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FORT PIERCE - Neil Stephen Burd, 49, of Fort Pierce died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in St. Lucie County.
He was a lifelong resident of Fort Pierce and a citrus processor for Sun Valley Citrus Co.
He served in the Navy during the Vietnam war and was Protestant.
Survivors include a son, Shawn Burd of Orlando; a daughter, Christine Burd of Orlando; and a brother, Keith Burd of Fort Pierce.
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Lyn Tidwell (Davis-Hund)
You were such a good hearted and sweet boy. You were my first true love but it wasn't meant to be. I will always remember how great a friend you were to me and how bad I feel knowing you had lost your way. You had so much potential and so many gifts. So sorry I didn't keep up with you after school.
Miss you.....
Shirley Carpenter (Rowland)
Miss you "big brother " (he is 12 days older than me). Just a note and a prayer for your service in the Navy. The military will never know how much it cost you and how much you truly lost your way. I love you always and have great memories from first grade on up Miss you lots
Courtland Lewis
Neil and I were best friends, hunting, double-dating, in Key Club... I remember his mom always saying, "Neil, you're in a fog, boy. You're in a fog!" His dad, from whom he inherited his alcoholism, would hide bottles of liquor all around in the barn, inside bales of hay, etc., and on Saturday nights we'd go on a kind of Easter egg hunt for some. I kept up with Neil from time to time after he came back from Nam, although I was living in DC and only occasionally visiting home. I remember watching his slow decline and trying to help but knowing I couldn't really, all the way to the end. I met his kids at the funeral and helped them a little until eventually they moved and I lost track of them. The girl in particular had been through hell as a child but was studying to be a nurse, and I believe became one. She was brave. But it was a sad story, for sure. I too still think of him sometimes.
Garry Morrison (Danny's Brother)
Neil was a great guy in and out of school ?
I would visit my parents in FP and stop by to see Neil !
Always a smile and a laugh , RIP - Brother
Shirley Carpenter (Rowland)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂😇Neil. Hope you have a wonderful day dancing with the angels and your mom. I miss you and love so much big brother
Shirley Carpenter (Rowland)
Happy Birthday my dear brother and friend 🎂💕 It is another year that you are in my thoughts and prayers as you dance with the Angels. It's so hard to believe you have been gone since 1998. We are celebrating a mile stone 75 this year and I continue to celebrate your life on this special day. I love you lots. Until we meet again and can dance a celebration dance. Shirley