Brian Towne

1964 - 2022

Brian Dale Towne, 58, of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, on the way to the hospital.

He was born July 22, 1964, at St. Catherine's Hospital in East Chicago, Indiana, the son of Elizabeth and George Towne.

On Sept. 28, 1986, he married Rieko (Komagome) Towne. Along with his wife, Brian is survived by his two sons, Aaron Senchie Towne of Sunnyvale, California, and Adam Yusuka (Jamie) Towne of Japan. His mother, Iona Elizabeth Towne of La Porte, also survives along with his two brothers, Cory A. Towne of La Porte, Indiana, and Matthew G. Towne (Kristen); and children, Patrick and Kaylynn of Union Mills, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his father, George P. Towne.

Brian graduated from La Porte High School in June of 1982. After high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served as an electronic specialist.

He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1991 with a degree in electronic engineering from Cal-Poly.

While living in California, Brian served as director of product management at Kenwood USA Corporation and held various research and development and marketing positions at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. In 2003 Brian joined the DTS team by serving as senior vice president of the Consumer/Pro Audio Division. He quickly rose through the ranks as senior vice president and general manager in 2009 and executive VP and COO in 2010. Brian was named executive VP and president of DTS Asia Pacific in 2014. He retired from the company in 2016.

The interment will be in Honolulu, Hawaii.

A small family service will be held at La Porte Missionary Church in La Porte, Indiana.