Patricia E. Brown

Patricia Edith Brown (ne Moore), longtime resident of Grosse Pointe Farms, passed away on February 24, 2012. Pat was born March 21, 1928 in Paterson, New Jersey. She was a graduate of Paterson's East Side High School as well as the Ridgewood Secretarial School in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Pat was a member of Broadway Baptist Church and lived in New Jersey until her husband's relocation to Detroit in 1966. With her family she attended Covenant Baptist Church before transferring membership to Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in 1975. Pat was a familiar face at Memorial, her involvement including multiple terms as an Ordained Elder and Deacon as well as participation in Presbyterian Women, weekly Bible circle, outreach programs, LOGOS, and OWLs. Pat worked as a telephone operator in New York City, as an administrative secretary at the Whittier, and also spent time as the secretary at both Broadway Baptist and Memorial Church. She served as a board member of Pilgrims of Ibillin, supporting the work of Archbishop Elias Chacour and the Mar Elias Educational Institutions in the Galilee region of the Holy Land. Pat loved to talk of her travels - a year-long transfer to Ardmore, Oklahoma with her family, two trips to Jerusalem, and cherished trips with friends on the QE2 and to South Africa were highlights. Pat was preceded in death by husband Robert J. Brown. Beloved mom of Donald (Diane), Douglas (Teri), and Dale (JoAnn). Proud Grandma of Robert, Abigail, Matthew, Sheridan, and Carmen. Dear sister of Virginia Powers. Pat is also survived by many nephews and nieces and new grandchildren- and great grandchildren-by-marriage. A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, March 4th from 4:00 until 8:00 pm at A.H. Peters Funeral Home 20705 Mack Ave., at Vernier Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods. A memorial service will be held on Monday at 11:00 am at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms. The Reverend Dr. Peter Henry will officiate. Her cremated remains will be scattered in the Memorial Garden at the Church. Donations suggestions: Henry Ford Hospice www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=37995 Hospices of Henry Ford One Ford Place-5A Detroit, MI 48202 (248) 588-2004 [email protected] Dominican Literacy Center www.dlcliteracy.org 11148 Harper Detroit, MI 48213 (313) 267-1000 [email protected]

Funeral Home:

A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe

20705 Mack Avenue

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

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