- Date Of Birth: August 1, 1944
- Date Of Death: August 12, 2018
- State: Florida
Passed away peacefully Sunday, August 12th, 2018. Cherished Husband, father, soldier, pilot, brother, grandfather and last but not least, Boyscout leader. He is survived by daughter, Tina Christensen, Son, Robert Francis Brisson, III and 4 grandsons; Joseph, Robert David, Joshua and Benjamin along with sisters Diane Cannoles and Denise Bean; brothers Rick Brisson and Roger Brisson. Dedicated to his country and family. Known as Papa Smurf to those close to him.
He treasured High Flight and Low Flight poems prominently displayed wall plaque in his home. We share High Flight specifically today:
“Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds –
and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of –
wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I’ve chased the shouting wind along
and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.
“Up, up the long delirious burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
where never lark, or even eagle, flew;
and, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
the high untrespassed sanctity of space,
put out my hand and touched the face of God.” – John Gillipsee Magee
Internment to be at Arlington at a later date.
Thank you for your love and support
Tina and Rob together with their families
