- Date Of Birth: July 30, 1941
- Date Of Death: July 26, 2020
- State: Florida
Mabry DeLisle Futch, Jr. passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 in Orange Park, FL. He was born July 30, 1941 in Jacksonville, FL, to Mabry DeLisle Futch, Sr. and Minnie Lee Brown Futch.
He grew up on his family’s farm, where he learned his work ethic and garnered his ability to fix things and work with his hands. He graduated in 1959 from Columbia High School in Lake City, FL, where he served as one of the officers of the school band and was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by his classmates. He attended the University of Florida for two years before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After leaving active duty, he completed his education at Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Biology and Marine Biology. He then moved back to Jacksonville and became a middle school teacher. It was during this time that he met Joan Randall Canter, a widow with two young boys. Joan and DeLisle married on May 2, 1969, and shortly thereafter, relocated to Tallahassee, FL. They would reside there for the next forty plus years.
DeLisle valued family and dedicated himself to his wife and their two sons, whom he legally adopted in 1971. He began working in real estate, eventually becoming a broker and managing numerous properties.
In the end, DeLisle succeeded, as his high school classmates knew he would, not by building a business empire or leaving behind a fortune. He succeeded by being a loving husband and a wonderful father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He succeeded through the love and laughter that he spread. He was the type of man who would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it and a wise crack or bad joke, whether you needed it or not.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his loving wife, Joan.
DeLisle is survived by his sons, grandchildren, brother, brother-in-law, nieces and nephew, former daughter-in-law, and all their families who loved and cherished him.
