NORIEGA, Justo "Bill" Jr., 75, of Brandon, died Tuesday, August 22, 2006. He was born in Ybor City and attended Robert E. Lee Elementary School, George Washington Junior High School and Jefferson High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Florida, where he graduated with high honors in 1954. He served his country in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. Bill moved to Brandon in 1956 and founded Bill's Prescription Center, where he served the Brandon community for 50 years. Bill was preceded in death by his father, Justo Noriega Sr.; grandchildren, Luke and Emma Denham; and his nephew, Trey Dunwody. He is survived by his wife, Michele S. Noriega; mother, Melecia V. Noriega; sister, Melecia N. Noriega (Victor), and her children, William and Cathy; sister, Dolores Vaglica (Sammy), and their children Lauren and Aimee. He is also survived by son, John B. Noriega (Ellany), and their children, Basil, Jared, Chelsea and Allee; daughter, Mary "Lulu" Noriega Denham (Alan), and their children, Grant, Grace and Rachel; son, William J. Noriega; son, Albert A. Noriega (Juanna), and their children, Erica, Andrea and Adam; and daughter, Felicia Noriega Dickey (David), and their children, Avery, Riley, David and Dakota, and their mother and grandmother, Marie Wood, all of Brandon. Bill was a member of Brandon Masonic Lodge 114, a Scottish Rite 32nd degree, a member the Egypt Temple Shrine in Tampa, and a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, Tampa Court 89. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2006, at Nativity Catholic Church, Brandon. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today (Thursday) at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to New Horizons Group Home, 109 E. Clay Ave., Brandon, FL 33510, or Brandon Sports ' Aquatic Center, Bill Noriega Youth Development Fund, 405 Beverly Blvd., Brandon, FL 33511.
Published by TBO.com from Aug. 23 to Aug. 24, 2006.
JUSTO NORIEGA JR.: 1931-2006 // Pharmacy mourns loss of generous patriarch.
The female voice on the answering service for Bill's Prescription Center is somber.
It is with a heavy heart that we inform our customers, she says, that Mr. Bill has lost his battle with cancer.
Justo "Bill" Noriega Jr., 75, died Tuesday at his Brandon home.
Mr. Noriega opened Bill's Prescription Center in 1956, back when a phone number had six digits and Brandon had only one traffic light.
"He was a terrific guy," said Dennis Hansen, 50, a pharmacist at Bill's Prescription Center. "He put the customer ahead of everything."
Mr. Noriega was known to help out customers who couldn't afford their medicine. Charges would be delayed, or waived.
"It would be paid back somehow, or it wouldn't be paid back at all," said Mr. Noriega's son, Albert, 44. "That's unheard of today with all your CVS's."
But when the Boy Scout troop came looking for a donation for an upcoming camping trip, Mr. Noriega would put them to work. Only after they picked up the trash from the flower bed and swept the parking lot would he help their cause.
Some of those Boy Scouts are now in their 30s, said Albert. And they still remember Mr. Noriega's life lessons.
"He wasn't just a father to us," Albert Noriega said. "A lot of families looked to him as an inspiration."
Mr. Noriega was born in Ybor City. He graduated with high honors from the University of Florida in 1954 and moved to Brandon in 1956.
"He never retired," said his daughter-in-law Ellany Noriega. "He was in there until he couldn't physically be there anymore."
Mr. Noriega is survived by his wife, Michele S. Noriega; mother, Melecia V. Noriega; sisters, Melecia N. Noriega and Dolores Vaglica; daughters, Felicia Noriega Dickey, Mary "Lulu" Noriega Denham; and sons John B. Noriega and Albert A. Noriega.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nativity Catholic Church, Brandon.
Helen Anne Travis can be reached at 661-2439, or at [email protected].
Published by TBO.com from Aug. 23 to Aug. 24, 2006.
JUSTO NORIEGA JR.: 1931-2006 // Pharmacy mourns loss of generous patriarch.
The female voice on the answering service for Bill's Prescription Center is somber.
It is with a heavy heart that we inform our customers, she says, that Mr. Bill has lost his battle with cancer.
Justo "Bill" Noriega Jr., 75, died Tuesday at his Brandon home.
Mr. Noriega opened Bill's Prescription Center in 1956, back when a phone number had six digits and Brandon had only one traffic light.
"He was a terrific guy," said Dennis Hansen, 50, a pharmacist at Bill's Prescription Center. "He put the customer ahead of everything."
Mr. Noriega was known to help out customers who couldn't afford their medicine. Charges would be delayed, or waived.
"It would be paid back somehow, or it wouldn't be paid back at all," said Mr. Noriega's son, Albert, 44. "That's unheard of today with all your CVS's."
But when the Boy Scout troop came looking for a donation for an upcoming camping trip, Mr. Noriega would put them to work. Only after they picked up the trash from the flower bed and swept the parking lot would he help their cause.
Some of those Boy Scouts are now in their 30s, said Albert. And they still remember Mr. Noriega's life lessons.
"He wasn't just a father to us," Albert Noriega said. "A lot of families looked to him as an inspiration."
Mr. Noriega was born in Ybor City. He graduated with high honors from the University of Florida in 1954 and moved to Brandon in 1956.
"He never retired," said his daughter-in-law Ellany Noriega. "He was in there until he couldn't physically be there anymore."
Mr. Noriega is survived by his wife, Michele S. Noriega; mother, Melecia V. Noriega; sisters, Melecia N. Noriega and Dolores Vaglica; daughters, Felicia Noriega Dickey, Mary "Lulu" Noriega Denham; and sons John B. Noriega and Albert A. Noriega.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nativity Catholic Church, Brandon.
Helen Anne Travis can be reached at 661-2439, or at [email protected].
NORIEGA, Justo "Bill" Jr., 75, of Brandon, died Tuesday, August 22, 2006. He was born in Ybor City and attended Robert E. Lee Elementary School, George Washington Junior High School and Jefferson High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Florida, where he graduated with high honors in 1954. He served his country in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. Bill moved to Brandon in 1956 and founded Bill's Prescription Center, where he served the Brandon community for 50 years. Bill was preceded in death by his father, Justo Noriega Sr.; grandchildren, Luke and Emma Denham; and his nephew, Trey Dunwody. He is survived by his wife, Michele S. Noriega; mother, Melecia V. Noriega; sister, Melecia N. Noriega (Victor), and her children, William and Cathy; sister, Dolores Vaglica (Sammy), and their children Lauren and Aimee. He is also survived by son, John B. Noriega (Ellany), and their children, Basil, Jared, Chelsea and Allee; daughter, Mary "Lulu" Noriega Denham (Alan), and their children, Grant, Grace and Rachel; son, William J. Noriega; son, Albert A. Noriega (Juanna), and their children, Erica, Andrea and Adam; and daughter, Felicia Noriega Dickey (David), and their children, Avery, Riley, David and Dakota, and their mother and grandmother, Marie Wood, all of Brandon. Bill was a member of Brandon Masonic Lodge 114, a Scottish Rite 32nd degree, a member the Egypt Temple Shrine in Tampa, and a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, Tampa Court 89. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2006, at Nativity Catholic Church, Brandon. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today (Thursday) at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to New Horizons Group Home, 109 E. Clay Ave., Brandon, FL 33510, or Brandon Sports ' Aquatic Center, Bill Noriega Youth Development Fund, 405 Beverly Blvd., Brandon, FL 33511.
Published by TBO.com from Aug. 23 to Aug. 24, 2006.
JUSTO NORIEGA JR.: 1931-2006 // Pharmacy mourns loss of generous patriarch.
The female voice on the answering service for Bill's Prescription Center is somber.
It is with a heavy heart that we inform our customers, she says, that Mr. Bill has lost his battle with cancer.
Justo "Bill" Noriega Jr., 75, died Tuesday at his Brandon home.
Mr. Noriega opened Bill's Prescription Center in 1956, back when a phone number had six digits and Brandon had only one traffic light.
"He was a terrific guy," said Dennis Hansen, 50, a pharmacist at Bill's Prescription Center. "He put the customer ahead of everything."
Mr. Noriega was known to help out customers who couldn't afford their medicine. Charges would be delayed, or waived.
"It would be paid back somehow, or it wouldn't be paid back at all," said Mr. Noriega's son, Albert, 44. "That's unheard of today with all your CVS's."
But when the Boy Scout troop came looking for a donation for an upcoming camping trip, Mr. Noriega would put them to work. Only after they picked up the trash from the flower bed and swept the parking lot would he help their cause.
Some of those Boy Scouts are now in their 30s, said Albert. And they still remember Mr. Noriega's life lessons.
"He wasn't just a father to us," Albert Noriega said. "A lot of families looked to him as an inspiration."
Mr. Noriega was born in Ybor City. He graduated with high honors from the University of Florida in 1954 and moved to Brandon in 1956.
"He never retired," said his daughter-in-law Ellany Noriega. "He was in there until he couldn't physically be there anymore."
Mr. Noriega is survived by his wife, Michele S. Noriega; mother, Melecia V. Noriega; sisters, Melecia N. Noriega and Dolores Vaglica; daughters, Felicia Noriega Dickey, Mary "Lulu" Noriega Denham; and sons John B. Noriega and Albert A. Noriega.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nativity Catholic Church, Brandon.
Helen Anne Travis can be reached at 661-2439, or at [email protected].
Published by TBO.com from Aug. 23 to Aug. 24, 2006.
JUSTO NORIEGA JR.: 1931-2006 // Pharmacy mourns loss of generous patriarch.
The female voice on the answering service for Bill's Prescription Center is somber.
It is with a heavy heart that we inform our customers, she says, that Mr. Bill has lost his battle with cancer.
Justo "Bill" Noriega Jr., 75, died Tuesday at his Brandon home.
Mr. Noriega opened Bill's Prescription Center in 1956, back when a phone number had six digits and Brandon had only one traffic light.
"He was a terrific guy," said Dennis Hansen, 50, a pharmacist at Bill's Prescription Center. "He put the customer ahead of everything."
Mr. Noriega was known to help out customers who couldn't afford their medicine. Charges would be delayed, or waived.
"It would be paid back somehow, or it wouldn't be paid back at all," said Mr. Noriega's son, Albert, 44. "That's unheard of today with all your CVS's."
But when the Boy Scout troop came looking for a donation for an upcoming camping trip, Mr. Noriega would put them to work. Only after they picked up the trash from the flower bed and swept the parking lot would he help their cause.
Some of those Boy Scouts are now in their 30s, said Albert. And they still remember Mr. Noriega's life lessons.
"He wasn't just a father to us," Albert Noriega said. "A lot of families looked to him as an inspiration."
Mr. Noriega was born in Ybor City. He graduated with high honors from the University of Florida in 1954 and moved to Brandon in 1956.
"He never retired," said his daughter-in-law Ellany Noriega. "He was in there until he couldn't physically be there anymore."
Mr. Noriega is survived by his wife, Michele S. Noriega; mother, Melecia V. Noriega; sisters, Melecia N. Noriega and Dolores Vaglica; daughters, Felicia Noriega Dickey, Mary "Lulu" Noriega Denham; and sons John B. Noriega and Albert A. Noriega.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nativity Catholic Church, Brandon.
Helen Anne Travis can be reached at 661-2439, or at [email protected].
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