[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 144 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1743]
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                     IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH PAUL BROWN

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2012

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in memory of my good friend, Joseph 
Paul Brown, who passed away earlier this year at 86 years young.
  Joe Brown was a devoted family man, a realtor and business leader, an 
avid sportsman, a philanthropist, a mentor, and a role model. A native 
Southern Californian, Joe traced his roots on his mother's side to the 
first citizens of California, who arrived in 1775 by crossing the 
Sonoran Desert with Captain Juan Bautista De Anza.
  At age 17, Joe joined the U.S. Coast Guard to serve his country 
during World War II. After his discharge, he attended Loyola University 
and graduated in 1950 with a degree in engineering. That same year he 
married his childhood sweetheart, Lydia T. Brucklemeir. They were 
married for 57 years until her death in 2004.
  In the mid-1950s, Joe began his career as a developer and builder 
with the Janss Corporation. Through the years he served as president of 
the Janss Realty Co., which he later purchased, and as a vice president 
of the Janss Corporation. As such, he assisted in the development of 
more than 10,000 acres in the Conejo Valley area. One of his first 
projects was to join in the efforts to bring outside water to the 
valley, which enabled the area's growth.
  As a leader in the Conejo Valley community, Joe helped bring numerous 
businesses to the area, including the development of the Oaks Mall 
Shopping Center and the sale of 2,000 acres from the Janss Family to 
MGM Studios, which had planned to move its operations to the area. 
While at Janss, he was intimately involved in the planning, 
development, and marketing of Sun Valley, Idaho, Snowmass-at-Aspen, and 
Northstar at Tahoe.
  But Joe was most proud of his efforts to make the Conejo Valley a 
great place to live, work, and play. In addition to his successes in 
business, Joe, a devout Catholic, devoted himself to those in need. He 
founded the Men's Advisory Board to Mary Health of the Sick and helped 
form Many Mansions. He was a founding member of the board of Ventura 
County Community Foundation and volunteered on numerous advisory boards 
and committees for the City of Thousand Oaks and La Reina High School. 
He also was a member of the Board of Regents, California Lutheran 
University.
  In recognition of his many successes, Joe was bestowed an Honorary 
Doctor of Laws Degree from California Lutheran University. For his 
devotion and assistance to the Archdiocese, Joe was knighted into the 
Order of St. Gregory, the Order of Malta, and the Order of the Holy 
Sepulcher.
  In 2005, Joseph found love for the second time with Dolly Principe. 
Dolly and Joe had known each other since the 1970s through their 
competing real estate firms, and over the years had remained friends. 
Fate brought them together again, and they fell in love and married 
later that year.
  Joe is survived by Dolly; his three children, Joseph A. Brown, 
Madeleine P. Brown and Mark J. Brown; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-
grandchildren; and many loving friends.
  Mr. Speaker, Joseph Paul Brown was a longtime special friend and a 
talented businessman who was equally successful as a family man and 
philanthropist. I know my colleagues join me in remembering his great 
contributions to his community, and in extending our condolences to his 
family and many friends.

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