Posted on April 19, 2021
| 10:27 a.m.
Sanford (Sandy) Brier
Sanford (Sandy) Brier, 89, passed away of natural causes on April 9, 2021, at his home in Santa Barbara.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, on Dec. 15, 1931, Sandy was the only child of Morris and Anna Rae (Broner) Brier.
On the Brier side of the family, he was the only grandchild and much loved by his Uncles Max and Isadore, and his Aunt Anne. On the Broner side of the family, he grew up close to his cousins Sheldon and Melvin, remaining close to them throughout his life.
When Sandy was 12, the family moved to Santa Monica, where his parents ran Brier’s Silk Shop on Third Street in Santa Monica, a typical schmatta store at which people bought material to make their own drapes and clothes.