Samuel "Lee" Brown

NORTHPORT | Samuel "Lee" Brown, age 71, passed away on April 27, 2015, at UAB Hospital. Visitation will be held at Sunset Funeral Home Thursday, April 30, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. He will be laid to rest in Walnut Grove, Alabama. Sunset Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, is directing.

He was preceded in death by his father, Leroy Brown; and mother, Eunice Still Brown.

He is survived by sons, Brooks Brown (Andi) and Brandon Brown (Veronica); sister, Beverly Saint; brother, LR Brown; grandchildren, Brooklyn Brown, Caroline Brown, Maggie Brown, Gabriella Brown and Isabella Brown.

His father was a high school principal and his mother was a teacher in the town of Walnut Grove, Alabama. He excelled in academics and athletics.He attended the University of Alabama where he received a B.S. in electrical engineering in August of 1966. He had a successful career as an engineer before starting his own real estate business, A-1 Properties Real Estate, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, before retiring in Northport.He loved the company of his family, Alabama football, and the state of Alabama. He will be sorely missed.

Arrangements under the direction of Sunset Brown-Service Funeral Home, Northport, AL.