John A. Brown age 52, passed away March 29, 2011, at Bailey Center for Caring, St. Augustine, FL. He was born in Jacksonville and had moved to St. Augustine in 2006. He graduated from Orange Park High School, Class of 1977 and had worked for Hydrolec Inc. in sales and customer service. He was preceded in death by his father Frank A. Brown in 1999 and is survived by his mother Helen Brown, wife Sharon Chapman Brown, 3 sons, Bryan Cribbs (Teresa), Ashley Cribbs (Jenn) and Jason Brown (Cynthia), sister, Peggy Hill (Michael) and 4 grandchildren, Chris, Brianna, Kelly and Jenna. A Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Hardage-Giddens Rivermead Funeral Home, 127 Blanding Blvd. Orange Park, FL 32073. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Community Hospice of NE FL, 4266 Sunbeam Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32256. Post tributes at www.hardage-giddensrivermead.com