Mary English Brownell

Mary English Brownell December 4, 1924 – April 12, 2016 Brownell, Mary English, 91, passed away on April 12, 2016 at Sylvan Health Center in Clearwater, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years (Jim), oldest daughter (Mary Sobota), and sister (Joan Kiersey). She leaves five children (Margaret Perry (Rick) of New Port Richey, Florida, Joan Hawkins (Chuck) of Boulder City, Nevada, Eileen (Bob) of Ashburn, Virginia, Jim of Del Mar, California, and Jack of Rockville, Maryland); five grandchildren (Daniel Sobota (Janel), John Hawkins (Daryl), Mark Sobota (Sara), Breanna Perry (Jason) and Deborah Sobota Seabreeze (Billy)) and five great-grandchildren (Lynn Sobota, Jack Hawkins, Ella Sobota, Teddy Sobota, and Oliver Hawkins). Mary received a Bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and a Masters degree from the University of Maryland. She was a kindergarten teacher and a children’s librarian in Fairfax County, Va. Her husband, Jim, was a West Point graduate and they moved often, including two tours in Germany. Burial will be at Arlington Cemetary.