Jeffrey Lee Brubaker
Jeffrey Lee Brubaker
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Jeff's story begins in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, November 19, 1966 when Nancy Landis Brubaker and the late Donald Brubaker welcomed him into their lives. He was a proud Eagle Scout and a member of the 1984 graduating class from Fallston High School in Maryland. Jeff went on to further his education at the University of Delaware and in 1988 he graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and quickly began work for the US Department of Defense where his focus was in the demilitarization of the chemical weapons.
Through the years, Jeff has been instrumental in projects for the Department of Defense including, at Edgewood, Maryland where he worked at the Chemical Demilitarization project at the Aberdeen Proving Ground and then Newport, Indiana at the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (NECDF). In 2009 Jeff and his family moved to Richmond where he took on the role of Senior Technical Advisor and Site Manager for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Plant (BGCAPP) where he was still currently employed. He was proud of his work and the team that worked together to make each community safer than when they arrived.
Jeff was an avid collector of sport memorabilia and militaria. He also loved watching sports and was quite upset with the current situation involving the cable company not airing what he was used to. Jeff was a member of the Richmond First Presbyterian Church where he served as an Elder.
It was while in college at the University of Delaware that Jeff met another student, Jennifer Sue Thomas, and on July 28, 1990, they were joined in marriage.
Survivors include: his wife of 33 years, Jennifer Sue Brubaker; his children, Kristin Ann Brubaker, and Kyle Jeffrey Brubaker (Kassie); his mother, Nancy Brubaker; his mother-in-law, Ann Givens Thomas one brother-in-law, Mitch Thomas (Cari); one sister-in-law, Debbie Ann Thomas; his nephew & niece, Avery & Chase Thomas; his little dog Rocky, and a host of other extended family and friends.
In addition to his father, Jeff was preceded in death by one brother, Steven Donald Brubaker.
A Celebration of Life will begin at 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 30, 2023 in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, W. Main St., Richmond with Dr. Curtis "T" Christian officiating. The service will be live-streamed on the funeral home website.
The family will receive friends for a time of sharing stories & memories following the service in the Christian Life Center at First Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Jeff can be made to the First Presbyterian Church, PO Box 165, Richmond, KY 40476
The Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home, W. Main St., Richmond, is in charge of the arrangements.
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Dan O'Connor
September 19, 2023
I was shocked and saddened to hear of Jeff´s untimely passing earlier this month. Jeff and I met in college at the University of Delaware. Our freshman year we had rooms around the corner from each other. As we became fast friends, we decided to room together for our last three years at UD. Jeff was a dedicated student- studying Mechanical Engineering he had to be. But of course, he also enjoyed the social side of college and we had a great group of friends while at UD. After college Jeff moved around a lot for work, and I recall his stories of traveling everywhere from Utah to the South Pacific for the Defense Department. I was at his wedding to Jen and they came to mine some years later. Our families got together a few times over the years but work eventually put us in different states and sometimes different countries. Jeff was one of the most successful UD graduates I knew and when talking to UD students about career options, I would mention how Jeff started as a DoD intern and rose all the way up through the civil service ranks. It´s a great story that I hope inspired a few of them to follow in his footsteps. I am going to miss Jeff and those opportunities we won´t have to talk about family, work, sports, and eventually grandkids. My thoughts and prayers are with him and the Brubaker family.
Mitch Thomas
September 16, 2023
Jeff was a genuinely good guy, an engineer who helped make our lives safer by eliminating chemical weapons stored in bunkers at various sites throughout the United States, a present and responsive husband and father, an active member of his community and church, and most of all....the best brother-in-law I could have asked for.....Jeff, you were loved by many and will certainly be missed.
Rick Wright
September 9, 2023
My thoughts and prayers to the Brubaker family during this difficult time. Jeff interviewed and hired me at BGCAPP in 2017. I had the privilege to both work for him and to work with him during our time at BGCAPP. As a boss, he always sought the input of his subject matter experts. I always appreciated how he respected my analysis on topics. If I had the regulations and facts to back my analysis, I always felt Jeff had my back if I ever received push back. I also appreciated how he conducted meetings. He was always on topic and never expanded the meeting any longer than it had to be. I can remember several 10 minute meetings that he chaired and I know all the members of the group appreciated that about him.
Jeff's contributions at BGCAPP was vital in helping the site to accomplish meeting the treaty deadline of completing the destruction of chemical weapons stored at Blue Grass Chemical Activity. He will be greatly missed by his colleagues in the Government Oversight section at BGCAPP.
While serving as the Site Project Manager, Jeff was quite generous during employee appreciation days and Christmas parties. One of my favorite organizational days was when Jeff took us to the Keeneland Race Track. He bought all the employees a food and beverage voucher to take care of our lunches and we all enjoyed a great day at the track.
Rest in peace Jeff. You will be sorely missed at the site. May God bless the Brubaker family and help them heal with their great loss.
Rick Wright
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