Joan Loris Brown

1930 - 2021

Joan Loris Brown

Okemos - Our treasured mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Joan Loris Brown, age 91, of Okemos, MI passed away on July 16, 2021.

Joan was born on May 13, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Harold and Helen Hull. She attended and graduated from Evanston High School. In Joan's college years at Michigan State University she met her husband Jim on a blind date. They would marry in 1951, and from that point on Jim's working career moved the family from Mason, to Okemos, to Bloomfield Hills to two incredible years in Pretoria, South Africa and then finally back to Okemos. Joan became a pro at setting up new households at each of these locations and always loved the adventures of traveling the world. Upon the passing of her husband Jim in 1991, she was named President of Inco Graphics in Mason, MI a then four generation printing/newspaper operation. Her retirement years were spent painting, traveling and enjoying Longboat Key, FL.

From the family: Our Mom had an incredible and positive will to live over the years. She beat all the odds to be alive time and time again. We will always be endeared to Dr. Ibrahim Shah, MD, and Dr. Jihad Mustapha, MD these past 12 years who gave her quality of life.

Our Mom survived the Covid-19 pandemic. She would spend her time painting her favorite scenic travel photos for family and many nurses and staff who cared for her at Burcham Hills Retirement Center, and we will always be thankful for their compassionate care and kindness.

Her love, sense of humor and storytelling will live on in all of our hearts.

Surviving to cherish Joan's memory are her Children; Timothy (Nancy) Brown of Okemos, Amy (Aleksandr) Danilov of Lafayette, CO, Jennifer Abood Morris (Steve Morris) of Bath, Melissa (fiancé Vernon Miller) Budd of Okemos; Her 5 grandchildren, Matthew Brown of East Lansing, Andrew (fiancé Andrea Paul) of Lincoln, NE, Christina (Marco) Sayers of Columbia, SC, Brian Budd II of Denver, CO and James Budd of Okemos, and her great-grandson Theodore Sayers of Columbia, SC.

Joan was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 39 years former State Legislator James "Jim" Brown; her parents Harold and Helen Hull, brother; Brooks Hull, son-in-laws; Richard J. Abood and Brian Randall Budd, and grandson; Michael Brown.

A private graveside committal service will take place at Hawley Cemetery, Vevay Twp, Mason, MI

A "Celebration of Life" will be held in memory of Joan on Friday, August 13, 2021 from 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. at Eagle Eye Golf & Banquet Center, 15500 Chandler Rd., Bath, MI

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions may be made to The Center for Independence Through Conductive Education, 100 W. Plainfield Rd, Ste 100, Countryside, IL 60525 http://www.cfimove.org