Thomas H. Brannigan

October 23, 1922 – November 15, 2013

Tom Brannigan died unexpectedly in his home at Sun City Center, Fla. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. He is finally reunited with his beloved wife and dancing partner, Misae, who died in December 2009.
He is survived by his son Michael Brannigan and his wife Brook of Niskayuna, N.Y.; twin daughters Marie Robertson and her husband Rick of Columbia, Missouri, and Margaret Dethrow and her husband Jerry of Columbia, Missouri; son Thomas Brannigan of Hinsdale, N.H.; grandchildren Dan and Matt Dethrow and Marisa Robertson; sister Kathleen Michael and her husband Marshall of Newport, R.I.; brother-in-law Fujiya Kimura and sister-in-law Shizuka Koie of Fukuoka, Japan; and extended family.
Born in Newport, R.I. on May 25, 1928, Tom attended school at St. Augustins School and De La Salle Academy in Newport, R.I. before joining the U.S. Army in 1945. He was a veteran of WWII and Korea, where he earned two Bronze Stars and achieved a rank of Master Sergeant. He was honorably discharged from the Army in October 1952. After this, he worked at the Naval Base in Newport, R.I. in the Housing Department as a Supervisory Housing Project Manager until his retirement in 1985.
Tom was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians for almost 69 years, holding many state and local offices in Rhode Island and in Florida, where he helped to organize a new chapter of the A.O.H. in Sun City Center in 1999. He was a parishioner at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City Center.
Tom was known by many for his good deeds, kindness, sense of humor, and devotion to his family and friends. A father, brother and a friend to many, Tom will be missed by all who knew him. He and his beloved wife Misae will be buried together forever at Newport Memorial Park in the “Garden of Honor” in Middletown, R.I. The family would like to thank Maureen Kane for her work with Tom that allowed him to continue to live at home on his own terms.
Services will be announced at a later date.

Charles Dwight Curtiss, Jr.
Charles Dwight Curtiss Jr., 91, of Sun City Center, died on Friday, November 15, 2013, after a short illness. Mr. Curtiss was born on October 23, 1922 in Washington D.C. After attending LeHigh College he enlisted in the United States Navy and underwent further officer training at MIT. He served during WWII in Hawaii where he met the love of his life, Mary Virginia Salisbury, who was serving in the Women’s Air Defense. They married on July 22, 1945, and spent 68 precious years together. They had two children, Deborah Ann May of Chillocothe, Mo. and Charles Dwight Curtiss III of Champaign, Ill.
After the war Chuck completed his education at the Harvard School of Business and became an engineer at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Quincy, Massachucetts. He subsequently moved to the Cincinatti, Ohio location until his retirement in 1962 as the Head of Labor Relations for the Subsidiary Companies.
Following his retirement in 1983, he and Mary moved to Sun City Center where they built a home off the golf course and enjoyed many rounds of golf over the years. He and Mary served on the Security Patrol there for years. He remained active volunteering as a math  tutor in local schools and serving on various civic boards and committees as well as at  St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. After moving to Aston Gardens In 2004, he continued his service by working on the Aston Gardens’ Employee Appreciation Fund.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Charles Dwight Curtiss Sr. and Dorthea (Davis) Curtiss, sister Martha (Muffy) Trate, son-in-law William May, and granddaughter Elisabeth (Curtiss) Carter.
He leaves behind beloved wife Mary (Salisbury) Curtiss; treasured children Deborah May and Charles Dwight Curtiss III, (Diana); grandchildren Anita (May) Pritchett (Will), Eric May (Kim), Taran (May) Anagnos (George),  Caleb D. Curtiss, Canaan D. Curtiss, and Charity Curtiss, great-grandchildren Lucas and Keira Pritchett; Zachary, Ethan, Xavier and Tyler May.
Chuck was an avid reader keeping the librarians at Sun City Center and Aston Gardens on alert for the books he  enjoyed. Perhaps his greatest pleasures were summers spent at Nonquitt, Massachusetts, on Buzzards Bay, where he had gone since childhood; swimming, golfing and most of all visits from children, grandchildren and extended family in New England.
A generous man, Chuck gave to the charities dear to his heart. Donations in his name may be given to the Aston Gardens’ Employee Appreciation Fund and St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.
A memorial was held in his honor Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Aston Garden.