PHYLLIS BROWN

BROWN PHYLLIS K. BROWN A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. on January 21, 2017 at St. Joseph's Church in Herndon, VA, for Phyllis K. Brown, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, who worked for IBM for more than 40 years, most of them in the Washington D.C. area. She died of cancer on November 22, 2016. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 45 years, Donald C. Brown Jr., of Herndon, VA, sons Donald C Brown III, (Shalini) of Roswell, GA, Robert Brown of Washington DC; granddaughter Kara Hart of Herndon, VA, grandson Taylor Brown of Roswell GA, and granddaughter Leina Brown of Roswell, GA.She is also survived by her sisters, Nina Morton (Ronnie) of Garland, Texas, Virginia De Silva and partner Christopher Carter of Plano, Texas, Jill Bishop of Granbury, Texas and Lisa Boyd of Garland, Texas and brother Brian (Andy) of San Francisco, CA. She was preceded in death by her mother Maxine Hooter and stepfather Frank Hooter of Dallas, Texas, father Stanley Aulsbrook and stepmother Wilma Aulsbrook of Gadsden, Alabama, brother Benjamin Hooter of Dallas, Texas and her sister Stephanie Kraus of Plano, Texas. She is also survived by her brothers Howard Aulsbrook Jr. and Buddy Aulsbrook of Gadsden, Alabama and her sisters Laura White of Gadsden, Alabama, and Cheryl Porter of Huntsville, Alabama. Phyllis was born in Dallas, Texas on January 20, 1951. She graduated from Richardson High School in 1969, Tyler Junior College in 1971 and attended North Texas State University. Phyllis joined IBM in Baton Rouge, LA, in 1974. She also worked at IBM locations in Dallas, Texas, White Plains and Armonk, New York and Connecticut before transferring to the Washington, DC area in 1989, where she worked at IBM facilities in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia She held a number positions at IBM including resource manager, project manager, technical hiring manner and facilities manager. She is remembered by her fellow workers as a consummate professional who mentored and guided the career development of dozens of IBMers. Phyllis was devoted to her family. Phyllis enjoyed watching her granddaughter Kara play soccer and basketball and also enjoyed their vacations to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons as well as Assateague Island in Maryland and Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. She also particularly enjoyed spending time with her younger grandchildren Taylor and Leina at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland.Phyllis was devoted to her family. Phyllis enjoyed watching her granddaughter Kara play soccer and basketball and also enjoyed their vacations to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons as well as Assateague Island in Maryland and Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. She also particularly enjoyed spending time with her younger grandchildren Taylor and Leina at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland.