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Title: Mr. First Name: David Middle Initial: A. Last Name: Nesbitt Rank: STGCS Division: AS Division Years Served: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Display Email: Click Here Country: USA Telephone: (321) 259-7560 Current Occupation: Advisory Engineer-Now Retired Current Home City: Melbourne, FL Comments: <p><font face="Calibri">David Allen Nesbitt, 72, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Melbourne, FL. Born in Kingston, PA on May 13, 1939. David was the child of the late Wilbur Nesbitt and the late Helen Kunda.</font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">Following 3 tours in Vietnam and 20 years of service, David retired from the U.S. Navy as a Senior Chief Sonarman. After his honorable service, he was employed by IBM for 15 years and retired as a Program Engineer.</font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">In 1994, David and Joanne became residents of Brevard County. David was an active member and founder of the USS King Association, a Plankowner and a proud member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.</font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">He is survived by his wife of 50 wonderful years, Joanne; children, Robert and David Nesbitt; grandchildren, Stephen, Christina, Danielle and Lauren Nesbitt; and several nieces and nephews. David will be truly missed.</font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">He was preceded in death by his sister, Jacqueline Cherry.</font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11AM on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Ascension Catholic Church in Melbourne.<o:p></o:p></font></p><p> </p>