James R. Brown

James (Jim) Brown was born in San Francisco, 1944. He was raised in Eureka and attended St. Bernard's from Kindergarten to High School (1962). Jim was very athletic and lettered in High School track and football. Jim played football his freshman year at Humboldt State where he met his wife, Irene. They moved to Merced in 1968. They have celebrated 55 years of a happy and loving marriage. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Estelle Brown. Sadness is felt by his surviving wife, Irene; his daughters Alexia (Leonard), Erin (John); his twin grandsons, sister in-law, Zena and his brother Ray.

His family will always remember his witty and clever sayings. Jim taught in the Merced City School District for 35 years where he was active in sports and coaching. His greatest passion besides loving his family was his love for animals. He rescued and saved many of God's creatures in his lifetime. He was an avid reader and history buff and his most memorable travel was Normandy. His interest ranged from sports to philosophical thoughts. Mass has been requested by him as his faith was strong and everlasting. (Ma kushem, sin mina kay, min sina kay, mengha ghay).

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