Kenneth Richard Brown
1937 - 1998 (61 years)
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Name Kenneth Richard Brown [1, 2] Born 18 Apr 1937 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada 
[2] Gender Male Baptism 1938 Ryerson United Church, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Education 1955 Ryerson Polytechnical College Diploma in Commercial Studies Moved 1960 moved to Winnipeg, Man. Moved 1965 moved to Bramalea, Ont. Moved 1967 moved to London, Ont. Award 1981 elected Grand Junior Warden, Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario Hobbies/Assoc. Freemasonry, amateur radio, home electronics Named After Ken Pearson (father's best man), grfather Richard Jones, g-grfather Richard Liptrot Occupation commercial sales of medical equipment Ordained 1989 Elder in the Presbyterian Church in Canada Religion United 1937-1985, Presbyterian 1985-1998 _HEIG 1.75 m _MDCL high blood pressure, gout, mild strokes from mid-50s _WEIG 81.6 kg Died 9 Sep 1998 London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada [3] - stroke
Buried Pond Mills Cemetery, London, Middlesex, Ontario [2] Person ID I1848 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 19 Sep 2024
Father John Stewart Brown, b. 28 Jun 1905, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Jan 1979, Burlington, Halton, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Mother Harriett Ellen Jones, b. 13 Oct 1906, Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England , d. 2000, Mississauga, Peel County, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years) Relationship natural Married 5 Apr 1930 Ryerson United Church, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada [4] Family ID F522 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Living Angus Children 1. Living Brown [natural] 2. Living Brown [natural] Last Modified 19 Sep 2024 Family ID F523 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Ken was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He spent his whole life searching. Throughout his life he was very religious. He was very active in Ryerson United Church in Hamilton (the same church that his grandfather helped build) as a boy and youth and showed a strong passion in his Christian faith. He was president of the Tower Club (Ryerson's youth group) and was a very active lay-preacher as a youth. As a boy he received a call from God to enter professional church ministry, but he was discouraged from pursuing this call by both his mother and a school teacher who regrettably and wrongly told him that he was "not smart enough" to pursue such a calling.
Having the door closed to his authentic call and vocation, Ken spent the rest of his life searching for an alternative vocation. He worked most of his life unsatisfied in retail and commercial sales (primarily in medical equipment sales) while remaining very active in the church, especially working with youth. In 1989 he was ordained as an Elder of the Presbyterian Church at Chalmers church in London, Ontario. His spiritual impact on youth was evidenced at his funeral, which was standing-room-only (in a sanctuary that seats over 500), with many former church youth having travelled great distances to attend.
Ken was also very active in Freemasonry; he was particularly intrigued by its quasi-religious and ancient historical aspects. One of his more proud achievements was the year he spent as Grand Junior Warden for the Grand Lodge of Canada (Ontario). He was widely respected by his "brethren" lodge members and his Masonic funeral was also largely attended.
Having been raised in a home of uneven and sparing affections, Ken was very careful to be equal and generous in his affections and support of both of his son's widely different lives, careers and hobbies. Though his temper could sometimes get the better of him, Ken did break the lineage of hereditary family violence from his father's side; he disposed of the family "heirloom" disciplinary leather strap. His descendants will be forever grateful. Ken was 61 when he suffered a series of debilitating strokes, the last of which proved fatal.
- Ken was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He spent his whole life searching. Throughout his life he was very religious. He was very active in Ryerson United Church in Hamilton (the same church that his grandfather helped build) as a boy and youth and showed a strong passion in his Christian faith. He was president of the Tower Club (Ryerson's youth group) and was a very active lay-preacher as a youth. As a boy he received a call from God to enter professional church ministry, but he was discouraged from pursuing this call by both his mother and a school teacher who regrettably and wrongly told him that he was "not smart enough" to pursue such a calling.
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Sources - [S41] Author's personal first-hand knowledge, Rev. Richard (Ryk) Brown.
- [S213] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for Kenneth Richard Brown
https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70668&h=217406&indiv=try - [S54] London Free Press (Ontario) Obituaries, 1998-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Database online.
Record for BROWN - [S12] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS 932; Reel: 931.
Record for John Stewart Brown
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7921&h=24438103&indiv=try
- [S41] Author's personal first-hand knowledge, Rev. Richard (Ryk) Brown.