Fundraiser to be held for Beach bartender who died in car accident

Christina Brown, who had been a bartender at Mr. Waves Island Bar on Fort Myers Beach since it opened in 2023, died in a car accident last night.

Lynn Bommarito, operations manager at Mr. Waves, confirmed the death. Bommarito said Brown’s 12-year-old daughter is in the intensive care unit with injuries.

The bar will be holding a fundraiser on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. with all proceeds going to support the family. Brown is survived by a teenage son and two young daughters. A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the family.

Bommarito said she was a close friend of Brown and was notified late last night of her death. Bommarito said she was awaiting more information as to what happened. “We don’t have a lot of answers,” she said.

Bommarito said that Brown had taken her daughter to a water park that day. Brown, who lived in Fort Myers, had twin daughters and an 18-year-old son who is heading to college.

“She loved everybody, all the guests. She took care of everybody here,” Bommarito said. The two had worked together since the bar opened near Times Square. “She is one of the best bartenders I have ever seen,” Bommarito said. When Brown started working at Mr. Waves in 2023, she was bartending with a sprained wrist, Bommarito said.

“She was my right hand, my lead. She was a workaholic and always wanted to help, always wanted to be there for everybody. We’re a family here and this is just crushing us,” Bommarito said.

Bommarito said Brown’s family will need a lot of support now.

The GoFundMe page to support Brown’s family can be found at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-brown-family-after-tragic-loss-daughter-fighting-in-icu?attribution_id=sl:e9ee547f-20f7-483e-9341-c049f04b69f9&utm_campaign=pd_ss_icons&utm_content=amp13_c-amp14_t2-amp15_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&fbclid=IwY2xjawLlIppleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBySXBWWGFCcjVLMXlyQklFAR5HxRQPZB9yNdPuRKjVTyOE1Hhzmxj-IbFw_DBKiK0wTzia9B2xs2Q_6AFNUA_aem_xBv9MT3IpPOhneLLhHv8Jw