Services for Karen Velois Brown, 47, were held at the First United Methodist Church in Graham, Texas officiated by Rev. David Mosser.
Karen Brown moved with her family to Graham in 1966. She was an honor graduate of Graham High School, Texas A&M University, Class of '76 and the Naval Postgraduate School of Monterey, California.
Ms. Brown was commissioned in the United States navy following graduation from Officers Candidate School, Newport, RI in July 1981. She served in various duty stations in San Diego, CA, Monterey, CA, Washington, D.C. and San Antonio, TX. During the Persian Gulf War, she received special recognition for her work with the cruise missile system and served on the Pentagon briefing team. After serving in the US Navy for 15 years, she received a medical discharge and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. She remained in the Washington, D.C. area as a technical specialist and senior systems information engineer with the Defense Information Security Agency. In April 2001, Karen returned to Graham to make her home.
Karen died following a lengthy batter with breast cancer.
Survived by her parents of Graham; one sister - Janice Ray; two brothers - Bill Brown and Dr. Bob Brown; her grandmother - Velma G. Richardson.
My neighbor Karen
I have known her
the seven years of my life.
I remember her dressed
as a brave Navy lady.
I have also seen her
In and out of the hospital
with a bald head.
I knocked on her door for
Trick-or-Treating
She greeted me
with a tape of "Mulan."
I saluted her,
"You are the real Mulan to me!"
- Allison Koenecke
Karen Brown moved with her family to Graham in 1966. She was an honor graduate of Graham High School, Texas A&M University, Class of '76 and the Naval Postgraduate School of Monterey, California.
Ms. Brown was commissioned in the United States navy following graduation from Officers Candidate School, Newport, RI in July 1981. She served in various duty stations in San Diego, CA, Monterey, CA, Washington, D.C. and San Antonio, TX. During the Persian Gulf War, she received special recognition for her work with the cruise missile system and served on the Pentagon briefing team. After serving in the US Navy for 15 years, she received a medical discharge and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. She remained in the Washington, D.C. area as a technical specialist and senior systems information engineer with the Defense Information Security Agency. In April 2001, Karen returned to Graham to make her home.
Karen died following a lengthy batter with breast cancer.
Survived by her parents of Graham; one sister - Janice Ray; two brothers - Bill Brown and Dr. Bob Brown; her grandmother - Velma G. Richardson.
My neighbor Karen
I have known her
the seven years of my life.
I remember her dressed
as a brave Navy lady.
I have also seen her
In and out of the hospital
with a bald head.
I knocked on her door for
Trick-or-Treating
She greeted me
with a tape of "Mulan."
I saluted her,
"You are the real Mulan to me!"
- Allison Koenecke
Services for Karen Velois Brown, 47, were held at the First United Methodist Church in Graham, Texas officiated by Rev. David Mosser.
Karen Brown moved with her family to Graham in 1966. She was an honor graduate of Graham High School, Texas A&M University, Class of '76 and the Naval Postgraduate School of Monterey, California.
Ms. Brown was commissioned in the United States navy following graduation from Officers Candidate School, Newport, RI in July 1981. She served in various duty stations in San Diego, CA, Monterey, CA, Washington, D.C. and San Antonio, TX. During the Persian Gulf War, she received special recognition for her work with the cruise missile system and served on the Pentagon briefing team. After serving in the US Navy for 15 years, she received a medical discharge and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. She remained in the Washington, D.C. area as a technical specialist and senior systems information engineer with the Defense Information Security Agency. In April 2001, Karen returned to Graham to make her home.
Karen died following a lengthy batter with breast cancer.
Survived by her parents of Graham; one sister - Janice Ray; two brothers - Bill Brown and Dr. Bob Brown; her grandmother - Velma G. Richardson.
My neighbor Karen
I have known her
the seven years of my life.
I remember her dressed
as a brave Navy lady.
I have also seen her
In and out of the hospital
with a bald head.
I knocked on her door for
Trick-or-Treating
She greeted me
with a tape of "Mulan."
I saluted her,
"You are the real Mulan to me!"
- Allison Koenecke
Karen Brown moved with her family to Graham in 1966. She was an honor graduate of Graham High School, Texas A&M University, Class of '76 and the Naval Postgraduate School of Monterey, California.
Ms. Brown was commissioned in the United States navy following graduation from Officers Candidate School, Newport, RI in July 1981. She served in various duty stations in San Diego, CA, Monterey, CA, Washington, D.C. and San Antonio, TX. During the Persian Gulf War, she received special recognition for her work with the cruise missile system and served on the Pentagon briefing team. After serving in the US Navy for 15 years, she received a medical discharge and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Commander. She remained in the Washington, D.C. area as a technical specialist and senior systems information engineer with the Defense Information Security Agency. In April 2001, Karen returned to Graham to make her home.
Karen died following a lengthy batter with breast cancer.
Survived by her parents of Graham; one sister - Janice Ray; two brothers - Bill Brown and Dr. Bob Brown; her grandmother - Velma G. Richardson.
My neighbor Karen
I have known her
the seven years of my life.
I remember her dressed
as a brave Navy lady.
I have also seen her
In and out of the hospital
with a bald head.
I knocked on her door for
Trick-or-Treating
She greeted me
with a tape of "Mulan."
I saluted her,
"You are the real Mulan to me!"
- Allison Koenecke
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