Monday, December 28, 2015

Til We Meet Again, Brother Shirl Brown

To his last breath on Monday, December 21, 2015, Shirl Alexander Brown considered himself a member of the Bloomington 7th Ward despite boundary changes announced during November’s stake conference.

Just 4 days past his 94th birthday, Shirl slipped quietly into eternity and into the waiting arms of his high school sweetheart Maxine Stewart, who became his wife in June 1942 and was by his side for more than 71 years.  Shirl was born in Lehi, Utah but at age 5, his family relocated to Seattle, Washington where he graduated from Lincoln High School and eventually earned his DDS at the University of Washington.  He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, after which he returned to his wife and dental practice in Seattle.  He retired to St. George with Maxine in 1983 where together they worked in the temple and for more than 25 years served as name extraction / indexing volunteers, while both of them enjoyed the chance to play after a lifetime of work.  In both Seattle and St. George, he loved horseback riding, snow skiing, golfing, bowling and raising roses.

Shirl was very gregarious, really enjoyed people and had many good friends. Throughout his entire lifetime, he was an active member of the Church serving in many capacities including bishopric counselor, stake high counselor and temple worker.  He leaves behind four daughters and a son, 23 grandchildren and 42 “greats” all who love and miss Grandpa and Grandma.

Those of us in the B7 Ward agree … he will be loved and missed.

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