Debra Ann Brickley

Debra Ann Brickley died on September 24, 2026, in Butte. She was 73. She was born on October 25, 1952 in Augsburg, Germany to James “Jim” Brickley, a teacher and contractor who was abroad for military service, and Irene (née Malloy) Brickley, a homemaker. Her parents met in their home state of South Dakota before several moves around the country for her father’s career. Debra spent most of her childhood in San Bernardino, California. She often shared her memory of the scent of oranges in the air from the numerous groves that once ringed the city. She graduated from Black…