Brent Newsom, 84

Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:39

January 6, 2022

Brent Newsom, a chef, caterer, and restaurant and nightclub owner who lived in Wainscott and East Hampton, died on Dec. 27 of complications of Covid-19. He was 84 and had been a patient at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton since a car accident in March of last year. An outdoor memorial is being planned for the spring

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