OBITUARY: Lt. Col. Sheila Jennett Passed Away Peacefully at Vitas Healthcare Inpatient Hospice

Graduated from nursing school in 1956, commissioned in theU.S. Air Force in 1958

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Lt. Col. Sheila Jennett passed away peacefully at Vitas Healthcare Inpatient Hospice at 88. Sheila is lovingly remembered by her family Janice (Jennett) Brassard, Gilbert Jennett and wife Laura, and Gene Jennett and his wife Debbie Connolly.

She is also remembered fondly by her grandchildren: Brenden Brassard and wife Katherine; Bryan Brassard and wife Genevieve; Britten Brassard, wife Stacey, and children Micah and Madilyn; Benjamin Jennett and daughter Scarlett Jennett; Andrew Jennett, wife Marissa, and son Leo; and Karen Jennett and husband Thomas Charles.

Sheila was pre-deceased by her loving husband Gaston Paul Jennett, Jr., to whom she was married for 50 years on his passing in November 2019, her father Thomas Pizzotti, and her mother Dorothy (Hirshfield) Pizzotti.

Sheila Graduated from nursing school in 1956 and was commissioned in the United States Air Force in 1958. She worked as an Operating Room nurse and subsequently trained as a Flight Nurse.

She flew many overseas missions, including regular flights bringing wounded home from Vietnam. She retired in 1985, having achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and continued working as an OR nurse for a number of years in civilian hospitals. Sheila participated in a program recording the personal histories of veterans focusing on their military careers.

You may watch the interview at this Library of Congress site: https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc2001001.121076.mv0001001/

Sheila’s family would like to thank her friends and neighbors of the Indian River Colony Club (IRCC). She was active in many groups and activities, including quilting, crocheting, and embroidery groups; Mahjong club; the Bingo group; Retired Military Nurses; and the Widows and Single Women’s groups. All these people and many others have been a source of support and care for Sheila and the family over the years. The family is also thankful for her excellent care at Vitas Healthcare Inpatient Hospice facility on US 1 in Rockledge.

Their caring, compassionate care was remarkable in her final days.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Florida Wildlife Hospital, 4560 N. US Highway 1, Palm Shores, FL 32935.

Internment with military honors was held at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery on August 27, 2024.

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