BRAKE James Steven Brake, age 65, passed away suddenly on September 29, 2012.

Steve was born March 10, 1947 and raised in Milford Center, Ohio (Union County) and was a resident of Lutz, Florida.

A graduate of Fairbanks High School and Franklin University, he received multiple medals for his naval service in the Vietnam War.
Steve will be remembered as an avid fisherman and golfer. He is survived by his children, James Colin Brake of Delaware, OH and Lauren E. McGrail of Chicago, IL; one brother, Peter Brake of St. Petersburg, FL; and one sister, Beth Perez of Snell Isle, FL.
He was preceded in death by parents James E. and O. Maxine Brake of Milford Center.
Memorial Service are 11 a.m., Saturday, November 17, 2012, at the Milford Center Cemetery, Union Township, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, his children request memorials are made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, www.nami.org, NAMI P.O. Box 62596 Baltimore, MD 21264-2596.

Published in The Columbus Dispatch on November 11, 2012.