The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-03
Late Frank P. Brett
 Had Notable Career
Contemporary of Most Famous Lawyers in Local Bar History; Served in Company C

tually, he was admitted to the Con- necticut Bar. The record of his
 life as we read 1t, chased him as a
 "stalwart Democrat" In 1o06 he
 was Q member of the Democratic
 town committee, of which he was
 the treasurer. And from that time
 on, at every election and every de- mand for funds for the better7nent
 of the party, whether in office or out, Frank Brett gave freely to the Democratic party. He never forgot his regular donation, because he was @ Democrat of the "old school" and such individuals were always cognizant of the expense attached to each party election. Friends close and familiar with the man often declared that the party nominees were good enough for him, and consequently his vote during all of the years was 8 straight party affair. On our part we attended his funeral both as 8 friend, and as Q Democrat. We presume that was the reason why so many of the leading Democrats of the city were present.
 Frank Brett was also an old- time Connecticut Guardsman. He was a member of Old Company c, under the late able and experi- enced Captain Alfred J. Wolff He held the rank of 1st sergeant for . period of years, when the late Dan Fitzpatrick and Patrick Halpin were the company Lieutenants. and when the fine old French Captain retired in favor of Lieut.. Fitz- patrick. This was at a time when the Guard made it's annual pilgrim age to Mantle during the month of August. Oh, what days, what times, what @ happy and contented lot of young men; how. Old Water bury turred out to see them oil, and how they were around two weeks later to welcome them back home at the old Naugatuck sta ton on Bank Street with the Amer ican Band present to lead them up Bank Street to the old state armory on Pheorix Avenue.
 "Rack from the Wars"
 Showered with flowers and kisses as they arrived, 1t seemed at times as if the boys had just returned from the battle ground; still they had been away for only two weeks. taking part in various sham battles arranged for the proper training of soldiers when in actual combat. But that is the way they used to do things in Waterbury, music all the time for the guardsmen, band music, for the playing of snappy and popular marches that made everyone around snap into step and walk along proudly with their soldier friend.
 Frank Brett's life was simple, but well lived; he was c good lawyer, @ trtisty title searchef, and deed compiler. old friends he saw pass along, practically all of his bud- dies in the Company c organiSa- ton. He say many changes in Waterbury, but kept pace with the times by his close reading of the Waterbury papers. Old friends were dear and their friendship loyal. as he often remarked. New friends, he made, as the years brought about changes, and he held onto them right up to the end. That was the way about Frank Brett. He was 80 good and so generous and so kind in what he said about peo- pie that politicians and business persons confided in him. for the good they obtained and the advice of procedure requested. His likes, are few, we think. He was one of the old Guard of Waterbury na- tives, whose life we like to study and compare with our own, for the l value and guidance 1t will be to us | in the years to come, or as long as we are allowed to stay.
 We liked Frank Brett, and we think thcusaiids of others also d. mired him. And if we had been | An editor, a review of his life would | have adorned the editorial page the l ay after hls death. .J