Earle Orvest Brown Jr.

Earle Orvest Brown, Jr, age 93 of McMurray, PA passed away peacefully after a long illness on October 27th with family at his side. Earle was born on June 8, 1929 in Stockton California. He is survived by his son Jim (Mary Lynn) of Mt Lebanon and one grandson James who brought him great joy in his later years. He was predeceased by his parents, Earle and Edna Brown and beloved wife Jean.
Earle attended Lodi High School, graduating in 1947. During High School he met his wife to be, Jean Fleming, on a blind date. Earle, who always had a love for cars and things mechanical, worked at various gas stations and car dealerships in the Stockton area after high school. In 1950 Earle and Jean were married in Carson City, Nevada. Beginning in 1951, Earle served in the US Army for 2 years during the Korean conflict where he became the company clerk at a training camp near Baltimore, Maryland. Soon after his discharge from the Army, Earle attended the University of California at Berkeley, graduating in 1957 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Immediately after Graduation from Cal, he began a 35 year career in technical sales with ALCOA. While with ALCOA, he worked in several sales offices including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Charleston, WV and finally Pittsburgh, where he retired in 1993. While in the Los Angeles office his focus was on the aerospace industry, a major consumer of Aluminum. He was involved in the sale of ALCOA Aluminum used to cover the exterior of the Vertical Assembly Building at Cape Kennedy, one of the largest buildings in the world by volume. In 1969 Earle was named Branch Manager of the Charleston, WV Sales Office. In 1977, ALCOA transferred Earle to the Pittsburgh office, where he worked until his retirement in 1993. He enjoyed music, theater and traveling to Hilton Head and California. Earle was active in Rotary International and prided himself in maintaining near perfect attendance and becoming a Paul Harris fellow. Earle loved everything automotive and began his collector car hobby while in Charleston. Starting in the Early 70's he began to frequent many of the larger car part swap meets and became the expert in 1936-1948 Lincoln V-12 engines. He was active in several car clubs including the Lincoln Zephyr Owners Club and the Lincoln and Continental Owners Club where he held leadership positions for many years. While Vice President of the Continental Club, he was part of the group that changed the name of the club from the Lincoln Continental Owners Club to its current name in order to expand and attract more members. Once he relinquished his leadership positions with the clubs, he shifted his focus to the then fledgling Lincoln Motorcar Foundation where he served as an officer and director for many years until his death.
Arrangements by BEINHAUERS, 2630 West Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15216, 412-531-4000. There will be no services at this time. Services and internment will be private next spring in California where he will be put to rest with his wife Jean.