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Brandon Lewis Barber was the first of 6 children born to David and Shari Barber. Shari, a dedicated homemaker, and David, a design engineer in the aerospace industry, worked very hard to create a home centered on Jesus Christ, emphasizing the importance of the gospel, family, hard work, and music.
Brandon was born in Provo, Utah and raised in St. Louis and Wichita. He moved to Wichita in the 7th grade and graduated from Maize High School. In his youth in St. Louis, he liked to play in the woods next to the Missouri river, play games on an Apple 2E, and enjoyed extended family nearby. Once in Wichita, church, scouting activities, friends, and work became the focus before leaving home.
He took everything he learned at home to serve in the Germany Frankfurt mission and cherished every moment with the German people. His grandfather was a WWII bomber pilot who said, “I went over to kill the Germans, now you go and save them”. Following the mission, he returned to BYU. While there, he was given an invitation from his grandparents to go on a date with one of their MTC teachers. Nine months later, Allison Probst married Brandon in the Salt Lake temple. They started their family right away and are blessed to have 7 children, 5 daughters and 2 sons.
At BYU, Brandon received a Bachelors degree in Business with an emphasis in Global Supply Chain Management, along with a minor in German. Graduating during a recession he was glad to have a job, starting at Schneider National Inc., working for them in Salt Lake City, Memphis, and Green Bay as a Manager of truck drivers and area regional planner. In 2011, he found a job with Koch Industries, Inc. and has managed domestic and international barge, rail, vessel, pipe, and truck logistics. Today he is a Logistics Manager overseeing the movement of millions of tons of fertilizer each year, throughout North America.
Brandon’s church service has mostly been in Young Men organizations; scoutmaster, cub scout leader, YM President, and bishopric counselor. Today he serves as a Stake High Counselor with the assignment of Stake Young Men’s President.
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By Wichita Kansas StakeBrandon Lewis Barber was the first of 6 children born to David and Shari Barber. Shari, a dedicated homemaker, and David, a design engineer in the aerospace industry, worked very hard to create a home centered on Jesus Christ, emphasizing the importance of the gospel, family, hard work, and music.
Brandon was born in Provo, Utah and raised in St. Louis and Wichita. He moved to Wichita in the 7th grade and graduated from Maize High School. In his youth in St. Louis, he liked to play in the woods next to the Missouri river, play games on an Apple 2E, and enjoyed extended family nearby. Once in Wichita, church, scouting activities, friends, and work became the focus before leaving home.
He took everything he learned at home to serve in the Germany Frankfurt mission and cherished every moment with the German people. His grandfather was a WWII bomber pilot who said, “I went over to kill the Germans, now you go and save them”. Following the mission, he returned to BYU. While there, he was given an invitation from his grandparents to go on a date with one of their MTC teachers. Nine months later, Allison Probst married Brandon in the Salt Lake temple. They started their family right away and are blessed to have 7 children, 5 daughters and 2 sons.
At BYU, Brandon received a Bachelors degree in Business with an emphasis in Global Supply Chain Management, along with a minor in German. Graduating during a recession he was glad to have a job, starting at Schneider National Inc., working for them in Salt Lake City, Memphis, and Green Bay as a Manager of truck drivers and area regional planner. In 2011, he found a job with Koch Industries, Inc. and has managed domestic and international barge, rail, vessel, pipe, and truck logistics. Today he is a Logistics Manager overseeing the movement of millions of tons of fertilizer each year, throughout North America.
Brandon’s church service has mostly been in Young Men organizations; scoutmaster, cub scout leader, YM President, and bishopric counselor. Today he serves as a Stake High Counselor with the assignment of Stake Young Men’s President.