Edward J. Warmington

Edward J. Warmington LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. Edward J. "Bud" Warmington, 89, of Lehigh Acres, formerly of Brockton, Mass., and Bridgewater, Mass., passed away Dec. 16, 2009, after a period of failing health. He leaves his beloved wife of 68 years, Phyllis G. (Collidge) Warmington, also of Lehigh Acres. Mr. Warmington was born in Quincy, Mass., June 7, 1920, to the late Edward J. Warmington Sr. and Ina (Craig) Warmington. He graduated from Quincy High School, where he was captain of the hockey team and went on to play minor league baseball. Mr. Warmington served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a radio operator aboard the USS Hamilton in the South Pacific. He was responsible for delivering the first message to the President that the Japanese had surrendered. Bud worked for 38 years for John Hancock Insurance Co. He served as an auxiliary police chief for the city of Brockton. He also worked for many years at the Raynham Dog Track and Foxboro Stadium. Mr. Warmington was the devoted father to his three children, Richard E. Warmington and his wife Joyce of West Bridgewater, Mass., Susan I. Donnelly and her husband Peter of Lehigh Acres, and Craig R. Warmington and his wife Mary of East Bridgewater, Mass. He was the loving and proud grandfather to his eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was brother to the late Alexander E. Warmington. Services were held in Fort Myers. Any donations can be made, in his name, to Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, 9470 Healthpark Circle, Ft. Myers, FL 33908.