Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brown, John T. December 4, 2019
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Erie Times-News. December 10, 2019
John "Jack" T. Brown, age 96, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at his 
residence in Chesapeake, VA.
He was born in Erie, PA on November 1, 1923, the son of the late Joseph A. and 
Mary M. (Murtha) Brown.  Jack graduated from Strong Vincent High School and then 
went into the U.S. Army during WWII, where he served in a Military Police 
Battalion.  He landed in Normandy, France after the U.S. Army moved through and 
transported prisoners from Europe to the U.S.  He was honorably discharged and 
received a special commendation medal from Normandy. After the war, he graduated 
from Gannon University with degrees in Business and Philosophy and went into the 
office supply business, later opening Office Outfitters of Erie.  After that, he 
worked for the Department of the Navy as an inventory manager, specializing in 
nuclear submarine parts and retired with over 30 years of service.  He then worked 
for the State of PA in the Department of Taxation for 5 years.
Jack was a parishioner of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mechanicsburg, PA for 
over 50 years and a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council #12788.  
He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the VFW and enjoyed hunting, 
woodworking, bowling and spending time with family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret 
McLaughlin, Rita Trojan and Elizabeth "Betty" Donahue and his brothers, Robert, 
Eugene, Raymond and Joseph Brown.  He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Kurtz) Brown 
of Chesapeake, VA; daughters, Amy Fitzgerald (George) of Virginia Beach and Jodi 
Lee (Frank) of Suffolk, VA; grandchildren, Keagen and Channing Lee of Suffolk, VA 
and Lucy and Graham Fitzgerald of Charlottesville, VA and many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to visit Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, 1485 
Kempsville Rd., Virginia Beach, VA on Friday Dec. 13, from 4-8pm and are invited 
to attend a funeral mass at the Catholic Church of St. Mark, 1505 Kempsville Rd., 
Virginia Beach, VA, with a brief visitation before the mass on Saturday, Dec. 14,  
at 11am, followed by interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.  The family will be holding 
memorial masses at a later date in Mechanicsburg and Erie, Pennsylvania.  
Condolences may be expressed at www.hollomon-brown.com.

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