Florence (Sonny) Lightfoot Breen, Jr. died Oct. 25, 2013 in Jacksonville, FL at the age of 86.
Born in Thomasville, GA, the son of Kathryn Balfour Breen and Florence Lightfoot Breen, Sr., he married Katherine Hinson Breen (deceased) and is survived by his daughter Katherine Breen and her husband John Merritt.
Mr. Breen served in the U.S. Army, received undergraduate and master degrees from Georgia Tech, and retired from the Georgia DOT and MARTA. An avid golfer, traveler, devoted husband and father, he was rewarded with love and excellent care by staff at Savannah Grand during his last few years.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., 760 Spring Street, NW, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30308. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Savannah Grand, 1900 Amelia Trace, Amelia Island, FL.