Ron’s arrival in 1936 interrupted Christmas Dinner in Pasadena, CA. Ron was senior class president at Eagle Rock High School; he attended Occidental College and transferred to USC, where “Brownie” became a life-long Fiji and a life-long partner to Ann Gibson.
After several retail positions, including Montgomery Ward, Ron brought his family to Seattle in 1971. Ron, Ann, and son Charlie opened their Lake Forest Park home to two foster children. At the Bon Marché, Ron retired as Vice-President for the Northwest Region of Federated Department Stores. In 1988 Ron and Ann realized a dream by opening Metropolis III, a clothing store on Market Street in Ballard, where they worked side-by-side for twenty years.
Ron and Ann owned a home in Magnolia, before moving to Pioneer Square in 1993. They retired in 2008, travelling often to Mexico and Europe, especially to Italy. Ron valued college friends and travel acquaintances. Long a dedicated movie buff, Ron later developed a passion for cooking.
Ron died June 18, 2014. At his request, there will be no memorial service.
He is survived by Ann Gibson Brown, wife of 51 years, and by son Charles Curtiss Brown and wife Amy of Everett, WA.