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Rollin Lowell Brass

1935 – 2007

Birth1935
Death2007
CemeteryPrincess Anne Memorial Park
Virginia Beach , City of Virginia Beach , Virginia , USA
Added byRoxie on 18 Mar 2016
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159656523

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Rollin L. Brass, 72, of the 2400 block of Indian Hill Road, passed away Oct. 24, 2007. The son of Ed and Ena Brass, Rollin was raised in Sargent, Neb. (pop. 764). An outstanding athlete, Rollin graduated from Sargent High School in May of 1953. Rollin enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1955, served in various finance and procurement roles and received an honorable discharge in January of 1959. While stationed in Orleans, France, he met and successfully wooed Genevieve Masson. They were wed at the Basilique du Sacre-Cœur in Paray-le- Monial Oct. 28, 1958. Following military service, Rollin continued to live in Europe, working for the Department of the Army as an accountant in Orleans, France; Frankfurt, Germany; Fontainebleau, France; and Idar-Oberstein, Germany (the semi-precious gem capital of the world). Concurrent with raising a young family, becoming an excellent bridge player and learning both survival French and German, Rollin received multiple professional awards including an honorary lifetime membership to the prestigious United States Pipeline in Europe Committee. Returning to the United States in 1970, Rollin worked at the Forrestal Building overlooking the Mall in Washington, D.C., for four years before transferring to the Army Finance Center (Home of the Army Dollar) in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1974. Without a college degree, Rollin worked his way up to the top of the civil service ladder (GS-15) and received two President's Special Awards and a Distinguished Leadership Award. In 1983, Rollin moved to Virginia Beach and completed his outstanding career at Fort Monroe, retiring from civil service in 1990. After a few months of unfulfilling professional inactivity, Rollin returned to the workforce for six more years as financial management specialist for Virginia Carolina Steel in Norfolk. Rollin re-retired in 1997 and spent the next 10 years taking care of his wife, spoiling his grandchildren and rooting for the Washington Redskins, Indiana Pacers and Nebraska Cornhuskers. In 2003, Rollin attended his 50th class reunion in Sargent, which was attended by 12 of the 13 members of his high school class. Rollin is survived by his wife, Genevieve M. Brass; two daughters, Caroline Brass and husband Gilles Perroud of Blanquefort, France and Stephanie Sager and husband Steve of Virginia Beach; a son, Eric Brass and wife Mary Wagoner of Virginia Beach; a sister, Barbara Strong and husband Lynn Strong of Taylor, Neb.; a brother, Delmer Brass and wife Carole of Gothenburg, Neb.; eight grandchildren, Oliver, Tayler, Celine, Sarah, Julian, Madeline, Nicolas and Katie; and a host of other relatives and friends throughout the U.S. and Europe. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Condolences may be offered to the family in the online obituaries section of at www.hollomon-brown.com. Rollin Brass was respected by all and will be sorely missed. Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, October 28, 2007

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