Richard Brown

Richard Clayton Brown “Dick”, 83, passed away Thursday 26 October 2017. He was a resident of Hardyville, VA born 25 March 1934 in Derby, Vermont second son of the late Horace Stuart and Charlena Etta (Brooks) Brown.  He attended school in Barton Academy and upon earning a BS at the University or Vermont (UVM) started work at the Social Security Administration to be drafted into the U.S. Army three week later in 1956.  Later he returned to the SSA to become a computer analyst, manager, etc., retiring after 33 years of service. His interests were many: the love of animals; horticulture; volunteering at Junction, Inc. (Drug & Alcohol Abuse Treatment Program) in Westminster, MD in the seventies which included taking a young man into our home for rehab; Hands Across Middlesex and the Lions later in life.  Originally from New England, he was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan who had a passion for Genealogy of which he dedicated decades toward research.  He was a true family man with the utmost integrity and honesty.  He was our “Rock”, who loved his family and extended families in Florida, Montana, Vermont and Washington and would help anyone in need. He was predeceased in death by younger brother Philip Arnold Brown of Glover, VT.  He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Cecile Ann (Montminy) Brown; daughter Beth Ellen Brown of Hayes, VA; son Craig Richard Brown of Buford, GA with wife Jennifer Susan (Bell) Brown and grandchildren Emma Sharlene Brown and Ethan Philip Brown; elder Brother Horace Stuart Brown Jr.; sisters, Janet Elfrieda (Brown) Hagerlin and Sara Dawn (Brown) Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held 11 A.M. Wednesday in Faulkner Funeral Homes, Bristow-Faulkner Chapel located in Saluda, VA.  The family can receive friends one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 98, Deltaville, VA 23043 and Wounded Warrior Project charity of which Mr. Brown contributed. https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate.  “It’s not about the war; it’s about the warrior.”