This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Brown, Cox, Harri, Adams, Pennington, Leith, Takashi, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5561/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times, Newport, OR 97365 Posted: Wednesday, Sep 22nd, 2010 Daniel Brown Daniel Harvey Brown, 92, of Corvallis, Ore. died of natural causes on Sept. 3, 2010 in Corvallis. He was born Aug. 25, 1918 to Jerett V. Brown and Alta M. (Cox) Brown in Marysville, Kan. As a young man, he came from Kansas to Tacoma, Wash., where he worked at McChord Air Force Base and later became an airbus captain in the fire department on the base. He met and married Willie in 1939. They moved to Richland in 1947, where he was a member of Richland's first fire department. After a serious injury at a fire, he retired as a lieutenant in the Richland Fire Dept after 28 years of service. He was a past president of Sagebrush Cyclers Motorcycle Club, Gold Prospector's Association and Retired Firefighters of Washington. His hobbies and interests included anything with a motor and wheels; cars and motorcycles mainly, but he also liked fishing and football. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerett and Alta Brown, and four siblings. He is survived by his wife Llewellyn "Willie" Harris Brown; daughter, Dianne (Paul) and son, Dan (Debra); brother, Jerett V. Brown Jr; and sisters, Gloria Adams, Carmen Pennington and Rose Leith; grandson, Cory (Melina); granddaughters Sarah (Takashi) and Jessica; great-grandchild, Cayden; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be announced at a later date in Richland, Wash. Memorial donations may be made to the Fireman's Fund or Alzheimer's Disease Association. Affordable Burial and Cremation is handling arrangements. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.