Gary James Brown – Venetia, formerly of Monessen

Gary James Brown

Venetia, formerly of Monessen

Gary James Brown, 87 of Venetia, formerly of Monessen, died on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at The Residence at Hilltop in Carroll Township. Born in Monessen on Oct. 4,1932, he was the son of the late Howard P. and Mary Tatar Brown. He was a 1950 graduate of Monessen High School and served his country during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Army. Gary spent his adult life living in the Washington, D.C., area, retiring from the U.S. Department of Defense, where he traveled the world designing and installing missile defense systems. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, J. Scott Brown; and a brother, Dale Hudson Brown. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Tim Skraitz of Venetia and Gwyneth and Chris Ramierez of Charlotte, N.C.; and a son, Garreth Brown of Couer d’Alain, Idaho; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; he is also survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Jan and Dianne Brown of Martinsburg, W.Va. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC., Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue, Monessen, www.billicksfuneralhome.com. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in the funeral home with the Rev. Alan Hayden officiating. Interment will follow in Mon Valley Memorial Park in Donora.