Résumé

Brian Tivel worked as an artist, and executed art commissions for approximately four Greek Orthodox churches in the San Francisco Bay Area. His first commission, obtained at age 19, was through Robert F. Olwell, architect of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension in Oakland, CA, for the San Francisco firm of Reid, Rockwell, Banwell and Tarics, Architects.

High School

Graduate, Atascadero High School, Atascadero, CA, c. 1958. He played on the Atascadero High School's foorball and baseball teams in 1955. (See Atascadero High School, The Santa Lucia Yearkbook, 1955, n.p.)

Relocation

Brian E. Tivel was born in Los Angeles County, CA, on 05/12/1939. At less than a year of age, he lived with his grandparents, Charles Tivel (born 07/22/1882 in Latvia-d. 04/03/1958 in Orange County, CA) and Matilda Atkin Tivel (born 02/28/1876 in England-d. 01/29/1965 in Mariposa County, CA) in San Gabriel / Alhambra, CA, where Charles worked as a carpenter. His parents, Carl and Anna Tivel also lived in the household, as did Brian's elder brother, Carl J. Tivel, Jr. They all resided at 611 and 1/2 South Electric Avenue in San Gabriel. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00252; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 19-675, accessed 04/12/2022.) Carl and Anna and their children remained at this address in 1942. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1942, accessed 04/12/2022.)

He lived in Chico, CA, at 910 West East Avenue, Unit #1 in 1992 and at 3151 Bell Road in 1995. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, accessed 04/12/2022.)

Parents

His father was Carl Joseph Tivel, Sr., (born 05/09/1912 in MI-d. 09/28/1959 in Marin County, CA) who worked in education. In 1940, he was a teacher in the San Gabriel, CA, area and later was the Superintendent of Larkspur School District. He wed Anna Lewis on 08/13/1934 in CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images, accessed 04/22/2022.)

Anna Gray Lewis (born 10/13/1919 in CO-d. 09/28/1959 in Marin County, CA) worked in home and raised four sons, Carl Joseph Tivel, Jr., (born 09/11/1936 in Los Angeles, CA), Brian Tivel, Dennis Adrian Tivel (born 06/17/1940 in CA) and Royce Anthony Tivel (born 12/12/1942 in Los Angeles County, CA) .

After the death of their parents, Brian Tivel and his brother Dennis, were adopted by the noted architect John Lyon Reid (1906-1982) and his wife Lily.