Joan Ann Brown

Joan Ann Hill Brown was born in Long Island City, in western Queens, New York City, at Saint John's Hospital April 6, 1933, to Teresa O'Donnell of Cumming, Iowa and Oliver Wyett Hill of Saint Louis, Missouri.

Joan eventually moved from New York City to Houston Heights, Garden Oaks, and Oak Forest via short residences in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Austin, Texas. Joan attended All Saints Elementary and Incarnate Word Academy, Class of 1951.

Joan was smitten in youth group (CYO) at Saint Rose of Lima, her parish, with a boy in one class ahead of her, Paul Brown Jr., a Saint Thomas High School student. Joan enlisted two of Paul's sisters, Saint Agnes students Ann Jenetta and Lillian, to coax Paul Joan's direction. The coaxing worked, and the couple started dating, even with Paul's five-year-old sister Billie Carolyn as escort. Joan and Paul walked down the aisle at Saint Rose April 14, 1952, with the couple's wedding reception at Joan's parents' home on Gardenia. Joan gained her in-laws, Regina Diehl, and Paul Brown Senior, of Garden Oaks. Joan was preceded in death by husband, Paul Brown Junior; son, Craig Brown; parents Oliver and Teresa Hill, in-laws Paul Brown Senior, Regina Diehl, and Shelby Cutrer Boutwell, and her favorite cousin, Angela Dillon Kuhlman. Joan is survived by her children: Cynthia McCourt (Roy), Chris Brown (Alma), Vince Brown (Mari), and Paul Brown. Grandchildren are Sara Macias (Marco), Amy McDonald (Pat), Jenny Ornedo (Wilson), Terina Brown, Eric Brown, Monica Pulis (Ryan), Aidan Brown, Maya Brown, Nathan Schroeder, Kyleigh Brown, and Colleen Brown. Great-grandchildren are Riley Carr, Abby Carr, Aaron Macias, Ryan Macias, Emma Ornedo, Kai McDonald, Izzy McDonald, Jack Pulis, and Charlotte Pulis.