Brent Arthur Rule of Mechanicsville, Maryland formerly of Alvarado, Texas died on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at his home. He was 48 years old.

Born on April 16, 1958 in Dallas Texas, he was the son of Phyllis Mae and James Arthur Rule. Mr. Rule was conferred a Master's Degree in Information Technology and worked as a Data Analyst Engineer for the V22 Program at the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River.

He is survived by his wife Karen Jean Rule; children Dawn Ashley Buckler and Dallas Amber Buckler both of Mechanicsville, MD; in-laws Gayla Jenkins and Guy (Buck) Jenkins of Conway, SC; siblings Beth Skipper and Leslie Rule both of Arlington, TX; friend Robert Ketron.

Visitation on Monday, March 12, 2007 from 6PM to 8PM with Memorial Services at 7PM at the Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. 30195 Three Notch Road Charlotte Hall, Maryland 20622. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society P. O. Box 1032 Lexington Park, Maryland 20653 (on the web at www.cancer.org), Hospice of St. Mary's County P. O. Box 625 Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 (or on the web at www.hospiceofstmarys.org) or The Lance Armstrong Foundation P.O. Box 6003, Albert Lea, MN 56007-6603 (or on the web at livestrong.org).