[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4623]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  REVEREND DR. BYRON HOWELL BROWN, JR.

 Mrs. CLINTON. Mr. President, the congregation of Christ Church 
and the Village of Garden City experienced a great loss when the 
Reverend Dr. Byron Howell Brown, Jr. passed away on Saturday, April 13. 
Father Brown, as he was affectionately known by all those who knew him, 
was a life-long resident of Garden City and was instituted as Rector of 
Christ Church in 1967. Throughout his tenure as Rector, Father Brown 
was the spiritual leader of several generations of parishioners, but it 
would be impossible to quantify how many lives he touched. Father Brown 
truly practiced the lessons that he preached. He was a faithful and 
committed rector, husband, father, grandfather, coach, counselor, 
mentor, and friend. He will be deeply missed by all those who were 
fortunate enough to know him, learn from him, and hear his message of 
God's abiding love. Through his devotion and kindness to his 
congregation, his family, and all those he served, he set a standard to 
which we should all aspire.
  Father Brown will be laid to rest tomorrow, with a mass of Christian 
burial at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. But Father Brown's spirit 
and kindness will live on through his beloved wife Marylou, his 
children Jeanne, Thomas, Timothy and Janice, his daughters in law Lisa, 
and Mary Patricia, and especially through his grandchildren Aidan 
Byron, Sarah Margaret, Frances Anne, and Matthew George.

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