Connie Warren May

Connie Warren May, 88, of Cocoa, passed away at VITAS Healthcare Inpatient Hospice Care in Rockledge on March 7, 2026.

Born on October 23, 1937, in Dexter, Missouri, to Conway and Margaret May, Connie joined the Air Force in 1956. While stationed at Patrick AFB, he met and married his first wife, Virginia Wimberly, in 1957. After leaving the Air Force in 1959, he began working for Brevard County District 4 in Cocoa, operating draglines and cranes. In 1960, he and Virginia welcomed their only child, Dwayne. Connie later applied his skills as a heavy crane operator on major construction projects, including the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center and the development of Walt Disney World, where he performed lifts for the Monorail beam system, Swiss Family Robinson Tree House, Haunted Mansion, and Contemporary Hotel.

After becoming legally blind in 1984 due to retinitis pigmentosa, Connie remained active through handyman projects, supporting local youth sports, and spending time at the Cocoa Moose Lodge. He divorced Virginia in 1972 and married Annette Martin in 1974. The couple shared 52 happy years together until her passing.

Connie was preceded in death by his wife Annette and his siblings Beverly, Lorretta, Eulen, Terry, and Kevin. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and Melissa May; granddaughter Alyssa (Ryan) May-Harris; stepdaughters Gidget (JD) Downum, Michelle (Jay) Taylor, and Sherry (Eric) Olseen; stepson Gary (Liane) Odom; step-grandchildren Matt Best, Mariah (Isaac) Madrid, Brittany Parkerson, Candis (Stephen) Borg, Lily and Roan Odom, Sierra (Christian) Fernandez, Cyanne and Cerene Olseen; step-great-grandchildren Beckhem Madrid, Stepson Richter, Hannah Pridgeon, and Tyler Young; and step-great-great-grandchild Jade Young.