Richard Brown

1947 - 2024

Richard Brown
12/07/1947 - 08/29/2024
Richard Wade Brown died August 29, 2024, in Sugar Land, Texas. He was born December 7, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas, to Victor Louis Brown and Bertha Houston Brown. His parents moved to Mercedes, Texas, when he was a small boy, and he grew up there as their only child. Richard attended Mercedes public schools, graduating from high school in 1966. During high school, he played tuba in the school band, and he played guitar in a rock and roll band that performed in various venues.

Richard attended the University of Houston, served in the U.S. Army 1969-71, and worked at Methodist Hospital in Houston for 29 years. He married Nancy Jean Hoffman in 1967, and their son, Steve, was born in 1971. The three of them moved to Missouri City, Texas, in 1975, where Richard and Nancy continued to live after Steve left home. Richard had several hobbies, including playing guitar (with one of his high school band mates and others, he performed around the Houston area), model railroading (he had an extensive layout of S gauge track and running stock, with landscaping suggesting the Rio Grande Valley), and rebuilding old British sports cars (including Triumph TR4, MGA, and MGB). He enjoyed hunting, particularly birds, and made annual trips to the Rio Grande Valley for opening days of white wing dove season. Son, Steve, and several of Steve's friends, accompanied him on these trips beginning around 1980; retelling of their adventures may continue for generations.

Richard is survived by his wife, Nancy; son, Steve; daughter-in-law, Kelley; and granddaughters, Ella and Audrey. Private services will be held at a later date.