Norman Harold Brown

Norman Harold Brown age 84. Died on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Born in Louisville on March 7, 1941 to Doloras Young Brown and Harold Smith Brown. Preceded in death were his parents and wife Cecelia (Cece) Krisch Brown.

Survivors include Jessica Krisch Brown and Julia Young Brown Williams (Andrew), and two grandchildren, Ivan and Lydia Williams. Nieces: Elizabeth and Susan. Nephews: Kevin, Christopher, and Matthew. Many close friends: Barbara and Harold Jones, Sandra and Davis Johnson, Jim Seraphine, Roy and Patrice Flynn, Saeed and Nasi Assef and all the people at Masonic Home Meadow for being so kind.

A service will be held at the Ratterman and Brothers Funeral Home at 3711 Lexington Road at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, and Visitation will occur between 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery at 1600 Newberg Road following the service. In lieu of flowers, please provide a donation to the Kentucky Humane Society or KET

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Norman's words. This is the last time I get to spout off about myself. I attended Greathouse, Stivers, Waggener, and then graduated from Eastern High School, Class of 1959. I attended Murray State, University of Kentucky, and graduated from the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School (1968) as a Civil Engineer. I worked for the Kentucky State Highway Department while in college. I worked for Peter Kiewit Sons in Cleveland as an estimator, then transferred to a highway bridge project in Rochester, NY. My next job only lasted 3 months, which was a blessing, I'm not naming names here. I then went to work for E. Lionel Pavlo as a project engineer for the construction of the Daniel Boone Parkway in Manchester KY. I went to work for Bechtel in Louisville as a Civil Engineer for the design of food products, paper, fertilizer, and petrol plants. I then worked as a chief inspector for Standiford Field airport terminal addition. Then another only 7 month job, another blessing, where I won't name names. I spent some time at Miller/Wihry designing subdivisions. The job I retired from was at MSD as a Project Manager, Development Reviewer for sanitary sewers, and as an MSD rep to FEMA. I retired in 2005. Overall, my engineering work included highway and road design, railroad tracks, drainage and sewer piping, bridge construction, vibrating equipment foundations, miscellaneous structural designs for walkways inside producing plants, and work on 3 different nuclear power plants in 3 states. I was a licensed Professional Engineer in Kentucky, Alabama, and Texas. I was an ASCE Fellow. I was a leader of a Boy Scout Explorer Group at MSD. I held offices in the local ASCE and KSPE Chapters.

I had a wonderful family, in-laws, and friends. I got to travel to several European countries, all 50 states, and visited many National Parks, monuments, historical sites, and forests. I respected all people as equals and worked hard at my jobs, but I wasn't better than anyone else.