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She received a Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Administration in 2010 from Ashford University. She pursued a degree in nursing, graduating from Santa Fe Community College in 1970, passing her boards in 1972. A longtime resident of north central Florida, Lynn spent her early childhood in Pensacola and, from her mid-teens, in Gainesville where she graduated from Gainesville High school in 1968. She had a smile like sunshine and a laugh that brimmed with joy.īorn on June 13,1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, Lynn was the eldest child of the late Franklin Lafayette DeBusk, MD and Anne (Tisdale) DeBusk.

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Our loving mother, sister, and friend Lynn DeBusk, 72, of Gainesville, Florida, entered into eternal rest on Jafter a courageous battle with metastatic melanoma. Services will be held this Saturday July 16 th at 11:00 a.m. The family invites all Butch’s friends to celebrate his life with them. He was a proud papa to two granddaughters Peyton & Adyson. He had a passion and true talent for training and riding horses and was known for helping others train and work with their animals.īutch will be truly missed by his surviving family, Daughter Andrea &(Jason) Goff of Hobbs, New Mexico, Sister Angela “Penny” Salisbury & Beckie Lewis, of Newberry Florida, Nieces, Staci Salisbury & (Rachel) Blankenship and Kylah & (Chase) Herring of Trenton Florida. He then worked at the University of Florida Veterinary School in Gainesville conducting Glaucoma research and helping to paten surgical techniques until his retirement. Butch settled in Newberry Florida where he worked in Law enforcement as a Sherriff and assisted with the DEA.

The discipline and patriotism he learned in the Marines never left him, as friends and family will attest. He enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduation and served three years with distinction as a U.S. Part of a proud military family, Butch lived with his parents and sister Penny in Japan and the Philippines over the years graduating from high school at Clark Air Force Base in 1965. He was born to parents Harold Lloyd Sapp and Diana Bass Sapp, on Main Lakeland, Florida. 75, longtime resident of Newberry, Florida, passed away on July 7, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. We owe it to their legacies to be responsible and to prevent these tragedies in the future.Harold “Butch” Lloyd Sapp Jr. I know this is a hard time for us all but we have lost too many friends, family members and pillars of our communities. 'Please respect social distancing protocols, wear your masks and wash your hands. He will truly be missed,' Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones said in a Facebook post Sunday. 'Fred was a strong voice for the people of the City of Detroit and DDOT bus drivers. Westbrook is survived by his wife, Brenda, children, grandchildren and thousands of those whose lives were impacted by his leadership. 'If you've noticed the improvements DDOT has made over the last several years, Fred was right there at the heart of making them happen,' Duggan said. 'He leaves a great legacy and will be deeply missed.' Westbrook saw the fruition of many of the city's transportation initiatives including changes in safety, increases in hiring and efforts to increase drivers' wages. 'During the years, Fred and I worked together, he was a great partner in the progress we have made reforming DDOT and improving service,' Mayor Mike Duggan said in a statement Sunday night. 'More than any other issue, Fred was a tireless advocate for the safety of his members and championed many of the steps we took to improve safety, such as establishing a dedicated transit police force and installing video cameras on all of our buses.'

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#FRED HOLLY BUS DRIVER PASSED AWAY DRIVERS#

Westbrook represented approximately 500 city workers in his role as president of the Detroit Department of Transportation bus drivers union, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 26, until his retirement.

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This obituary is part of “ We Will Remember,” a series about those we’ve lost to the coronavirus.įred Westbrook Jr., the recently retired president of Detroit's bus drivers union has passed away due to the coronavirus, the mayor's office announced Sunday night.

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