Joanne Murdock Brown

Joanne Murdock Brown 1938 ~ 2007 Joanne Murdock Brown passed away on June 1, 2007. Joanne was born June 1, 1938 in Logan, Utah to Lovell Alexander and Dorothy McAlister Murdock. Married H. M. "Bud" Brown, Jr. in 1958; divorced in 1976. They had three children: Holly M. (John) Paranto, (Colorado), H. M. "Bud" (Rosemary) Brown III, (Colorado) and Scott M. (Deborah) Brown, (Arizona). While she was growing up, she helped her dad and her grandpa "Joe Bush" in the sheep industry. She had several part time jobs, including working at Sears, Keith O'Brians and Salt Lake County Recreation. She graduated from East High School in 1957, and attended the University of Utah. She completed her bachelor's degree in History/Library Science in 1974, and began working at Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. After completing her graduate degree in 1979, she transferred to Personnel, and was promoted in 1981 to Manager of Employee Relations. She earned a certificate in 1994 in Dispute Resolution. She retired in 1995 after working at the University for more than 21 years. She moved to the Boulder, Colorado area in 2002. Joanne loved to travel, and she made many trips all over the world including Russia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Hawaii, Alaska, and the British Isles. She played golf, skied, swam, knitted sweaters, went camping and hiking, and enjoyed preparing gourmet food with friends. She also read voraciously, collected books, and participated in Utah History seminars. She was active in politics, the League of Women Voters, and the ACLU. She enjoyed music, dancing, going to the opera and theatre, and playing the piano. Joanne is survived by the people she loved very much: her daughter and two sons, seven grandchildren, her sisters, Patricia Nielson and Dixie (Mark) Whipple, and her five nieces and nephews. A private family memorial will be held July 28, 2007. Condolences may be entered in a guestbook electronically to www.Legacy.com, or mailed to the Joanne Brown Family, 3440 Youngfield St., Suite 169, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in memory of Joanne to the National Alzheimer Association at www.alz.org.