Norman Jack Brown Jr.

Norman Jack Brown, Jr. Resident of Livermore Norman Jack Brown Jr., born June 22, 1931 in Red Bluff, CA, to Agnes Dene Hillhouse & Norman Jack Brown Sr., he died of a stroke on September 3, 2010, at the Veterans Hospital, Livermore, CA, family members were with him. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Virginia Jurgens Brown; children, Kevin Brown (Lorri Wilson) of Livermore; Linda Trudeau (Scott Trudeau) of Livermore; Susan Brown of Livermore, Carol Brown of Columbia, Missouri; and Diane Brown of Los Angeles. His son, Stephen, predeceased him in 1977. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren; Cameron Hoffman-Brown, Cody Hoffman-Brown, Kelly Trudeau Kechriotis (Chris Kechriotis), Kendall Trudeau, Jack Trudeau, Angela Utreras, Gabriela Utreras, Nora Peckham, and Nicholas Peckham, and one great-grandchild, Easton Kechriotis. He is also survived by his sisters Janis Brown Baker of Windsor, and Eugenea Brown Niehoff, and a brother Gary Brown, both of Anderson. Other survivors include numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews; extended family members are Sharon Hoffman of Manteca, and Luis Utreras of Bogota, Columbia, & Jim Peckham of Columbia, Missouri. Norman was an Eagle Scout, and he served in the U.S. Army in Korea. He attended school in Red Bluff, St. Patrick's Seminary, Mountain View, and UC Berkeley. He graduated in 1959 with a master's degree in mechanical engineering. His spent his career as an engineer with LLNL in the ME Department. He worked on nuclear reactors, and ended up working in Optics and optical fabrication including work on the Hubbell Telescope, and retired in 1994. During his career he received two prize medals; including the Rudolf Kingslake Medal. Norman was a renaissance man, an avid photographer, painter, and calligrapher. His hand-tooled pens made of exotic woods were prized by calligraphers around the world. He was also a passionate book collector and chef, as well as a supporter of the theatre, opera, and symphonies around the Bay Area. He was a member of Friends of Calligraphy, Optical Society of America, and the International Society for Optical Engineering, and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Community. Funeral Mass, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1315 Lomitas Ave., Livermore, CA, Friday, 10am. Lunch and Reception to follow at Beebs, 915 Clubhouse Dr., Livermore, CA. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to: Pippin Pocket Opera 469 Bryant Street, San Francisco CA 94107 and the Society of St. Sulpice, Provincial House 5408 Roland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21210-1988. Callaghan Mortuary 925 447-2942