“I tell everybody I graduated high school on a Saturday, and I’ve been working full time since that Monday.”
Don Brazie’s family arrived in Housatonic in 1910 from Poland to work in the Monument Mills, which produced textiles between the 1850s and 1950s. His mother’s maiden name, Koldys, and her mother’s maiden name, Bubriski, will be familiar to those who follow local basketball — Randy Koldys was the long-time Monument boys coach until very recently — and Alice Bubriski was the unofficial “mayor” of Housatonic until her death in 2008. Don’s grandfather was a Housatonic plumber, and his father, Don Brazie Senior, is still a Housatonic plumber.
Today Don Junior is in his 25th year of owning D & B Plumbing, and his kids are bucking contemporary trends by sticking close to home and following their father into his trade. Ben, 2021 graduate of MMRHS, works with Dad on Fridays and for a…
