Sgt. George A. "Andy" Brown III

Sgt. George A. “Andy” Brown, III, 55, of the Florida Highway Patrol and resident of Lake City, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004, in the line of duty from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Lake City. A native of Oil City, Pennsylvania, Sgt. Brown moved to Florida with his family in 1950, where he has lived since. Sgt. Brown was a thirty four year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol serving both in the air as a pilot and on the ground as a patrolman. Sgt. Brown was also a veteran of the United States Marine Corp having served in Vietnam, a member of the Bunnell Masonic Lodge # 200, the Broken Spoke and was an advocate for the Westview Boy’s Home in Hollis, OK. Some hobbies that Sgt. Brown enjoyed were Corvettes, flying planes, riding motorcycles and he was a civil war buff and a Titanic aficionado.

Sgt. Brown was a loving and devoted father to his surviving son, Tucker Brown, Lake City. Sgt. Brown is also survived by his mother, Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Anderson and his step-father, Richard A. “Dick” Anderson, Ocala, Fl, his father, George A. Brown, Jr., Retired FHP after twenty five years, and his step-mother, Charlsey Brown of Port Orange, Fl. One sister, Connie Lee Whalen (Jim) and his niece, Tasha Gould all of Des Moines, Iowa and many friends with the Florida Highway Patrol and all law enforcement agencies also survive.

A memorial service honoring the life of Sgt. Brown will be conducted on Friday, April 30, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. at Christ Central Ministries Church in Lake City with Dr. J. Patrick Figley officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the Westview Boy’s Home at P.O. Box 553, Hollis, OK 73550-0553 in memory of Sgt. Brown.

Arrangements are under the direction of the GATEWAY~FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 South Highway 441, Lake City. 386-72-1954

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