In Memory

Frank Richard Sheffield - Class Of 1928

Frank Sheffield

December 16, 1909 - March 23, 1989

Frank R Sheffield, 79, a retired engineer and former mayor of Melbourne Beach, died at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.

A native of California, Mr Sheffield moved to Brevard County 29 years ago from Orlando. He was elected to the Melbourne Beach Town Commission in 1981 and served briefly as mayor in 1982.

Mr Sheffield was retired from RCA as a motion picture engineer. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served on the Planning and Zoning Board of Melbourne Beach. He was a member of the Toastmasters of Satellite Beach and Pioneer Space Club of Kennedy Space Center, and he was a charter member of St Sebastian's-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Melbourne Beach.

Survivors include his wife, Leona Sheffield of Melbourne Beach; daughters, Brooke Niznik of Vienna, Virginia, and Jayne Waters of Coral Springs; brother, John Sheffield (SPHS '26) of San Marino, California; and four grandchildren.

Florida Today, March 24, 1989