Chris Chris Cleaves

Chris is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Dorothy "Dot" Cleaves and his two wonderful children, Deborah Cleaves of Palm Bay and Derek Cleaves of Melbourne, his precious granddaughter, Ava Vanessa Cleaves of Melbourne and his brother, Peter Cleaves of Sarasota.

~Chris was raised in Framingham, MA, graduated from Framingham High School, Graduate of the RCA Institute in New York City and a Graduate of Edison Community College, Port Charlotte, FL.

~As an electric engineer Chris worked for Melpar out of Jacksonville, FL. He was a Tech Rep for the Air Force and worked as a civilian on the airbases in Enjeleck, Turkey and Brize Norton, England.

~In the Early 70's he moved to Port Charlotte, FL. and was the accountant for General Development Corp out of Miami. Later on Chris was a Bio Med Engineer at St Joseph's Hospital in Port Charlotte. Chris enjoyed collecting stamps which eventually turned into collecting baseball cards. He owned a baseball shop for a few years. He also belonged to the Charlotte Players and enjoyed acting. After moving to palm bayin 1996 he began playing Bridge quite regularly. He loved the game and even taught how to play at the SAIL Program of Melbourne where he volunteered. He also taught computers and Finance course. Chris really enjoyed all his past travels and going on cruises.

~Donations in his memory can be made to the Golden Age Bridge Club, Palm Bay Senior Center, The SAIL Program of Melbourne, Eye research on retinal hemorrhaging.

~Funeral services will be held October 30, 2010 at 11:00am at Fountainhead Funeral Home, 7359 Babcock Street SE, Palm Bay. Visitation for family and friends will be one hour prior the service from 10:00 to 11:00 at the funeral home.