Brumsic Brandon Jr., Creator of ‘Luther’ Strip, Dies at 87
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Brumsic Brandon, Jr., 87, of Cocoa
Beach, FL passed away Friday, November 28, 2014. A native of Washington, DC, he was a resident
of Long Island, NY since 1959 and lived in the Poconos for several years before
moving to Florida over 25 years ago. After serving in the U.S. Army as a
sergeant he worked for RCA and Bray Studios as an animator.
He went on to become a pioneer
Black cartoonist with his nationally syndicated comic strip "Luther".
He was also a local TV personality in NY City as Mr. BB on the children's
program "Time for Joya."
Later, he contributed weekly political cartoons and editorial columns to
Florida Today. Brandon loved to travel with his wife, Rita, and they enjoyed
jazz cruises worldwide.
He is survived by his wife of 64
years; children, Linda Brandon, Brumsic Brandon III and Barbara Brandon-Croft
(son-in-law, Monte Croft); siblings, Yvonne Scott, Waliakbar Muhammad and Ivan
Brandon; grandchildren, Niles Brandon, Brianna Brandon, and Chase Croft. His
sister, Grievance Stephenson predeceased him.
A memorial service will be held at
11 a.m., Wednesday, (12/03) at the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations can be made in Brumsic Brandon's honor to the National Parkinson
Foundation. www.parkinson.org
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