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JAMES FLORIAN Brandau, James Florian, USN (Ret.) died unexpectedly on July 22nd, in Taos. He was born February 15, 1933 in the same Iowa farmhouse his father was born in. He graduated from Mason City High School and attended Mason City Junior College and the University of Iowa. He joined the Navy to see the Oceans and then took to the skies. He flew everything from jets to helicopters to hot air balloons. 1000 of his flying hours were in Antarctica. He ran the bulls in Pamplona, skied every chance he got and at the age of 79 passed away hiking Wheeler Peak, the highest mountain in New Mexico. If you knew him, you know what a good, strange and exceptional man he was. If you didn't know him, you missed something great. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Molly Grady; his daughters Peggie, Maeve and Caitlin; sisters Beverly Brandau and Karen Trujillo; brother-in-law Robert Trujillo; and many much loved nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Cremation has taken place. A memorial will be held August 4th at 4:00pm at the First Unitarian Church in Alb. To honor Jim, the family requests that you do something good for Nature and for children. Arrangements by Riverside Funeral Home.
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