Donald Maurice Brown

Donald Maurice Brown, “Don Brown”, 79 of Conroe, Texas, passed away September 6, 2010. Born in Cotton Gin, Texas, April 6, 1931, he graduated from Humble High School; proudly graduated from Texas A & M University in 1952 with a degree in Chemistry; served in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant stationed in Fort Hood, Texas; married Nancy Sue Condon in 1954; worked for Monsanto Chemical in Texas City as a Chemist; attended The University of Houston Law School; passed the bar examination; and won a seat in Galveston County in the Texas State House of Representatives in the 58th Legislature. He practiced law in Montgomery County for the past 33 years, with a fierce pursuit of justice and an unmatched desire to uphold the legal rights of all that he represented. He was bestowed with the First Annual Atticus Finch Award by the Montgomery County Defense Lawyers Association in 2005. He steadfastly defended Clarence Lee Brandley for his wrongful capital murder conviction, which resulted in exoneration in Galveston in 1987. He is loved and honored for a life lived fully and a job well done. He went home to be with the Lord and is survived by his daughter, Celia M. Brown, his grandchildren Paul and Joshua, a loving family and many great friends. The Memorial Service will be held at Metcalf Funeral Home in Conroe, 1801 East White Oak Terrace, Conroe, Texas 77304 at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 10, 2010.