IRWIN LEIGHTON BRAITHWAITE Surrounded by family on February 9, 2018, age 69, of McCandless, formerly of Penn Hills. Father of Eric L. (Jennifer) Irwin and Daren (Brandon) Busch; brother of Jane (Chuck) Bruton; grandfather of Addison and Owen Busch, Emmett Irwin, and Corrigan Adkins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Doris and Bud Johnson; and brother, Timothy Irwin. Leighton served in the US Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He was a retired bus driver for the Port Authority of Allegheny County, and most recently worked as a school bus driver for the North Allegheny School District. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his friends, and beamed with Steeler Pride. Leighton will be remembered as a kind and generous man who put the needs and well-being of others before his own. Friends received Tuesday, February 13, 2018, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at SIMONS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 7720 Perry Hwy., where a Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America, an organization that Leighton believed in and supported. simonsfuneralhome.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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