- Birth: 7 JAN 1909, Seattle, WA
- Death: 7 JUN 2001, Seattle, Washington
Father: John DeBruyn {4-3\38}
Mother: Louise Marie Bourdoin
Family 1:
Ionia Viola Warmack [26-4\1]
- Marriage: 15 MAY 1932, Seattle, WA
- F. Robert DeBruyn {6-1\43}
- John William DeBruyn {6-2\43}
- R. Paul DeBruyn {6-3\43}
_Robert Marcelis DeBruijn {2-2\1}_
_Robbertus Marcellus DeBruijn {3-7\1}_|
| |_Elizabeth Honkoop _______________
_John DeBruyn {4-3\38}__|
| | _Pierre Leenhouts [7-1\1]_________
| |_Susanna Leenhouts [7-2\9]____________|
| |_Janna Haartsen __________________
|
|--Frank Robert DeBruyn {5-5\43}
|
| _John Bourdoin (1)________________
| _John Bourdoin (2)____________________|
| | |_Marie La Fabre __________________
|_Louise Marie Bourdoin _|
| _Joseph Seyvern VonNierndorf _____
|_Gertrude VonNierndorf _______________|
|_Sybill Kanout ___________________
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Notes
Obituary from Seattle Post Intelligencer: Frank R. DeBRUYN January
7, 1909 through June 7, 2001 Except for a brief time during the
depression, Seattle has always been Frank's home. He at tended Latona
Grade School, Lincoln High School (1927), and University of
Washington (1931). After graduation he worked for Stan dard Brands
and then he joined Issacson Iron Works. After the War, he owned and
operated several companies in Seattle: Allied Tractor Equipment,
Globe Electric, Sterling
Tool. Frank founded his own company, Pacific Amer ican Commercial, in
1955. PACO is a heavy equipment company serving the construction
industry. PACO was Frank's life's passion as a master salesman and
entrepreneur. He was
succeeded in business by his son, Paul. Frank was predeceased by
Ionia DeBruyn his wife and Paul DeBruyn his son. Surviving are his
sons F. Robert and John, his grandchildren, Bob's daughter, Kimberley
Miller, John's son, Peter DeBruyn, and Paul's daughters, Erica
DeBruyn and Deirdre DeBruyn. His great grandchildren are Emily
Miller, Matthew Mill er, Audra DeBruyn and Daniel DeBruyn. Frank was
an Eagle Scout and a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He also belonged
to the Wash ington Athletic Club, Rainier Club, Seattle Tennis Club
and Broadmoor Golf and Country Club, Lafayette Lodge 241 and Nile
Temple. A memorial service will be held at Epiphany Church on
Tuesday, June 12 at 2 p.m. Remembrances may be made to Epiphany
Church,
which he and his wife attended for the last fifty years and Park
Shore Retirement Community where they resided the last few years.
Numbers in {x-y} brackets refer to person number (x) and page number (y) of The Kinsman Family, 1634-1875 available through William Kinsman, 235 West Royal Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14221.
Numbers in {f-g\h} brackets refer to person number (f-g) and page number (h) of The DeBruyn Story, now out of print.
Last updated
Sun Aug 8 16:55:19 2004
by Dr. Michael Kinsman, who would appreciate any corrections, additions or tie-ins to this list.