Robert T. Brown's Obituary
Robert T. Brown, Jr., age 77, of Rehoboth Beach, DE passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 16, 1935 in Queens, NY, son of the late Robert Tracy, Sr. and Marjory (Dunham) Brown.
Mr. Brown was a 1958 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park Campus, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. While there, Mr. Brown was awarded the Bronze Buck Award for The Outstanding Fraternity Man on campus. He was selected for his outstanding service to fraternities. He was the fraternity representative to the University of Maryland’s Student Government Association, past secretary of The Interfraternal Council, past Greek Week Chairman, and was VEEP and acting President of Alpha Tau Omega. Mr. Brown was also a member of Omicron Delta Kappa; he was selected one of the ten top seniors and was featured in “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities”.
Mr. Brown was an active member of the University of Maryland and ATO Fraternity Alumni. He enjoyed a 48 year career with Prudential Insurance where he qualified numerous years for the MDRT and Presidents Club Conference. His love of the insurance industry led to establishing Business Insurance Management, Inc., a prestigious insurance brokerage firm with his business partner, Wendell Johnson, in Bethesda, MD. Together they insured the resident’s, corporations, and numerous embassies in the Washington DC, Metropolitan area.
Mr. Brown was a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club and was an experienced bay and blue water sailor. He thoroughly loved sailing with his wife, Barbara and especially enjoyed their many sailing adventures to Palm Island in the Grenadines and the British Virgin Islands. His interests also included listening to Frank Sinatra, tennis, deer and goose hunting and most definitely football. Mr. Brown was an avid Washington Redskins fan being a season ticket holder for fifty plus years. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother who will be missed by all who knew him.
Mr. Brown is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Barbara B. Brown; his three daughters, Tracy Brown-Adkins and her husband Joe of Lewes, DE, Jennifer Verklin and her husband Robert of Annapolis, MD, and Christine Brown, MD and her husband Jim Head of Dallas, TX; his brother, Stephen L. Brown and his wife Sunny of Lyons, CO; six grandchildren: Robert Adkins and his wife Lori, Andrew Adkins, Matthew Verklin, Nicholas Verklin, Emily Verklin, and Samantha Glamann; and his beloved black lab, Sir Chase of Summer Crest, better known as “Devil Dog”.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:00pm at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Church Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Flowers will be welcomed.
Please sign Mr. Brown’s online guestbook on this page.
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