Stan Brown, former Provo fire chief, dies
PROVO -- At about 12:20 p.m., the cuckoo clock in Stan and Lois Brown's living room starts honking. Instead of a bird, a tiny fire truck pops out of the clock and lays on the horn. Time to get out of the way, apparently.
"It doesn't keep good time," Lois said. "I should send it back, but he liked it."
Stan Brown, Lois's husband of 62 years and father of her four children, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 83. He was fire chief of Provo for 13 years and on the Municipal Council for 10. He had struggled with kidney failure and other health problems for the last few years.
During his time in city service, Brown got two fire stations and the training tower built, he was part of the council that got the Ironton area moving forward, he was instrumental in purchasing new ambulances for the fire stations and helped get the paramedic program started for the firefighters.
He loved being Stan the fireman to the neighborhood children, his wife said, and the opportunities that came from his civic involvement. But she still remembers him from more than six decades ago, the night she went to the same dance as her cousin, who was on a date with Stan.
"She introduced us, and she told me, 'I knew right then I wouldn't have any more dates with him,'" Lois said.
Stan grew up in Utah until he was drafted into the Navy after World War II; Lois said he built an airport in communist China during his service. His brother suggested he work for the fire department, so he applied, fresh out of the Navy and not quite 21, making about $20 a month painting fire hydrants until he was old enough to actually be a firefighter. He spent 34 years in the Provo Fire Department.
Stan Brown's funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the LDS Bonneville Stake Center, 85 S. 900 East in Provo, with a viewing an hour before the service. There also will be a viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center St. in Provo.
"It doesn't keep good time," Lois said. "I should send it back, but he liked it."
Stan Brown, Lois's husband of 62 years and father of her four children, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 83. He was fire chief of Provo for 13 years and on the Municipal Council for 10. He had struggled with kidney failure and other health problems for the last few years.
During his time in city service, Brown got two fire stations and the training tower built, he was part of the council that got the Ironton area moving forward, he was instrumental in purchasing new ambulances for the fire stations and helped get the paramedic program started for the firefighters.
He loved being Stan the fireman to the neighborhood children, his wife said, and the opportunities that came from his civic involvement. But she still remembers him from more than six decades ago, the night she went to the same dance as her cousin, who was on a date with Stan.
"She introduced us, and she told me, 'I knew right then I wouldn't have any more dates with him,'" Lois said.
Stan grew up in Utah until he was drafted into the Navy after World War II; Lois said he built an airport in communist China during his service. His brother suggested he work for the fire department, so he applied, fresh out of the Navy and not quite 21, making about $20 a month painting fire hydrants until he was old enough to actually be a firefighter. He spent 34 years in the Provo Fire Department.
Stan Brown's funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the LDS Bonneville Stake Center, 85 S. 900 East in Provo, with a viewing an hour before the service. There also will be a viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center St. in Provo.
What a neat man! His legacy is strong!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your loss Jen what a great man he was and a great example too.
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