Longtime Malibu resident Geoffrey P. McBreen died in Santa Monica last Thursday. He was 85.
McBreen was born Oct. 3, 1922 in New York City. He was educated at Xavier High School and St. John’s University. McBreen served as a Naval aviator during WWII.
With his older brother Peter, McBreen founded and was executive vice president of Peter J. McBreen & Associates Inc., one of the world’s leading independent aviation insurance adjustment companies.
McBreen was predeceased by his children, Sean and Mary Jo. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; children, Geoff Jr., Peter, Brian and Brendan; grandchildren, Erin, Brian Jr., Molly, Geoff, Brendan, Miles, Owen, Phoebe and Rio, and great-grandchildren, Emma, Conor and Aidan.
A funeral mass will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Malibu Catholic Church, located at 3625 Winter Canyon Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Saint John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica.