November - December 1999 The Sabbath Sentinel

Bryan Burrell
Treasurer

I am currently serving The Bible Sabbath Association as its Treasurer. I have volunteered time and worked in the Fairview BSA office for many years. My father & mother, Lawrence & Lottie Burrell, served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Bible Sabbath Association from 1955 to 1995. I grew up volunteering along with them in the many duties our family performed for BSA. After my father's death in 1995, my wife and I carried on with the BSA work. My parents kept meticulous hand records until I set up a computer program in 1981 and we entered all of the BSA records on computer.

My wife, Mary Sue and I live at Fairview, Oklahoma where we own and operate a farm equipment business and manage a family farming operation. We have two grown sons. Mark works with us in our business and Paul is an airline pilot. We were raised in Sabbath keeping homes as were our parents and grandparents. Through the years we have attended many Sabbath keeping churches around the area. I am currently active in my local Church of God (Seventh Day) and have served in many positions. We are life members of BSA.

I graduated from Oklahoma State University and continue to take college classes as time allows. I am a licensed insurance and securities agent in Oklahoma and operate an office as a Personal Financial Analyst. For over ten years I have been a certified mediator for the Oklahoma Alternative Dispute Resolution System and volunteered services as a mediator for businesses, individuals, families and churches.

I am a graduate and member of Leadership Oklahoma, a member and past president of the Fairview Chamber of Commerce, a past president of the Fairview Board of Education and have served on an advisory board for the area vo-tech school, civic organizations, and my local church. I am a certified pilot and flight instructor in private, commercial, multi-engine and instrument categories.

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November - December 1999 The Sabbath Sentinel