every aspect of the business that I wanted to know,  and gave me opportunities that I'd never been given in past jobs.  The level of respect I have for this man is unmatched, and I am so thankful I got the opportunity to know him and be a small part of his professional life.

Brian was a truly special human. I first met him through friends when my wife was in medical school. Then we met again over a decade later when he was a “pup” at El Paso, and he was offering me advice as the “newbie” on a business. His advice was 180 degrees different than all the “experienced hands”. He was right. They were wrong. And we have been friends and colleagues ever since.  I love Brian and Mary. Just two of my favorite people on the planet.  Brian, I will miss you terribly and today there is a hole in my heart. I hope with time it will heal, as will Mary’s and the kids, and we can all just remember your engaging spirit and winning smile. 

Your friend,

Doug

Bryan will be so missed…Vickie and I loved and respected  that man!!! 

He was a great leader and dear friend to us both…

RIP MY Brother!

Love to Mary and the family!

Always love,

Dave and Vickie Minton

OBITUARY

Bryan West Neskora

March 18, 1966 – October 6, 2024

Heights Funeral Home

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