Donald Carleton Broderick III

AIKEN - Donald Carleton Broderick III passed on May 13, 2018 to join the love of his life, his late wife Suzanne Joyce Broderick, who predeceased him in 2009.  He was the son of the late Elisabeth S. and J.J. Broderick.  He is survived by his beloved and loving companion, Sheryl Phillips, along with his children Lisa Yates Shepard of Frederick, MD; Daniel C. Broderick Yates (Edie) of Brattleboro, VT; Peter Roche Broderick (Laura) of San Antonio; Carla A. Broderick of Arcadia, CA; Alessandra Broderick Kop’Kash (Eric) of Pennington, NJ; and, Christina Alexis Blackwell (Thomas) also of Pennington, NJ.  He is also survived by his grandchildren Melissa Shepard; Will and Katherine Broderick; Chloe and Ella Kop’Kash; and Madison, Brooke and Jackson Blackwell. Mr. Broderick attended private schools in New York and Washington, D.C., and he attended college and law school in Washington, D.C.  He then moved on to graduate school in Boston, Mass., where he received his M.B.A.  During the Korean War, he served in that country in the early 1950s as a Marine Corps Officer with the First Marine Air Wing.  Prior to that assignment, and having completed his training at diverse locations, he served in various Squadrons with the First Marine Air Wing, El Toro, Calif.; the Second Marine Air Wing at Cherry Point, N.C.; the Marine Corps Air Facility, Peterfield Point, New River, N.C., and others.  Upon his return to civilian life, he completed his education, remaining a member of the Marine Corps Reserve.  He then embarked on a career in fashion retailing with the J.L. Hudson Company (Detroit), at the time the largest department store in a single city in the U.S.  He went on to Bonwit Teller and Best & Co., both of Fifth Ave., New York, and finally to the Retail Division of The British American Tobacco Co., which owned, among other stores, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gimbels (NY), and Marshall Field of Chicago.  His career saw him in successive positions of Trainee, Buyer, Merchandise Manager, General Manager, and finally, Corporate Vice President.  Upon his retirement, he became associated with Princeton University, in a position he held until his second retirement in 1996.  At that time he became involved in the development of Daufuskie Island, and he moved to Aiken, S.C. in that same year. On his passing, Mr. Broderick still maintained his memberships in the Princeton Club of New York; the Nassau Club and Springdale Golf Club, both in Princeton, NJ; and, the Woodside Plantation Golf Club and Green Boundary Club in Aiken.  While residing here he served as a Commissioner on the Aiken Design Review Board, and on the Boards of the SPCA, the Aiken Opera Society, the Aiken Symphony Guild, the Green Boundary Club, the then Aiken County Open Land Trust, the Aiken Chapter of the International Wine and Food Society, among others.  Some of the many groups with which he was associated are the Aiken Steeplechase Association (an organization for which he served as an Official for more than 12 years), the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame, Partners in Friendship, the Aiken Center for the Arts, the Alliance Francaise, the Aiken Historical Society, and the Augusta Historical Society.  Mr. Broderick was a Life Member of the Edgefield Historical Society, the U.S. Croquet Association, the Saint Andrews Society of Philadelphia, as well as others. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:00 PM Friday, October 12, 2018 at Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, 203 Park Ave., SE, Aiken, SC. A reception will immediately follow the service at the Green Boundary Club. Mr. Broderick will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors and will rest together with his late wife, Suzanne. In lieu of flowers, it would be appreciated if any contributions that may be offered be made instead to either the Hitchcock Woods Foundation, PO Box 1702, Aiken, SC 29802 or to the Friends of Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch, P.O. Box 2213 Aiken, SC 29802. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC (803)642-3456 To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Donald Carleton Broderick III, please visit our flower store.