Jimmy J Messer

He was born in Wise, Virginia on March 4, 1940. Jim came to Brevard County in 1958, where he met Sandy, his loving wife of 51 years. He served in the National Guard from 1963 through 1973. He began a lifelong career in the construction industry, starting with Messer Drywall in the 60’s, then later in 1980 Messer Construction as a State Certified Class 1 General Contractor. He built numerous residential and commercial projects in the area. Through his construction years, he invited many retirees to work with him; William “Spuds” McKenzie was retired from the military and from General Motors; John Lundy, Saturn Builders of Brevard; Sam DeCarlo, DeCarlo Homes; Ken Simmons Florida Power & Light; Ron Thompson, Scotty’s Lumber & Supply; and Bill Stevenson, City of Cocoa. Jim considered them all as family. He was a conscientious member of the Community, donating to local charities, schools, various events and activities. He served on many local area boards and committees.

He was preceded in death by his parents Willis and Pearl Messer, and his sister Reatha Stidham. He is survived by his wife Sandy Messer; his son Greg Messer and wife Kelly, his 2 grandsons Brett Messer and Tyler Van Siclen, his 4 brothers – Emory”Shorty” of Cocoa, Florida, Fred of Nashville, Tennessee, Parkis of Houston, Texas and Joe of Houston, Texas; his 3 sisters – Arlene Harmon of Knoxville, Tennessee, Susan Hamilton of Cocoa, Florida, Carolyn Horsman of Cocoa, Florida and their spouses and his many nieces and nephews; and the rest of his family.

Jim loved to golf, fish and enjoyed spending time with his grandsons and his family. The annual fishing trip on Thanksgiving Day, July 4th Family Reunions, Alaska trips, and Friday Pizza at his office with family, friends and associates, then playing golf afterwards were special times for him.

A very special Thank You to Dr. Khaled and his staff at Florida Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Unit for their loving care and support.

Visitation is scheduled for 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm followed by a Celebration of Jim’s Life from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Brevard Memorial Funeral Home, 5475 N. U.S. 1, Cocoa, Florida 32927.

Please, no flowers. The family requests donations be sent to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at www.lls.org (800)462-7831 or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.StJude.org (800)805-5856.

Arrangements under the direction of Brevard Memorial Funeral Home, Cocoa, FL.