Obituary of Philip W. Brown
Philip Wallace Brown (83) of St. Maries, ID died peacefully on August 7, 2017 due to complications of dementia in Hayden, ID.
Phil was born March 10, 1934 to Rev. Wallace “Alvin” Brown and Helen Ilene (May) Brown in Monrovia, CA. He moved to Redmond, OR at age 10 with his many siblings. Phil knew at a young age that all he ever wanted to do was to join the Air Force. He fulfilled that dream when he was enlisted in 1952 and quickly became trained in precision mechanics, maintaining their fleet of fighter jets around the world. His assignments took him to Germany, California, Thailand, Iceland, Illinois, Washington, and Michigan during the course of his 20 year career.
On January 16, 1957 he married Judith Lee Vogel in St. Maries. She quit her job as a paralegal and joined her husband on his worldly travels, and created a home for their 8 children. Following his retirement from the service in 1972, the couple moved their family to St. Maries where Phil began a second career working as the city foreman. He was employed for over 20 years with the city taking pride in his work and keeping the city running smoothly. Phil retired in 1997. He & Judy moved to Hayden, ID in 2010. He & Judy loved spending time with their children, grandchildren, and Bichon dogs Misha & Beau. Phil & Judy were married for 56 years before she passed away in late 2012.
Phil is preceded in death by his wife, Judith Brown, and daughter, Cindy Marie Caswell. Siblings; Paul Brown, Don Brown, Elitha “Kitten” Gregory, Margie Casteel, Judy Urell, Linda Appel.
Survivors include his sister, Rose Gilmore (Prineville, OR); daughters Susan (Charles) Pomeroy of Bellevue, WA and Sally Pentland of Orofino, ID; sons Phillip (Valerie) of Missoula, MT, Leonard of Bonney Lake, WA, Jay and Kelly (Heather) of Spokane, WA, and Jerry of Post Falls, ID. As well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A special military service and burial in his honor will be held on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 11:00 am at Woodlawn Cemetery in St. Maries, ID with Deacon Floyd Turner officiating. A gathering of family and friends will follow services at the Benedictine Hall. His final resting place will be at the bury garden in Woodlawn Cemetery at St. Maries.
