Resolution 612-1999
Commissioner Wilhelmina G. Harvey
RESOLUTION NO.
612 -1999
A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF THE
LATE DONALD E. BRASSINGTON
WHEREAS, Donald E. Brassington passed away on Nov. 7, 1999, at the age of 77; and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Brassington was a retired industry and Keys civic leader, decorated
military veteran and pioneering Keys businessman; and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Brassington served in the U.S. Navy in which he rose to chief petty
officer. He served in both theaters of World War II. He served in major engagements in Africa, Sicily,
Anzio, Salerno, Southern France, Okinawa and Iwo Jima in the Pacific, and on 13 Commando
missions in Yugoslavia; and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Brassington had retired six months ago as area manager in charge of
quality control for Toppino, Inc. He joined the firm in the 1950s in Marathon, ultimately becoming a
Vice-President of the Keys based industrial firm, with duties that included designing the concrete and
supervising the supplying of 29 of the 37 Keys highway bridges replaced by the FDOT in the 1970s
and early 1980s; and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Brassington, was the recipient of a large number of achievement, civic
and community service awards as well as recognition for his technical industrial contributions; and
WHEREAS, Donald E. Brassington leaves his beloved wife, Josephine P. Brassington, and
son, Donald Brian Brassington, and many, many friends to cherish his memory, now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Board hereby adopts this Resolution as evidence of its regret and mourning
for the passing of the late Donald E. Brassington.
Section 2. Mayor Emeritus Harvey forwards a copy of this Resolution to his beloved wife,
Josephine P. Brassington, and expresses the Board's sorrow.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 8th day of December, 1999.
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