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On Friday February 17th, Brian St. John Burns Sr. sent off on his final flight at the young age of sixty-three, unexpectedly in his home in Poway, California.
Born in Woodstock, Illinois on September 23rd, 1959 to George and Elizabeth Burns, Brian was the youngest of eight. After a childhood full of evading trouble, horseback riding to high school and shenanigans with his brothers, Brian enlisted in the Navy in August 1976 in the delayed entry program, requiring a permission slip from his parents, graduating from Dundee High School in June 1977 and entering active-duty August 11th, 1977.
He had an illustrious naval career with highlights such as working with F-14’s, being attached to TOPGUN, “Maintenance Officer of the Year†and upon retiring after thirty years he parted ways as Lieutenant Commander.
Brian was preceded in death by his father and mother, George and Elizabeth Burns and his brothers George Jr. and Leo.
He is survived by the mother of his children and best friend, Dawn Burns, their three children, Robert (Lips), Brittany (Angel Face) and Brian Jr. (Bri Man), his brothers Martin, Michael, Patrick (Kat Man) and Tom, his sister Roberta, his two grandchildren Ezra and Braxton, several cousins, nieces, nephews, an entire fleet of classic cars, and his thirteen-year-old beagle Bixby.
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