Richard Neal Brown

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Richard Brown Obituary

BROWN ,
Richard Neal
(Age 82)

Richard passed away on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Spokane, WA after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Joanne; sisters Frances Mann, Bonnie Huhn, Michael DeLatorre and brother James Brown; four children, David (Karen), Kevin (Patricia), Karin (Duane) and Debbie (David). He is also survived by eight grandchildren and a large extended family. Richard was born in Spokane, WA to Chester and Dorethy Brown on June 22, 1928. He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and attended EWU. Richard married Joanne and they had 60 loving years together. He had a 40 year career with Pacific Northwest Bell and retired in 1988. He was a director of Telco Credit Union (now Primesource) for many years. Richard enjoyed boating, fishing, being at the lake, golfing, and spending time with his grandchildren.
A mass will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 1517 East 33rd Ave., Spokane, WA on May 2, 2011 at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Our Lady of Fatima Church.

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Published by Spokesman-Review from Apr. 27 to May 2, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Richard Brown

5 Entries

Jan Swanson-Shaver

May 4, 2011

My sympathies on the loss of your dad. I have many memories of being with your family up at Cocalalla and playing between our two houses. I'm glad you have each other for comfort.

Karin Wentz

May 1, 2011

My Dad was a cool guy, He kept up with the times, and knew more about what was going on in the tech world than I did.
When I was young he would pull me waterskiing around Lake Cocolalla every day. Sometimes we would try for twice a day. We had to hit it before 10 AM then again after 6 PM. I sure was a good waterskier.

He was very patient with me in my growing up, checking out the guys that I dated, and terrifying them, to make sure I was at home on time.

He let me borrow the VW Bug when I was 17. At 16 He taught me how to drive in a 4 wheel drive pick up with a stick shift on the column. That lasted for about 10 minutes. I thought he was going to have a breakdown.

Then we switched to the car. The interesting thing about the car is that it was in the garage. I wasn't very good at checking mirrors.
Ond day he came home from work and wondered how the big stripe down the car got there. I had scraped the car from back to front while backing out. I didn't even know it. We had a lesson in backing out of the garage after that. He wasn't too upset.

I have so many wonderful memories and am grateful that I had a father who let me do sports, and encouraged my talents. He was very patient and kind.

I will miss him very much!! Karin

Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

April 27, 2011

Dear Joanne and Family,
We Sisters of the Holy Names send you our prayerful support at this time when Richard begins a new life in God's Presence. May you know his loving nearness often.

Brandon Brown

April 27, 2011

My grandpa taught me a lot about life. How to be frugal, yet enjoy what you have. To love your family unconditionally, yet do the little things for yourself as well to make sure you stay happy. I have great memories from the cabin on Lake Cocolalla. "In these isles of sun and fun, we never flush for number one". This quote on the plaque on the wall above the toilet speaks to me metaphorically. That's how grandpa was. Hey, you're out here having fun, but be smart and don't waste. In recent years, my wife, the kids and I would come and visit and stay at their house in Hangman Hills for a couple days at a time. We wouldn't really have an agenda, I would just like to sit there and talk. Talk about computers, politics, TV shows, my job, the kids, etc... Whatever it was, I just liked spending time with him and grandma. Those are the times I will truly miss. I miss you grandpa and thank you for being the great man you were.

David Brown

April 27, 2011

My dad was a great person who lived the Americian dream throughout his life. He was respected by all because he had his own personal ethics and stuck to them thru thick and thin even though others may have disagreed with him on may issues. He raised a family of four wild and not so wild kids and had to keep his wife happy at the same time, sometimes things did no go well but he never complained. He liked hobbies such as; boating, fishing, model building, gardening, ATV riding, building his lake garage and fixing his dock, well you name it if there was something that interested him he just got out there and tried it. He also like to collected lots of things. I thought his collecting was a bit strange at first, till some of it wore off on me. (like father like son-who knows anymore?) Oh! I almost forgot to mention that he was a professional shopper who liked a good deal. Whenever I called him I would jokingly ask if he had been at COSTCO and guess what, yes he had, and drug home a new treasure. I wiil miss him.

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