Posted: 9:13 PM - Jul 20, 2008
From 'The Capital' dated Wednesday 22 August 2007.
Jerry Brown
Jerry Russell Brown, 76, a 35-year resident of Gingerville Estates in Edgewater and previously of New Carrollton, died of pulmonary fibrosis Aug. 20 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a 10-year illness.
Born June 10, 1931, in Fairmount, Ind., and a 1949 graduate of Fairmount High School, Mr. Brown attended Indiana University in Bloomington in 1949 and 1950. He joined the Navy in 1951 during the Korean War, receiving training in Pensacola, Fla., and Patuxent Naval Air Station, where he met his wife, Mary Ann Brown, of Washington, D.C. They were married on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1953.
After their son was born at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Mr. Brown was transferred to the carrier USS Coral Sea as an aviation machinist technician, and his wife to the Mediterranean. He was honorably discharged in 1955 and returned to the Washington area.
His first civilian job was at a Chevrolet dealership owned by the Rogers family. When Bill Rogers established the Rogers Chevrolet dealership in Bowie a few years later, Mr. Brown joined him, working mostly in sales. He was named a corporate officer and general manager before retiring in 2001.
He was a commodore of the West River Yacht Club for 30 years. He was also a member for seven years of the Early Pattern Glass Society. He collected and was a dealer in antique glass.
In addition to his wife of 54 years, he is survived by one son, Michael W. Brown of Edgewater; his mother, Mildred Compton Brown of Marion, Ind.; and one grandson. He was the son of the late Russell Brown.
A life celebration will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater. The family's online guestbook is at http://www.kalasfuneralhomes.com.
Born in Fairmount, Indiana on June 10, 1931 to Mildred P. Compton and Russell Brown. He graduated from Fairmount High School in 1949 and attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana until 1951. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1951 during the Korean War. He took training in Pensacola, Florida and was stationed at Patuxent Naval Air Force Base, where he met his wife, Mary Ann McKay, of Washington, D.C. They were married on Valentines Day, February 14, 1953. After his son was born at Bethesda Naval Hospital on December 9, 1953, he was transferred aboard the Naval Carrier "Coral Sea", stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, and the ship was sent to the Mediterranean Sea during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1955, and returned to the Washington area where he has resided ever since.
His first job was at Barry Pate Chevrolet, owned by the Rogers family, then worked for a few years at their Addison Chevrolet dealership until the riots in the late 50's. He and Bill Rogers became acquainted and worked well with each other, and when Bill moved out of the city to establish Rogers Chevrolet in Bowie, Maryland, Jerry went with him. He remained there for 45 years, working mostly in the sales department, and was a corporate officer and General Manager until he retired in 2001.
Over the years, he and Mary Ann traveled all over the world, enjoying many trips to interesting places in Europe and elsewhere. He also enjoyed several ship cruises and trips to the Caribbean with his son, Michael Brown and daughter-in-law, Pat, in recent years.
He moved from his home in New Carrollton, Md., after 15 years, and made his home in 1972 in Gingerville Estates near Annapolis, Maryland. His main outside interest then became boating, and he joined the West River Yacht Club in 1975. He and Mary Ann enjoyed many cruising weekends on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond with the Club members, and the yearly cruises south on the Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort and Southport, N.C., where "The Mary Ann" was docked for the winter. He remained an avid boater until his death. He was a Past Commodore of West River Yacht Club, and a member of the Early American Pattern Glass Society, and was an antique dealer and collector of pattern glass.
In addition to his wife of 54 years, he leaves a son, Michael William Brown of Edgewater, Maryland, a grandson, Matthew Russell Brown, 24, and his mother, Mildred Compton Brown, of Marion, Indiana. He died of pulmonary fibrosis and pneumonia on August 20, 2007 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was 76 years old.
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Jerry Russell Brown, 76, a 35-year resident of Gingerville Estates in Edgewater and previously of New Carrollton, died of pulmonary fibrosis Aug. 20 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a 10-year illness.
Born June 10, 1931, in Fairmount, Ind., and a 1949 graduate of Fairmount High School, Mr. Brown attended Indiana University in Bloomington in 1949 and 1950. He joined the Navy in 1951 during the Korean War, receiving training in Pensacola, Fla., and Patuxent Naval Air Station, where he met his wife, Mary Ann Brown, of Washington, D.C. They were married on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1953.
After their son was born at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Mr. Brown was transferred to the carrier USS Coral Sea as an aviation machinist technician, and his wife to the Mediterranean. He was honorably discharged in 1955 and returned to the Washington area.
His first civilian job was at a Chevrolet dealership owned by the Rogers family. When Bill Rogers established the Rogers Chevrolet dealership in Bowie a few years later, Mr. Brown joined him, working mostly in sales. He was named a corporate officer and general manager before retiring in 2001.
He was a commodore of the West River Yacht Club for 30 years. He was also a member for seven years of the Early Pattern Glass Society. He collected and was a dealer in antique glass.
In addition to his wife of 54 years, he is survived by one son, Michael W. Brown of Edgewater; his mother, Mildred Compton Brown of Marion, Ind.; and one grandson. He was the son of the late Russell Brown.
A life celebration will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater. The family's online guestbook is at http://www.kalasfuneralhomes.com.
Jerry R. Brown
Born in Fairmount, Indiana on June 10, 1931 to Mildred P. Compton and Russell Brown. He graduated from Fairmount High School in 1949 and attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana until 1951. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1951 during the Korean War. He took training in Pensacola, Florida and was stationed at Patuxent Naval Air Force Base, where he met his wife, Mary Ann McKay, of Washington, D.C. They were married on Valentines Day, February 14, 1953. After his son was born at Bethesda Naval Hospital on December 9, 1953, he was transferred aboard the Naval Carrier "Coral Sea", stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, and the ship was sent to the Mediterranean Sea during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1955, and returned to the Washington area where he has resided ever since.
His first job was at Barry Pate Chevrolet, owned by the Rogers family, then worked for a few years at their Addison Chevrolet dealership until the riots in the late 50's. He and Bill Rogers became acquainted and worked well with each other, and when Bill moved out of the city to establish Rogers Chevrolet in Bowie, Maryland, Jerry went with him. He remained there for 45 years, working mostly in the sales department, and was a corporate officer and General Manager until he retired in 2001.
Over the years, he and Mary Ann traveled all over the world, enjoying many trips to interesting places in Europe and elsewhere. He also enjoyed several ship cruises and trips to the Caribbean with his son, Michael Brown and daughter-in-law, Pat, in recent years.
He moved from his home in New Carrollton, Md., after 15 years, and made his home in 1972 in Gingerville Estates near Annapolis, Maryland. His main outside interest then became boating, and he joined the West River Yacht Club in 1975. He and Mary Ann enjoyed many cruising weekends on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond with the Club members, and the yearly cruises south on the Intracoastal Waterway to Beaufort and Southport, N.C., where "The Mary Ann" was docked for the winter. He remained an avid boater until his death. He was a Past Commodore of West River Yacht Club, and a member of the Early American Pattern Glass Society, and was an antique dealer and collector of pattern glass.
In addition to his wife of 54 years, he leaves a son, Michael William Brown of Edgewater, Maryland, a grandson, Matthew Russell Brown, 24, and his mother, Mildred Compton Brown, of Marion, Indiana. He died of pulmonary fibrosis and pneumonia on August 20, 2007 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was 76 years old.