Kenneth Brown

Kenneth Brown, 78, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2015. He was born on June 28, 1936 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania the only son of the late Edward and Loretta (Fetzer) Brown. Later moving to East Hampton, CT. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Brown.

Kenneth was a graduate of East Hampton High School, Class of 1955, afterwards proudly serving in the United States Army, 1958-1961. He was employed as a store Manager for Sherwin-Williams in Westport CT for over 25 years. He then opened his own business; Colour Source & Interior Design Showroom in Westport, where he worked until retirement. In his free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, horse racing, Blackjack, Jai alai, playing the lottery, Classic Cars, and the New York Yankees. He traveled extensively; annual trips to Disney World, Hawaii, Caribbean, Costa Rica and Maine. In his retirement he enjoyed a life of leisure & hanging out with his friends, Didier & Carey, John P., Jack, John C. & Chuckie, along with his friends from Solmar Restaurant in Bridgeport. He adored his faithful furry four legged friends – dogs Hoover, Crystal, Snuggles and Patches. He was a proud former member of the Kiwanis Club of Westport.

He is survived by his cherished daughter Doreen Ann Brown and her husband Clifford Tyler, of Fairfield, and many friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Kenneth’s memory to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718

A Special Thanks to the staff of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Bridgeport, CT; Prime Healthcare, Fairfield CT; Justin Persico, MD & the staff of Smilow Care Center, Fairfield, CT. and Christine & Walter Kalakay Jr.; Myrna & Walter Kalakay, Sr. & Maryellen Kline.

Calling hours will be on Friday, February 20th from 4:30-7:30pm at Benjamin J. Callahan Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Ave., East Hartford, CT 06108. Funeral services will begin Saturday, February 21st at 10:30am, with the funeral liturgy at 11am all at the funeral home. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford. For the complete obituary, please visit www.callahanfuneral.com