Troop 466 mourns the passing of one of our former Asst. Scoutmasters: Joseph w. Brannan.
Mr. Brannan was an Asst. Scoutmaster with the troop for a number of years and his son earned the rank of Eagle during this time.
From the obituary posted at Collins Funeral Home:
On January 15, 2021, Joseph William Brannan, Jr., of Silver Spring, MD,
passed away peacefully after a brief illness surrounded by his wife and
children.
Joe was born on January 16, 1941 in Washington, DC. Son of Joseph
William Brannan, Sr. and Mina Lucille Jackson. He was predeceased by his
daughter, Lori Kristine Brannan, his parents, and his brother, James
Thomas Brannan. He is survived by his wife, Roberta “Lynn” Brannan, of
Silver Spring, MD, his daughter, Lori’s two children, Kimberly Smith and
Kaitlyn McKinley, daughter Stefani Jo Harvey (Brandon) of Grand
Prairie, TX, son Matthew James Brannan (Kira) of Ijamsville, MD and
their two children, Mateus and Aryanna, and his sister, Jane Brannan
Kendrick of Bay Harbor Is, FL.
Joe graduated from Mackin High School, Class of ‘58. Following his
graduation, he entered Civil Service at the Army Map Service in
Bethesda, MD which later became Defense Mapping Agency and National
Imagery and Mapping Agency. He worked there during the Bay of Pigs
incident in 1961, providing much needed support for the Armed Services.
He retired in 1998 after 38 years. He worked as a cartographer,
photographer, imagery analyst, and computer programmer throughout his
career there.
(Photo taken on the Big Trip Out West Y2K1 or 2001).
