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Notes for Richard W. BROWN

PITTSBORO -- Richard W. Brown, 85, died July 4, 2006, in Chapel Hill, of complications of post-polio syndrome. He served in the Pacific Theater as a shipboard radar officer from late 1944 until the conclusion of the war. He retired from Hammermill Paper Company in 1986 as vice president of technology. He was actively involved in community, church, and professional service organizations. He was a member of the Wayside United Presbyterian Church of Erie, Penn.

He is survived by his wife, Irene K. Brown; his children Peter G. Brown, Nancy B. West and Philip Y. Brown; and his brothers Ellis Y. Brown, III and Francis G. Brown.

A memorial service will be held at The Gathering Place, Swim & Croquet Lane, Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, N.C., on Saturday, July 8, at 1 p.m. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Chapel Hill Friends Meeting, 531 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, N.C., 27514.

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