Timothy Gordon Broxson Obituary.
Published by the Pensacola News
Journal on Aug. 23, 2015. Timothy Gordon Broxson, 69, died Thursday
morning in the Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Center in Pensacola. Born March 6,
1946 in Old Sacred Heart Hospital, he was the tenth of eleven children born
to the late Bart and Annie Gordon Broxson. Raised in what was country at
that time, five miles east of Gulf Breeze, he found during his childhood on
Gulf Breeze peninsula that he loved fishing for mullet and hunting for
deer, and all adventures outdoors. His father taught him how to throw a
cast net and he became a master at bringing in fish. He moved with his
parents, Bart and Annie, to Milton in 1957 after Bart was elected sheriff
of Santa Rosa County. Transferring to Milton High School, Tim played
football and graduated in 1964. While at MHS, he was named to Allstate for
his football talent. After graduation, he was personally recruited by Bobby
Bowden and accepted a football scholarship to FSU where he majored in
Criminology. Returning to Santa Rosa County after graduation, he worked for
a short time as a game warden for Fish and Wildlife. He tried to fit into
the white collar world but his love of nature was far too strong a force,
pulling him to find work outdoors, and leading him to establish his own
company building piers, docks and seawalls. However, he still managed to
find the time to fish for mullet, tend a flourishing garden and hunt for
deer. He loved people and was much loved by his big family. Tim loved to
coordinate fish fries, catching the fish and then enjoying them with
friends and family.
Until he became bedfast, he continued working,
fishing, gardening and smiling. He was also one of the greatest story
tellers of the family and regaled his many friends and relatives with
stories of the events in his life. He was an incredible joke teller always
asking the question..."hey, have I ever told you about the time..." His
smile that family and friends loved radiated through his eyes. He will be
sorely missed by his large family and his many friends. We will miss that
sweet, endearing smile and his ever ready "This is the Govenuh" when he
answered his phone, or when he was addressed as "the Mayor of Holley." He
was a one of a kind, throw away the mold, happy man who could really attest
that he lived life "My Way." Tim was a gentle man who brought gladness with
him every time he entered a room. He loved to sing in the choir at his
church at The Harbor Assembly of God in Holley where he was a faithful
member.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Bart and Annie, two
sisters, Doris and Gretchen, and two brothers, Gwyndol and Donald.
He is
survived by four daughters Teri Riner-Speck, Atlanta; Kenzie (Justin)
Harvey, Holley; Kaitlin Broxson, Holley; Hayley Broxson, Ft. Walton Beach;
three sons: Timothy Broxson, Jr., San Antonio; Charles Brooks, Tallahassee,
and Taylor Broxson, Holley; his grandchildren, including Rosston, River,
Jimmy, Caroline, Robert, Andrew, Elijah, Emery, and Addyson; his surviving
brothers and sisters: John (Chris) Broxson; Douglas (Mary) Broxson; Annice
(Gene) Webb; Altha Sullivan; Barbara Morin, Patricia (L.T) Norwood, and
many other relatives.