The Life of Byron E Brown
Byron E. Brown, 82, of Glen Mills passed away suddenly at home on September 16, 2021. Barry was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, where he graduated from Sparrows Point High School in 1957. After high school, Barry joined the workforce and then enrolled in the University of Baltimore where he graduated with a B.S. and an M.B.A. in 1986. A proud American, Barry served in the Army National Guard from 1962-1965.
Throughout his adult life, he was an active member of the Wallingford Presbyterian Church, an athlete who exercised every day, a former football, baseball and softball player, and a 50 year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society. While singing in countless quartets, he was a four-time Mid-Atlantic District Champion as the bass of the Union Jacks ('70), B&O Connection ('78), Curtain Call ('83), and Tradewinds ('89). One of his proudest accomplishments was finishing 3rd at the 1979 International with the B&O, and anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing them sing will never forget that sound.
Barry was predeceased by his parents, Jack and Pauline (Emes) Brown; brother Kurt Brown; and brother-in-law Irwin Lipsey.
Barry is survived by his wife, Anita Childs Brown; son, Barry S. Brown; daughter, Christine M. Brown, brother, John P. Brown (Carol); sister, Janice Lipsey; sister in law, Pat Brown; stepsons, Matthew H. Childs (Katie) and Andrew W. Childs (Lindsay); grandchildren, Christopher, Madeline, and Hannah; and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Service at Wallingford Presbyterian Church 110 E. Brookhaven Rd. Wallingford, PA 19086 at 11:00 am on Monday, Sept. 27. Please arrive beginning at 10:30 am. Masks are required inside the church. Interment to follow at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, PA.
Gifts in his memory may be sent to the Barbershop Harmony Society, 110 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203 or online at give.barbershop.org
Throughout his adult life, he was an active member of the Wallingford Presbyterian Church, an athlete who exercised every day, a former football, baseball and softball player, and a 50 year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society. While singing in countless quartets, he was a four-time Mid-Atlantic District Champion as the bass of the Union Jacks ('70), B&O Connection ('78), Curtain Call ('83), and Tradewinds ('89). One of his proudest accomplishments was finishing 3rd at the 1979 International with the B&O, and anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing them sing will never forget that sound.
Barry was predeceased by his parents, Jack and Pauline (Emes) Brown; brother Kurt Brown; and brother-in-law Irwin Lipsey.
Barry is survived by his wife, Anita Childs Brown; son, Barry S. Brown; daughter, Christine M. Brown, brother, John P. Brown (Carol); sister, Janice Lipsey; sister in law, Pat Brown; stepsons, Matthew H. Childs (Katie) and Andrew W. Childs (Lindsay); grandchildren, Christopher, Madeline, and Hannah; and several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Service at Wallingford Presbyterian Church 110 E. Brookhaven Rd. Wallingford, PA 19086 at 11:00 am on Monday, Sept. 27. Please arrive beginning at 10:30 am. Masks are required inside the church. Interment to follow at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, PA.
Gifts in his memory may be sent to the Barbershop Harmony Society, 110 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203 or online at give.barbershop.org