Mr. John Warren Brown

eternal rest on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at the age of 71 with his family beside him. John was the 6th of 8

children born to Edward Maurice and Era Nell Brown. He lived at the Oak Cliff, Texas family home and

graduated from Kimball High School in 1969.

He married Kathleen on July 12, 1980 and graduated from UT Austin on December 24, 1982. John held

various jobs in college and had his own painting business in the early 1980’s called “Wood Treat”. A job

at the City of Dallas in 1986 led him to a job change and a 35 year career with Freese and Nichols

Consulting Engineering. His role as a Construction Project Manager allowed him to be part of challenging

and rewarding infrastructure projects. Some of his favorite jobs were at DFW Airport, Fort Polk in

Louisiana, Lake Granbury Dam, and Possum Kingdom Lake.

John attended Gateway Church since 2003, and worshiped at the North Richland Hills Campus. John was

a lifelong learner. He mastered anything he put his hands and mind to such as juggling, unicycle, guitar,

tap dancing, car restoration, and piano rebuilding. He taught his son, daughter, nephews plus many

young painters how to properly scrape, sand, prep, caulk, tape, float, and paint a variety of surfaces. In

recent years he enjoyed revisiting Lego building.

He is survived by his wife Kathleen, son Keith (wife Amanda), and their two daughters Eliana and Viviana.

Also, survived by his daughter Michelle Bogenreif (husband Jay) and their two sons, Ethan and Evan.

Surviving siblings include Patricia Taylor, Betty Clarke, Edward Jr. Brown, Bob Brown, Beverly Cheek,

Bonnie Taylor, Debbie Davis and their spouses and many nieces and nephews. The family is especially

grateful for co-workers that became friends. We are all richer for knowing our John (JW) Brown.