Leonard "Len" Brown was born August 28, 1933, in Lawton, MI and died June 8, 2022, in Mt. Pleasant, MI.
He graduated from Lawton High School in 1951, where he was a scholar-athlete excelling in basketball and baseball. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1953 to 1956. Len attended college on the G.I. Bill at Western Michigan University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1959.
In 1952, Len married his high school sweetheart, Mary Crosby Lamoreaux. Following the birth of their second daughter, the couple moved to the Upper Peninsula, where they raised their three children. Len began his teaching career in 1959 at Newberry High School where he was employed to teach English and Civics. He coached many sports including football, basketball and golf. After he completed his Masters at NMU, he began administrative duties at the district as the Principal of the new Middle School. Len was also transportation director of the second largest bussing district east of the Mississippi. He was up early every winter morning for 18 years, making the call of whether it was safe for buses full of children to be on the snowy roads.
After retiring from the Tahquamenon Area Schools in 1986 after 26 years, Len began a second career in mental health administration. He served as Director of Community Mental Health in Newberry and Battle Creek. He was chosen by his peers to be the President of the Association of Mental Health Boards and in this capacity was a signer of Michigan mental health legislation. He was part of a group who accompanied Governor Blanchard to China in a cross-cultural exchange mission on mental health outcomes in residential treatment programs. He observed the civil uprising in Tiananmen Square just days before the government massacre.
Len lived a life of service to others and participated in many non-profit service organizations, including Kiwanis and Habitat for Humanity. He volunteered as a conflict resolution negotiator and in teaching adult literacy. Later in life, he lived in Marshall, MI, where he worked with others in his church to secure medical services for the disadvantaged. In recent years, he served on the board of the Wesley Foundation of central Michigan.'
Len enjoyed playing bridge, live theater, travel, horse races, gardening and U of M football. He was an avid golfer and won the club championship on multiple occasions at the Newberry Country Club.
Leonard's remains will be interred at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Lawton, Michigan in a ceremony in August. Memorials can be made in his name to the Wesley Foundation and Habitat for Humanity
Leonard is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard W. and Mary A. (Stratton) Brown. He is survived by his three children, Sharon L. Brown (John Fishback) of Newberry, W. Jay Brown (Lori) of Midland, Katherine Brown Rosier of Mt. Pleasant, six grandchildren, Jessica Price and Sarah Briggs, Mary Schwarz and Glen Parker, Paige and Janna Brown and 2 great-grandchildren, Finnigan and Norah Price, as well as his sister Madelyn Randall, niece Kathy McGuire, and special friend Sandy Zantello.
His life was an expression of the best of the American dream - from the son of a self-made farmer and factory worker, Len tended an acre of asparagus to help finance college and became the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college. His progeny include a college professor, two attorneys, a school social worker, three public school teachers, an environmental engineer and an aspiring writer.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
He graduated from Lawton High School in 1951, where he was a scholar-athlete excelling in basketball and baseball. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1953 to 1956. Len attended college on the G.I. Bill at Western Michigan University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1959.
In 1952, Len married his high school sweetheart, Mary Crosby Lamoreaux. Following the birth of their second daughter, the couple moved to the Upper Peninsula, where they raised their three children. Len began his teaching career in 1959 at Newberry High School where he was employed to teach English and Civics. He coached many sports including football, basketball and golf. After he completed his Masters at NMU, he began administrative duties at the district as the Principal of the new Middle School. Len was also transportation director of the second largest bussing district east of the Mississippi. He was up early every winter morning for 18 years, making the call of whether it was safe for buses full of children to be on the snowy roads.
After retiring from the Tahquamenon Area Schools in 1986 after 26 years, Len began a second career in mental health administration. He served as Director of Community Mental Health in Newberry and Battle Creek. He was chosen by his peers to be the President of the Association of Mental Health Boards and in this capacity was a signer of Michigan mental health legislation. He was part of a group who accompanied Governor Blanchard to China in a cross-cultural exchange mission on mental health outcomes in residential treatment programs. He observed the civil uprising in Tiananmen Square just days before the government massacre.
Len lived a life of service to others and participated in many non-profit service organizations, including Kiwanis and Habitat for Humanity. He volunteered as a conflict resolution negotiator and in teaching adult literacy. Later in life, he lived in Marshall, MI, where he worked with others in his church to secure medical services for the disadvantaged. In recent years, he served on the board of the Wesley Foundation of central Michigan.'
Len enjoyed playing bridge, live theater, travel, horse races, gardening and U of M football. He was an avid golfer and won the club championship on multiple occasions at the Newberry Country Club.
Leonard's remains will be interred at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Lawton, Michigan in a ceremony in August. Memorials can be made in his name to the Wesley Foundation and Habitat for Humanity
Leonard is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard W. and Mary A. (Stratton) Brown. He is survived by his three children, Sharon L. Brown (John Fishback) of Newberry, W. Jay Brown (Lori) of Midland, Katherine Brown Rosier of Mt. Pleasant, six grandchildren, Jessica Price and Sarah Briggs, Mary Schwarz and Glen Parker, Paige and Janna Brown and 2 great-grandchildren, Finnigan and Norah Price, as well as his sister Madelyn Randall, niece Kathy McGuire, and special friend Sandy Zantello.
His life was an expression of the best of the American dream - from the son of a self-made farmer and factory worker, Len tended an acre of asparagus to help finance college and became the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college. His progeny include a college professor, two attorneys, a school social worker, three public school teachers, an environmental engineer and an aspiring writer.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
Leonard "Len" Brown was born August 28, 1933, in Lawton, MI and died June 8, 2022, in Mt. Pleasant, MI.
He graduated from Lawton High School in 1951, where he was a scholar-athlete excelling in basketball and baseball. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1953 to 1956. Len attended college on the G.I. Bill at Western Michigan University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1959.
In 1952, Len married his high school sweetheart, Mary Crosby Lamoreaux. Following the birth of their second daughter, the couple moved to the Upper Peninsula, where they raised their three children. Len began his teaching career in 1959 at Newberry High School where he was employed to teach English and Civics. He coached many sports including football, basketball and golf. After he completed his Masters at NMU, he began administrative duties at the district as the Principal of the new Middle School. Len was also transportation director of the second largest bussing district east of the Mississippi. He was up early every winter morning for 18 years, making the call of whether it was safe for buses full of children to be on the snowy roads.
After retiring from the Tahquamenon Area Schools in 1986 after 26 years, Len began a second career in mental health administration. He served as Director of Community Mental Health in Newberry and Battle Creek. He was chosen by his peers to be the President of the Association of Mental Health Boards and in this capacity was a signer of Michigan mental health legislation. He was part of a group who accompanied Governor Blanchard to China in a cross-cultural exchange mission on mental health outcomes in residential treatment programs. He observed the civil uprising in Tiananmen Square just days before the government massacre.
Len lived a life of service to others and participated in many non-profit service organizations, including Kiwanis and Habitat for Humanity. He volunteered as a conflict resolution negotiator and in teaching adult literacy. Later in life, he lived in Marshall, MI, where he worked with others in his church to secure medical services for the disadvantaged. In recent years, he served on the board of the Wesley Foundation of central Michigan.'
Len enjoyed playing bridge, live theater, travel, horse races, gardening and U of M football. He was an avid golfer and won the club championship on multiple occasions at the Newberry Country Club.
Leonard's remains will be interred at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Lawton, Michigan in a ceremony in August. Memorials can be made in his name to the Wesley Foundation and Habitat for Humanity
Leonard is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard W. and Mary A. (Stratton) Brown. He is survived by his three children, Sharon L. Brown (John Fishback) of Newberry, W. Jay Brown (Lori) of Midland, Katherine Brown Rosier of Mt. Pleasant, six grandchildren, Jessica Price and Sarah Briggs, Mary Schwarz and Glen Parker, Paige and Janna Brown and 2 great-grandchildren, Finnigan and Norah Price, as well as his sister Madelyn Randall, niece Kathy McGuire, and special friend Sandy Zantello.
His life was an expression of the best of the American dream - from the son of a self-made farmer and factory worker, Len tended an acre of asparagus to help finance college and became the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college. His progeny include a college professor, two attorneys, a school social worker, three public school teachers, an environmental engineer and an aspiring writer.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
He graduated from Lawton High School in 1951, where he was a scholar-athlete excelling in basketball and baseball. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1953 to 1956. Len attended college on the G.I. Bill at Western Michigan University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1959.
In 1952, Len married his high school sweetheart, Mary Crosby Lamoreaux. Following the birth of their second daughter, the couple moved to the Upper Peninsula, where they raised their three children. Len began his teaching career in 1959 at Newberry High School where he was employed to teach English and Civics. He coached many sports including football, basketball and golf. After he completed his Masters at NMU, he began administrative duties at the district as the Principal of the new Middle School. Len was also transportation director of the second largest bussing district east of the Mississippi. He was up early every winter morning for 18 years, making the call of whether it was safe for buses full of children to be on the snowy roads.
After retiring from the Tahquamenon Area Schools in 1986 after 26 years, Len began a second career in mental health administration. He served as Director of Community Mental Health in Newberry and Battle Creek. He was chosen by his peers to be the President of the Association of Mental Health Boards and in this capacity was a signer of Michigan mental health legislation. He was part of a group who accompanied Governor Blanchard to China in a cross-cultural exchange mission on mental health outcomes in residential treatment programs. He observed the civil uprising in Tiananmen Square just days before the government massacre.
Len lived a life of service to others and participated in many non-profit service organizations, including Kiwanis and Habitat for Humanity. He volunteered as a conflict resolution negotiator and in teaching adult literacy. Later in life, he lived in Marshall, MI, where he worked with others in his church to secure medical services for the disadvantaged. In recent years, he served on the board of the Wesley Foundation of central Michigan.'
Len enjoyed playing bridge, live theater, travel, horse races, gardening and U of M football. He was an avid golfer and won the club championship on multiple occasions at the Newberry Country Club.
Leonard's remains will be interred at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Lawton, Michigan in a ceremony in August. Memorials can be made in his name to the Wesley Foundation and Habitat for Humanity
Leonard is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard W. and Mary A. (Stratton) Brown. He is survived by his three children, Sharon L. Brown (John Fishback) of Newberry, W. Jay Brown (Lori) of Midland, Katherine Brown Rosier of Mt. Pleasant, six grandchildren, Jessica Price and Sarah Briggs, Mary Schwarz and Glen Parker, Paige and Janna Brown and 2 great-grandchildren, Finnigan and Norah Price, as well as his sister Madelyn Randall, niece Kathy McGuire, and special friend Sandy Zantello.
His life was an expression of the best of the American dream - from the son of a self-made farmer and factory worker, Len tended an acre of asparagus to help finance college and became the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college. His progeny include a college professor, two attorneys, a school social worker, three public school teachers, an environmental engineer and an aspiring writer.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
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