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James F. Durham II
James F. Durham II, 77, passed away peacefully and without pain in Melbourne Beach, Florida, on Sept. 25 in the presence of his loving wife and family, after a brief illness of melanoma cancer. Jim was born on June 14, 1931, in Madisonville, Kentucky, to a family which had roots in Kentucky for many generations. He earned college and law degrees from Vanderbilt University. Following his graduation, he served as a Legal Officer in the U.S. Army in New York City, where he also attended graduate school at New York University School of Law. He moved to Miami in 1956 and joined Miami’s oldest law firm, Shutts & Bowen, where he had a distinguished career as a real estate lawyer for 45 years. Jim served his profession as an author for The Florida Bar on mortgage foreclosure law, and he served his community as an officer of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and as a member of various boards of the City of Coral Gables, where he resided until moving to Melbourne Beach after his retirement in 2001. Jim enjoyed playing tennis at the Country Club of Coral Gables and sailing and fishing activities while a member of the Coral Reef Yacht Club. Jim was a kind, gentle, friendly and caring man who appreciated and enjoyed life. He was admired, respected, and loved by his family and by his friends, who will cherish their memories of his friendship. Jim is survived by his loving wife Kathy; canine companions Ally & Dixie; sons James F. Durham, III (Rosie) and Gregory P. Durham, Sr. (Kathi) of Melbourne Beach, Florida; daughters Kim Lynskey (Mark) of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Kathryn Harrison (Randall) of Miami, Florida. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren Ray (Carla), Ryan, Michelle, Rachael, Stephanie, Maggie, Molly, Chloe, Olivia, Liam, Ellen, Amanda, and Gregory, Jr. A visitation will be held on Oct. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, 1010 E. Palmetto Avenue, Melbourne, Florida. A memorial service will be held on Oct. 10, at 1 p.m., at Chapel By The Sea, 8240 Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach, Florida. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s honor should be made out to “Vanderbilt University Medical Center.” On the memo line, donors should write “In memory of James F. Durham, II to Vanderbilt Medical School Scholarship Fund” and mailed to: Vanderbilt University Gift Processing Office, PMB 407727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7727.
Martha W. Fabing
Martha W. Fabing, 96, passed away on Sept. 29. She was born on April 20, 1912 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, class of 1934, and later earned a Masters Degree at the University of Miami. Martha was the devoted wife of William D. Fabing for 47 years until his death in 1988. Martha and Bill moved to Miami in 1945. She lived here until 1993. During that year Martha relocated to Ocean Village on Hutchinson Island. She returned to Miami in 2002. Prior to coming to Miami, Martha was an employee of the Ohio public schools for six years and spent four years as an employee of the public schools in Virginia. During her career in the Miami-Dade Public schools Martha was a teacher, an assistant principal and the first principal of Palm Springs Elementary School in Hialeah. She was the principal of Kenwood Elementary School in Kendall for 22 years. A part of the tropical forest at Kenwood is dedicated to her. Martha’s civic memberships included the D. A. R., John Macdonald Chapter in Miami and the Cora Stickney Harper Chapter in Ft. Pierce. She was also a member of Tri Delta Society, Delta Kappa Gamma; and the A.W.O.L.s at Ocean Village. Martha’s education affiliations included the Florida Elementary Principals of Dade County, the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the Dade Business and Professional Women. She was a member of the Riviera Presbyterian Church in Coral Gables, and a member of the Coral Gables Country Club from 1948-1993. Martha was known to be a protector of animals and lover of children. Dogs were a visible part of her schools and a cat named Spooky was a permanent resident at the Kenwood School. Her hobbies were reading, water aerobics and caring for animals. She was well known for her generous support of church and charitable organizations. Martha is survived by her sister, Mary White; her nephew, Bill White; her niece Carol Stater and her brother-in- law, Jay Fabing. A Memorial service was held on Oct. 8 at the Riviera Presbyterian Church, located at 5275 Sunset Drive, Miami. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Memorial Fund of the Church. Additional correspondence may be sent c/o Nancy Pastroff, 7400 SW 50 Terrace, Ste 304, Miami, FL 33155.
Emilia Luzarraga Fernandez
Emilia Luzarraga Fernandez, 70 of Coral Gables passed away on Oct. 4. She is survived by her husband, Lino B. Fernandez; children and children- in-law, Emilia Maria Fernandez and Rafael Gonzalez, Lino Bernabe Fernandez Jr. and Jacqueline Mantilla Fernandez, Lucia Fernandez Silveira and Ramon Silveira; Brothers, Juanita and Jorge Plana, Jacinto and Irma Luzarraga, Pepe and Beba Luzarraga, Yoyi and Silvia Luzarraga; grandchildren, Carolina, Claudia and Nicolas Jacinto Navarro, Sofia Cristina, Gabriela Emilia and Lino Bernabe Fernandez, III, Cristina Nicole Fernandez, Emilia Maria Alvarez, Lucia Isabela Silveira. A visitation was held on Oct. 5 at Ferdinand Funeral Homes & Crematory located at 2546 S.W. 8 St., Miami. A mass was celebrated on Oct. 6 at 11 am., St. Raymond Catholic Church located at 3475 S.W. 17 St., Miami, Florida Christian burial will follow at Woodlawn Park North.
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Marjorie O. Brickell
Marjorie Odom Brickell, widow of William B. Brickell Jr., died of Alzheimer’s disease at her Coral Gables home on Sept. 24, two days before her 87th birthday.
Seymour Estrin DDS
Seymour Estrin DDS, of Coral Gables passed away Sept. 25. Born in Chicago, Dr. Estrin had made his home in South Florida for the past 20 years coming from Spring Valley, Illinois. During WWII, he was a Captain in the Army Dental Corp serving in the Pacific Theater. Dr. Estrin was also a life member of the Rotary Club; a member and past president of the Elks Club; and past president of the Spring Valley School Board. For the past 10 years, he was a volunteer at Doctor’s Hospital and was politically active. Predeceased by his first wife, Adele, and second wife, Rose, Seymour is survived by his wife Ann; his daughter Diane Estrin of Sebastopol CA; three sons, William Estrin of San Francisco CA and William’s daughter Abbie, Robert Estrin and his partner, Jeff Geddes of Chicago, IL, and sons Aaron and Joshua, Andrew Estrin and his partner Duane Aten of Oakland, CA. Seymour also had three step children, Sheila (Owen) Freed, Jimmie (Amy) Reiter, and Iris (Fred) Green; eight step grandchildren and six step great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Sept. 28 at Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapel, 5900 SW 77 Ave., Miami located on the grounds of Mt. Nebo Kendall. Donations in memory may be made to Reiter Art Fund at Temple Judea, Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County, California, or Broadway Cares/Fights Aids.
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Don Mullen
Don Mullen, Miracle Mile merchant, founder of DON MULLEN INC. one of Miami’s oldest better Woman’s Specialty Shops died Tuesday, September 23, 2008, he was 86. Mr. Mullen opened his Coral Gables Shop in 1956 and his second store in 1986 in the Bal Harbour Shops. He was the founder President of the Miracle Mile Merchants Association, and a member of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, the Coral Gables Elks and a 30 year member of the Coral Gables County Club. He is survived by his partner Jesse Adams and two nieces Patricia Fillat of Wellesley, Mass., and Mary Lou Martin of Acworth, Ga., and nephew Robert P. Mullen Jr. several grand nieces and nephews. The family will have a memorial service at a later date in Florida.
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