He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 29, 1955, and moved with his family from Edina, MN to Ft. Lauderdale, FL in 1964. Pat graduated from Cardinal Gibbons in 1974 and attended FSU. He stayed close to many of his high school friends and supported the Gibbons and FSU teams throughout his life. His first job was at Westshore Glass in Tampa, FL and he later joined his father and two brothers working as Manufacturer’s Representatives in the Glass and Mirror Industry for R.E. Brown & Associates. He worked in the Glass Industry until he retired for health-related reasons in 2019. Pat enjoyed playing tennis and golf and traveled throughout the US, Ireland and Scotland playing famous golf courses.
Pat is preceded in death by his father Robert E. Brown (1981) and his mother Lois M. Brown (2016). He is survived by his sisters Kay Brown Burke (Frank) of Longboat Key, Fl., and Carol M. Brown of Ft. Lauderdale, as well as his brother Mike Brown (JoanE McCue) of Ft. Lauderdale, Terry Brown of Marietta, GA and Jeff Brown of Charleston, SC.
In the interest of everyone’s health and safety during the surge in the Omicron Variant in South Florida, Pat’s family has decided to postpone his Memorial Mass and Reception. The Memorial Mass was scheduled for Friday, January 14 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4595 Bayview Drive, Ft. Lauderdale and the Reception was scheduled for 11:30 at Anthony’s Clam House & Grill on Commercial Blvd.
Relatives and friends are invited to honor and celebrate Pat's life on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 10:00 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4595 Bayview Drive, Fort Lauderdale 33308, where his Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated.
It can be a great comfort to a grieving person or family to hear that others thought highly of their loved one, too. If you knew and admired Pat, be sure to let the family know by writing a few words in the "Memory" section of his obituary on the Kraeer - Fairchild Funeral Home website. www.KraeerFairchild.com
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