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Vernon Steele Brewer Sr.

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Vernon Steele Brewer Sr.

Birth
Delaware, USA
Death
25 Jul 1958 (aged 55)
USA
Burial
East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Children: Vernon S. Brewer Jr & Nancy (married MacCloskey)

Brother: Russell Philip Brewer 134918316 worked at Longwood Gardens, PA. Pierre DuPont approved everything, but certain elements, such as the hydraulic displays and the fountain illumination, were entrusted to his staff, notably Russell “Phil” Brewer, who headed up Longwood’s Maintenance Department. Longwood’s fountain control systems were devised by R. P. Brewer. The original control board had more than 200 toggle switches and 100 small levers to activate the pumping and dimming equipment. This system was replaced in 1965 with a modern theater lighting board, and it 1984 the system was computerized and synchronized to music, allowing for the spectacular shows that guests enjoy today. Russell "Phil" Brewer's daughter, Louise Brewer age 22, married 1945 Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (1923-1998, #8367) in DE. Rear Admiral Alan Shepard Jr. was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, flag officer, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and businessman, who in 1961 became the second person and the first American to travel into space. This Mercury flight was designed to enter space, but not to achieve orbit. Ten years later, at age 47 and the oldest astronaut in the program, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the lander to the most accurate landing of the Apollo missions. He became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, and the only astronaut of the Mercury Seven to walk on the Moon. During the mission, he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface.
Children: Vernon S. Brewer Jr & Nancy (married MacCloskey)

Brother: Russell Philip Brewer 134918316 worked at Longwood Gardens, PA. Pierre DuPont approved everything, but certain elements, such as the hydraulic displays and the fountain illumination, were entrusted to his staff, notably Russell “Phil” Brewer, who headed up Longwood’s Maintenance Department. Longwood’s fountain control systems were devised by R. P. Brewer. The original control board had more than 200 toggle switches and 100 small levers to activate the pumping and dimming equipment. This system was replaced in 1965 with a modern theater lighting board, and it 1984 the system was computerized and synchronized to music, allowing for the spectacular shows that guests enjoy today. Russell "Phil" Brewer's daughter, Louise Brewer age 22, married 1945 Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (1923-1998, #8367) in DE. Rear Admiral Alan Shepard Jr. was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, flag officer, one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, and businessman, who in 1961 became the second person and the first American to travel into space. This Mercury flight was designed to enter space, but not to achieve orbit. Ten years later, at age 47 and the oldest astronaut in the program, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the lander to the most accurate landing of the Apollo missions. He became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, and the only astronaut of the Mercury Seven to walk on the Moon. During the mission, he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface.


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  • Maintained by: Loraine Lucas
  • Originally Created by: Dan Oh
  • Added: Oct 24, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99523806/vernon_steele-brewer: accessed ), memorial page for Vernon Steele Brewer Sr. (14 Apr 1903–25 Jul 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99523806, citing Goshen Friends Burial Ground, East Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Loraine Lucas (contributor 48176490).