BROWN, SR., Donald Leroy


West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Donald Leroy Brown Sr., 73, of Arlington died April 5, 2013, at his home. Mr. Brown was born Aug. 31, 1939, in Newberry, Mich. He moved to Arizona in 1960. He served four years in the Navy and was a member of the Clearview Seventh Day Adventist Church. He attended the American Institute of Technology and completed the course of study in computer programming systems and analysis in 1966. He is survived by his wife, Gail M. Brown; four sons, Donald L. Brown Jr., Clayton L. Brown, David J. Brown and Eugene A. Brown; three brothers, Charles A. Brown, Benjamin F. Brown and Richard J. Brown; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Clearview Seventh Day Adventist Church, 19554 N. Papago Drive in Surprise. The Rev. Murrell Tull will officiate. Memorials can be sent to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix AZ 85014-5656.