Wife of Walter L. "Salty" Brine
Marion "Mickey" Brine, 79, of Oak Hill Road, Narragansett, the silent inspiration behind Rhode Island's most famous radio voice, died yesterday at the South Bay Manor retirement center in South Kingstown.
In a marriage that spanned 56 years, the gregarious Mrs. Brine was half of a mutual admiration society whose other member was her husband, Walter L. "Salty" Brine, Rhode Island's beloved radio and television personality.
When he began his final show in 1993 after 50 years in broadcasting, Mrs. Brine unseen by thousands of listeners was seated at his side in the WPRO radio studio, weeping softly with her hand in his.
For years over the air Brine directed quips and one-way pleasantries at his wife, who would be listening in the home they both loved overlooking Point Judith Pond.
"Mickey" Brine got her nickname from her husband who said yesterday that the allusion was to a "Mickey Finn" drink, "because she was a knockout."
His show eventually became an actual part of Mrs. Brine's home; in later years when her husband found the upstate commute increasingly difficult, it was broadcast from the house several days a week.
Brine recalled yesterday that even when the show started at 5:30 a.m. in the early years it later aired from 6 to 9 a.m. his wife was always up in the dark well before that to help him get ready for the road.
The couple globetrotted on travel promotions, and for one of their wedding anniversaries the radio station gave them a trip to China, Japan and Hawaii.
In 1996, they jointly received the Robert "Cy" Killian Humanitarian Award from the Big Brothers of Rhode Island for their support of the organization and for being role models to youth.
With her husband, Mrs. Brine was at one time a co-owner of the former Sweet Meadows Inn in Narragansett.
Yesterday, Brine said the secret to the couple's long marriage was that "We laughed a lot."
Born in Lynn, Mass., Mrs. Brine was a daughter of the late Cornelius C. and Mary Anne (Kaville) Owens.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's-Star-of-the-Sea Church, Narragansett. She was also a past member of the Point Judith County Club.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Walter L. Brine Jr., of Lexington, Mass.; two sisters, Cornelia A. Neilan of Milford, Mass., and Eileen K. Vincent of Simsbury, Conn.; and two grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Dorothy M. Brennan.
Her funeral was private.
Published in the Providence Journal/Evening Bulletin on March 15, 2000
Marion "Mickey" Brine, 79, of Oak Hill Road, Narragansett, the silent inspiration behind Rhode Island's most famous radio voice, died yesterday at the South Bay Manor retirement center in South Kingstown.
In a marriage that spanned 56 years, the gregarious Mrs. Brine was half of a mutual admiration society whose other member was her husband, Walter L. "Salty" Brine, Rhode Island's beloved radio and television personality.
When he began his final show in 1993 after 50 years in broadcasting, Mrs. Brine unseen by thousands of listeners was seated at his side in the WPRO radio studio, weeping softly with her hand in his.
For years over the air Brine directed quips and one-way pleasantries at his wife, who would be listening in the home they both loved overlooking Point Judith Pond.
"Mickey" Brine got her nickname from her husband who said yesterday that the allusion was to a "Mickey Finn" drink, "because she was a knockout."
His show eventually became an actual part of Mrs. Brine's home; in later years when her husband found the upstate commute increasingly difficult, it was broadcast from the house several days a week.
Brine recalled yesterday that even when the show started at 5:30 a.m. in the early years it later aired from 6 to 9 a.m. his wife was always up in the dark well before that to help him get ready for the road.
The couple globetrotted on travel promotions, and for one of their wedding anniversaries the radio station gave them a trip to China, Japan and Hawaii.
In 1996, they jointly received the Robert "Cy" Killian Humanitarian Award from the Big Brothers of Rhode Island for their support of the organization and for being role models to youth.
With her husband, Mrs. Brine was at one time a co-owner of the former Sweet Meadows Inn in Narragansett.
Yesterday, Brine said the secret to the couple's long marriage was that "We laughed a lot."
Born in Lynn, Mass., Mrs. Brine was a daughter of the late Cornelius C. and Mary Anne (Kaville) Owens.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's-Star-of-the-Sea Church, Narragansett. She was also a past member of the Point Judith County Club.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Walter L. Brine Jr., of Lexington, Mass.; two sisters, Cornelia A. Neilan of Milford, Mass., and Eileen K. Vincent of Simsbury, Conn.; and two grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Dorothy M. Brennan.
Her funeral was private.
Published in the Providence Journal/Evening Bulletin on March 15, 2000
Wife of Walter L. "Salty" Brine
Marion "Mickey" Brine, 79, of Oak Hill Road, Narragansett, the silent inspiration behind Rhode Island's most famous radio voice, died yesterday at the South Bay Manor retirement center in South Kingstown.
In a marriage that spanned 56 years, the gregarious Mrs. Brine was half of a mutual admiration society whose other member was her husband, Walter L. "Salty" Brine, Rhode Island's beloved radio and television personality.
When he began his final show in 1993 after 50 years in broadcasting, Mrs. Brine unseen by thousands of listeners was seated at his side in the WPRO radio studio, weeping softly with her hand in his.
For years over the air Brine directed quips and one-way pleasantries at his wife, who would be listening in the home they both loved overlooking Point Judith Pond.
"Mickey" Brine got her nickname from her husband who said yesterday that the allusion was to a "Mickey Finn" drink, "because she was a knockout."
His show eventually became an actual part of Mrs. Brine's home; in later years when her husband found the upstate commute increasingly difficult, it was broadcast from the house several days a week.
Brine recalled yesterday that even when the show started at 5:30 a.m. in the early years it later aired from 6 to 9 a.m. his wife was always up in the dark well before that to help him get ready for the road.
The couple globetrotted on travel promotions, and for one of their wedding anniversaries the radio station gave them a trip to China, Japan and Hawaii.
In 1996, they jointly received the Robert "Cy" Killian Humanitarian Award from the Big Brothers of Rhode Island for their support of the organization and for being role models to youth.
With her husband, Mrs. Brine was at one time a co-owner of the former Sweet Meadows Inn in Narragansett.
Yesterday, Brine said the secret to the couple's long marriage was that "We laughed a lot."
Born in Lynn, Mass., Mrs. Brine was a daughter of the late Cornelius C. and Mary Anne (Kaville) Owens.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's-Star-of-the-Sea Church, Narragansett. She was also a past member of the Point Judith County Club.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Walter L. Brine Jr., of Lexington, Mass.; two sisters, Cornelia A. Neilan of Milford, Mass., and Eileen K. Vincent of Simsbury, Conn.; and two grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Dorothy M. Brennan.
Her funeral was private.
Published in the Providence Journal/Evening Bulletin on March 15, 2000
Marion "Mickey" Brine, 79, of Oak Hill Road, Narragansett, the silent inspiration behind Rhode Island's most famous radio voice, died yesterday at the South Bay Manor retirement center in South Kingstown.
In a marriage that spanned 56 years, the gregarious Mrs. Brine was half of a mutual admiration society whose other member was her husband, Walter L. "Salty" Brine, Rhode Island's beloved radio and television personality.
When he began his final show in 1993 after 50 years in broadcasting, Mrs. Brine unseen by thousands of listeners was seated at his side in the WPRO radio studio, weeping softly with her hand in his.
For years over the air Brine directed quips and one-way pleasantries at his wife, who would be listening in the home they both loved overlooking Point Judith Pond.
"Mickey" Brine got her nickname from her husband who said yesterday that the allusion was to a "Mickey Finn" drink, "because she was a knockout."
His show eventually became an actual part of Mrs. Brine's home; in later years when her husband found the upstate commute increasingly difficult, it was broadcast from the house several days a week.
Brine recalled yesterday that even when the show started at 5:30 a.m. in the early years it later aired from 6 to 9 a.m. his wife was always up in the dark well before that to help him get ready for the road.
The couple globetrotted on travel promotions, and for one of their wedding anniversaries the radio station gave them a trip to China, Japan and Hawaii.
In 1996, they jointly received the Robert "Cy" Killian Humanitarian Award from the Big Brothers of Rhode Island for their support of the organization and for being role models to youth.
With her husband, Mrs. Brine was at one time a co-owner of the former Sweet Meadows Inn in Narragansett.
Yesterday, Brine said the secret to the couple's long marriage was that "We laughed a lot."
Born in Lynn, Mass., Mrs. Brine was a daughter of the late Cornelius C. and Mary Anne (Kaville) Owens.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's-Star-of-the-Sea Church, Narragansett. She was also a past member of the Point Judith County Club.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Walter L. Brine Jr., of Lexington, Mass.; two sisters, Cornelia A. Neilan of Milford, Mass., and Eileen K. Vincent of Simsbury, Conn.; and two grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Dorothy M. Brennan.
Her funeral was private.
Published in the Providence Journal/Evening Bulletin on March 15, 2000
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