Albert A Brown

Sadly, we announce the passing of Albert A. Brown at age 100 years young.

Albert was born April 12, 1925 to parents Max and Rose Brown. Family lived

in Brooklyn, NY and then moved to CT when Albert was three years old. Albert

had two older brothers, Morris Brown and Jack Brown and a much loved older

sister, Pauline, who lived to be 106.

At ten years old, Albert was known as "Bicycle Brown" for repairing

neighbors' children's bikes. Hobbies growing up were all kinds of sports,

plus flying gasoline engine model airplanes.

With World War II looming, Albert, not wanting to be inducted into the

Infantry, enrolled in R.C.A. Institute for Learning Electronic

Communications and worked during the day for a large engineering firm in

Rockefeller Center, NYC.

Albert voluntarily enrolled in the U.S. Airforce at age 18. He served

thirty-eight bombing missions with the Fifteenth Air Force Stationed in

Italy, flying with a crew in a B-24 Liberator bomber, then retrained in a

B-29 Bomber scheduled to fly in the Far East when VJ was announced.

After discharge he joined his brothers Jack and Morris to form Majestic

Furniture Co., a complete home furnishing store in Danbury, CT.

He was married to the love of his life, Sally Peyser, for sixty eight

wonderful years. They had three children, Frederick, a tax specialist,

Howard, a computer engineer, plus a lovely daughter Loraine, who attained

the position of Finance Executive with G.E. She helped break the barrier for

women in the field of finance. Sadly, both Sally, Frederick, and Loraine

predeceased Albert.

Albert served as President of Danbury Lodge of B'Nai Brith plus President of

Danbury Jewish Federation. In his early years he formed and participated in

an interfaith bowling league comprising over thirty different religious

denominations.

Sally and Albert retired to Florida in 1980, and Albert lived in Coral Lakes

in Boynton Beach, FL.

until his death.

He leaves behind son Howard and grandchildren David and Kimberly, nieces

Rita (Donald) Young, Susan (Richard) Brown, nephews Robert (Gail) Ginsberg,

Gary (Judith) Ginsberg, Kenneth (Linda) Brown, Andrew (Carla) Brown and

Mitchell Brown.

A very sincere thank you goes to Albert's devoted and amazing caregivers

Wiladine Pierrilus, Monique Victor, and Anicia S. Cadet. They truly became

our extended family.