Micou Metcalf Browne

Loving husband, brother and friend, Micou Metcalf Browne passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017. He was born on December 8, 1950 in Raleigh. He was the son of Micou Farrar Browne and Katherine Metcalf Browne and was preceded in death by his parents.

Surviving are his wife Mary Anne, his sister Martha Luella Browne, his brother-in-law Lee O. Gregory III, and his many beloved cousins and friends.

Micou worked for many years as an entomologist in the Agricultural Research Department of NC State University. Following his retirement, he worked as a tobacco and agricultural consultant. He was instrumental in starting organic tobacco companies. He attended NCSU where he received his undergraduate degree in Zoology in 1975 and his M.S. in Entomology in 1980.

He was a naturalist in every sense of the word. He was a volunteer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service devoting more than 45 years to leading groups of bird banders in coastal North Carolina. Micou was active in the community as a member of the Raleigh Kiwanis Club, Past- President of Raleigh Executive Club, Adviser for the NCSU Circle K Club, NCSU Friends of the Library and President of the Triangle Camellia Society.

There will be a service to celebrate Micou’s life on Tuesday, May 9th at 1:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church at 112 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh.The family will receive friends and loved ones following the service in the Lisa Hamm Gathering Space of the church.There will be a private burial at Oakwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Friends of the Library at NCSU, Campus Box 7111, Raleigh, NC 27695 or Audubon North Carolina, 400 Silver Cedar Ct., Suite 240, Chapel Hill, 27514.

Arrangements under the direction of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 Saint Mary's St. Raleigh, NC.