Johnny at age 77 passed away Friday April 24, 2009.
He was born August 26, 1931 in Ventura, CA to
His parents John and Rebecca Ramos Brown
He is preceded in death by his wife Beatrice De la Torre Brown. They were married on March 7, 1951 in Oxnard. He is also preceded in death by son George D. Brown and sister Lorraine Gil.
Johnny Sr. was raised in El Rio and attended El Rio Elementary and Oxnard High School. He started working at Point Mugu Naval Air Station at age 18 and semi-retired after 37 years.
He loved coaching all his children and many others for 30 plus years and won many championships. He traveled many places such as Hawaii , Washington, and many parts of Mexico.
He enjoyed playing cards and going to Vegas. His favorite
past times was watching the L.A. Dodgers.
He is survived by 2 brothers Paul and Freddy Brown and 7 sisters Alice Garcia, Jessie Hernandez, Lydia Camacho, Pauline Velasquez, Yolanda Guiterrez, Lucille Rivas, Ramona Golson and his sons Johnny R. Brown Jr. wife (Cindy) Dennis J. Brown wife (Yvonne) and Gary G. Brown wife (Rachel) all of Oxnard. and 8 grandchildren Johnny and Michael Brown, Dennis Jr., Season Brown-Murguia, and Brittany Brown, Vincent, Amanda, and Eric Brown and 2 great-grand-daughters Kaylee and Ashley Brown.