Born on September 4, 1963 in Norristown, PA, Brian Patrick McKenna was the son of Bernard and Jeanette McKenna.

Brian graduated from the University of Scranton in 1985 with a degree in Accounting. During school he was able to return to his Irish roots while studying abroad in Galway, Ireland. He proudly worked in Finance his entire career as a CPA, working for companies such as Arthur Andersen, Commodore International, Sanofi Pasteur and most recently Ecopax. Brian enjoyed golfing, war movies, most kinds of music, and some of the pets in his life. He enjoyed the community he found at the Hellertown Sportsman Association and the Knights of Columbus, where he was an active member known for volunteering and being involved in their fundraising events. He will be remembered by his children for flying kites, building bottle rockets and model airplanes, and helping them with their taxes. He had a love of history and enjoyed learning through museums, documentaries and reading. Brian would love to be remembered for his quick and dry sense of humor, but only time will tell.

SURVIVORS He is survived by Bernadine McKenna (nee McCarthy) his wife of 38 years, his children Kevin, Maeve & Clare McKenna, his mother Jeanette, brother Michael McKenna, sisters-in-law Rosanna & Catherine McCarthy, multiple cousins, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his father Bernard, and brothers-in-law Brian, Daniel & Sean McCarthy.

SERVICES: A Wake will be held at Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 on Friday, March 27, 2026 from 7 PM to 9 PM. A viewing will be held at St. Theresa's Church, 1408 Easton Road, Hellertown, PA 18055 from 10 AM to 11 AM on Saturday, March 28, 2026, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM. Interment will conclude services at Holy Saviour Cemetery, 2575 Linden Street, Bethlehem, PA 18017. Brian's services have been entrusted to Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, Bethlehem. A memory tribute may be placed at www.cantelmifuneralhome.com.

CONTRIBUTIONS: In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the scholarship he & his wife founded, the Sean C. McCarthy Memorial Fund at Shippensburg University and/or to Cay Calgon Life House, 714 W. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.