More detail on this person: Hopkins Payne
Breazeale, III, beloved brother, uncle, and
friend, passed away March 11, 2012 while visiting
his brother in North Carolina. He was born March
1, 1944 and grew up in Baton Rouge. He attended
Sewanee Military Academy and Louisiana State
University. He was a Captain in the U.S. Marine
Corps and a member of the Vietnam Helicopter
Pilots Association. Upon his military retirement,
he moved to New Orleans where he lived for 10
years before moving to Sarasota, FL where he
owned Mail Boxes and More of Siesta Key for 18
years before retirement. He is survived by a
brother, John Nichols Breazeale and wife Tracy of
Buck Creek, NC; a sister, Annette Breazeale and
husband Mark Konrad of Sarasota; two nephews,
Scott Lee and John Payne Breazeale; two nieces,
Adelaide Lee and Amanda Breazeale; and his
beloved dog, Toby. He was predeceased by his
parents, Elizabeth Ann and Hopkins Payne
Breazeale, Jr. A military funeral will be held on
Friday, March 23, at 11:30 AM at the National
Cemetery of Sarasota. The family asks that in lieu
of flowers, donations in his name be made to: Gulf
Coast Golden Retriever Rescue, P.O. Box 380894,
Murdock, Florida 33938.
Published in The Advocate on March 21, 2012
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