Frederick C. Brown Jr.
WELLS – Frederick C. “Fred” Brown Jr. 82, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 23 at York Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born June 15th, 1932 in Worcester MA, the son of the late Frederick Brown and Lucille (Horan) Brown.
Fred graduated from Classical High School Class of 1950. He joined the United States Army Reserves after graduation and rose through the ranks before retiring as a Colonel. In 1957 he married Sheila Marie Paris with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage in June of 2014. Fred spent most of his career in the electrical wholesaling business, retiring in 1992 from George Greene Electric of Worcester, of which he was part-owner.
Along with his parents, Fred was predeceased by his brother David Brown, and his son, Kevin Patrick Brown. Surviving in addition to his wife Sheila (Paris) Brown, a daughter-in-law Katherine Henderson, a daughter Kathleen Brown and her husband Michael Wentworth, and six grandchildren Jotham Magocsi, Abraham and Nell Henderson-Brown, Nathan Tower and Marleah and Samuel Wentworth, one brother, Roger and his wife Madeline Mooney along with several nieces and nephews.
Fred loved working in his yard and chatting with his neighbors. He was a longtime member of the Dutch Elm Golf Course in Arundel and played hundreds of rounds of golf in his later years. A well-known wisecracker and raconteur, he would delight in tormenting his grandchildren by interrogating their friends and significant others with embarrassing and pseudo-inappropriate questions. In spite of his cantankerous exterior and acerbic wit, he was entirely beloved by his tight-knit web of neighbors, family and friends.
The family of Fred Brown would like to thank the first responders from Wells Fire & Rescue, and the medical staff of York Hospital for their care and kindness.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Fred’s honor to the Wounded Warrior Project at~www.woundedwarriorproject.org~or The Muscular Dystrophy Association at~www.mda.org
A Celebration of Life will be held at~Tuesday, April 28th at 11AM, at the Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody (www.wocam.org), located at 300 Post Road (US Route 1) in Wells, Maine.
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