Patrick H. Brown , 56, of St. Johnsbury, died Saturday afternoon,
March 15, 2008, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. He was
born June 26, 1951, in St. Johnsbury, a son of Patrick and Virginia
(Chamberlain) Brown. Pat graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1969
and later attended Lyndon State Collage. On July 30, 1971, Pat
married Linda Comeau. From 1972-1975 Pat worked for Hy-Ten Die
and Development Corp. in Milford, N.H., as an apprentice injector
mold maker. From 1975-1989 he worked for Mardon Industries in
Lyndon as a machinist and tool maker before becoming a production
supervisor and a tool/fixture designer, later becoming manufacturing
engineer and sales manager. From 1989-1998 Pat worked for
Burndy Corp. in Littleton as the manufacturing and operations
manager. From 1998 to the present, he was an operations engineer
at Vermont Aerospace in St. Johnsbury. In his off time Pat enjoyed
scuba diving and was on the St. Johnsbury Fire Dept. Dive Team for
many years. Other favorite pastimes include going for rides with
Linda on their Harley-Davidson motorcycle, playing hockey, poker,
cribbage, deer and bird hunting, camping, and barbecuing with
family and friends. A loving and devoted husband, father, father
in-law and grandfather, some of Pat's most precious moments were
playing with and teaching his sons to be good sportsman, and the
quality time he had with his granddaughter, Emily. Survivors include
his wife Linda Brown of St. Johnsbury; his mother Virginia Hyatt and
her husband William of Littleton, N.H.; two sons: Jonathan Brown
and wife Renee and their daughter Emily of Thetford, Peter Brown
and companion Erin Owen of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three brothers: Michael
Brown and wife Debra of St. Petersburg, Fla., Richard Brown and
wife Fae of St. Johnsbury, Christopher Brown and wife Cheri of
Williston; two sisters: Ellie Toombs and husband Robert of New
Bern, N.C., Brenda Paulin and husband Frank of St. Johnsbury;
several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, many nieces and
nephews, and his best friend Guy "Frenchy" Demers and his wife
Rachel of St. Johnsbury. He was predeceased by his father Patrick
Brown. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Johnsbury
Wednesday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church. The
Rev. Patrick Forman will be the celebrant. Burial will be in May at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home
Tuesday evening 5-8 p.m. Contributions made in his memory may be
directed to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, 1 Medical Center Dr.,
Lebanon NH 03756.
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