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VOL 20 No. 25
April 1, 2020
Last call for Brad Lisk Brad Lisk crammed a whole lot of living into the 51 years he had on Earth.
BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island lost a true friend and a champion of the people when Brad Lisk passed away on Wednesday, March 25. Brad had a massive heart attack on Friday, March 20 and never regained consciousness. He was 51 years old and had experienced previous heart failures. At the time of his death, Brad lived in Bradenton, but he spent much of his life living and working on Anna Maria Island. Most folks on the Island knew Brad as the fun-loving bartender at D Coy Ducks, but he was much more than that.
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Brad leaves behind two sons, Shane Pelkey Lisk and Tanner Pelkey Lisk, both of whom
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Brad Lisk was a thoughtful and introspective man. also have strong ties to the Island. The brothers grew up in Bradenton Beach and Shane still lives there with his wife Annie. Tanner lives in Cortez. “He was a very hard-working individual. When my mom was pregnant, he had three or four different jobs going on at a time, but he was still able to go to MCC (Manatee Community College) and ace his tests,” Shane said.
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Brad Lisk loved spending time at the beach. “He made sure he got everything done. He made sure there was a roof over our heads and food on our plates. He made sure everyone was happy and he always gave what he could.”
When asked what his dad taught him, Shane said, “I learned how to be a good human being. I learned the difference between right and wrong, how to treat others and how to
be polite. He taught me money wasn’t everything. “He taught me how to fish and how to play baseball and other sports. He was a coach for many years for the kids out here on the Island. He would put us all in the back of the truck and pick up three or four different kids on the way to practice or games. He always made sure those kids got there and got home.” Shane said his dad started working at D Coy Ducks as a barback and poker dealer about 10 or 12 years ago. SEE LISK, PAGE 20
Boaters adapting to new coronavirus restrictions Emergency measures enacted last week are impacting the local boating community. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Those who went boating on Saturday and Sunday near Anna Maria Island were among the first to do so in the wake of the executive order the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued Friday afternoon. Issued at the direction of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, FWC Executive Order 20-09 sets forth temporary conditions that now apply to boaters using Florida waterways.
While the order remains in effect, recreational vessel occupancy is limited to no more than 10 persons per vessel and recreational boaters must maintain a minimum distance of 50 feet from other vessels. “This distance provision does not apply to permitted mooring fields, public or private marinas or any other permanently installed wet slips, and does not apply to vessels underway unless they are tied, rafted or moored to another vessel,” the FWC executive order says. “This shall expire when the Governor’s Executive Order 20-52 expires unless rescinded or superseded at a sooner date,” according to the FWC order. Applicable statewide, the order was issued on Friday, March 27, one day after the SEE BOATERS, PAGE 23
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit patrolled the waters near Jewfish Key Saturday afternoon.
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