Brian N. Neri

Of Boston, NY entered

into rest on December

13, 2024. Son of

the late Veneard

and Norma (nee Winter) Neri

and brother of the late Diane

Baumwald and Timothy Neri,

Brian is survived by his wife,

Linda (nee Jacob) Neri, brother

Douglas (Suzanne), sister

Robin Shreve (Michael) along

with aunt Lois Yeates, cousins,

nieces, nephews and great nieces

and nephews. Brian’s love of

history was reflected by his career

and in his many interests.

A history teacher for 32 years at

Buffalo’s Lafayette High School,

Brian’s interests encompassed

amateur radio, sail boats, antique

motorcycles and British

cars, telegraphy and a serious

love of reenacting and living

history as well as participation

in a WWIl style radio show

called “Sentimental Journey.”

A Vietnam veteran who survived

the siege of Dak To, Brian

owned an extensive collection

of military uniforms as well as

WWII-era military radios, many

of which he restored to working

condition, often listening to

the Sunday big band program

on AM 740 out of Toronto. In

retirement, he learned to fly

taildragger planes and in a recent

trip to England flew a WWII

Spitfire! For many years he was

active in the British Car Club

of WNY, the Buffalo Amateur

Radio Repeater Association,

secretary to Empire State

West, the local chapter of the

Military Vehicle Preservation

Association, the Canadian

Vintage Motorcycle Club, Riley

RM Club, Morris Minor club,

as well as the Douglas, Ariel,

BSA, MG and Triumph clubs

among others. Highlights for

Brian were WWII reenactment

weekends at Fort Niagara in

“Soldiers Through the Ages,” as

well as at Fort Indian Town Gap,

PA and the WWII living history

weekend with The WWIl Polish

Living History Group reenactors

at the Eisenhower Farm,

Gettysburg as well as Chuck

Yeager’s military air museum in

Virginia Beach. He achieved a

life-long ambition by learning to

ball room dance. He shared his

expertise in his many areas of

interest and offered help to all

who needed it. He welcomed,

he mentored, he loved and was

loved. Relatives and friends may

visit the LOMBARDO FUNERAL

HOME (Southtowns Chapel)

3060 Abbott Rd. near Lake

Ave. on Friday (April 4) from

4-8 PM. A Mass of Christian

Burial will be celebrated at St.

John the Baptist Church, 6895

Boston Cross Rd., Boston on

Saturday morning at 10 o’clock.

Please assemble at Church.

Contributions may be made in

Brian’s memory to the Salvation

Army.