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Gerald W. Brown Jr.
Posted 4/5/07
Gerald W. 'Gump' Brown Jr., 40 LAUREL - Gerald W. "Gump" Brown Jr. of Laurel passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2007, after fighting a courageous four-and-a-half year battle against ALL, a form of …
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Gerald W. Brown Jr.
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Gerald W. 'Gump' Brown Jr., 40
LAUREL - Gerald W. "Gump" Brown Jr. of Laurel passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2007, after fighting a courageous four-and-a-half year battle against ALL, a form of Leukemia. He was 40.
Gerry was a 1984 graduate of Laurel High School, where he was very active in the local FFA chapter, winning many awards and traveling to regional and national competitions.
He enjoyed outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, dirt-track racing, NASCAR, mud hopping in Fruitland, Md., or just plain getting dirty in the fields or shop. Every year he looked forward to planning, building and "playing" with his Nightmare Productions friends at the haunted house attraction in Salisbury, Md.
Gerry was involved in Laurel Chamber of Commerce, participating in the Fourth of July events and Christmas parades.
For the past 10 years, he was self-employed with the family farming operation, H. Wayne Givens & Sons, along with his dad, Wayne, and brother, Rob. Prior to farming, he worked at the Joseph C. O'Neal Auction, Bargain Bill's Flea Market, James F. Givens Inc. and the Laurel School District.
Gerry's proudest moments were spent at the Laurel Fire Department with his firehouse family. He served as president of the Laurel Fire Department from 2004-06, was the recipient of the LFD Firefighter of the Year Award for 2002, as well as recipient of the LFD Rookie of the Year for 1994.
He never met a stranger. He always took the time to make people more comfortable and welcomed. His impact on the younger generation has brought many young people into the fire service. In 2006, his son, Dale, joined the LFD as a cadet member, to follow in his dad's footsteps.
Gerry's legacy will live forever around the community of Laurel. He wanted to instill in everyone that your "word" was something that would get you through any ordeal. If you were good for your word ... you would always have something to fall back on.
His pets, Junior, Missy, Critter and Smoke, will sadly miss him.
He was preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Donald E. and Edith M. Larson, who fondly referred to his as "Buddy."
Gerry is survived by his wife of 20 years, Deanna C. (Workman) Brown, and a son, Dale E. Brown, both of Laurel; his parents, Maralene and H. Wayne Givens of Laurel, and Carol and Gerald W. Brown Sr. of Milford; three brothers, Robert Givens of Laurel, and Alex Brown and Adam Brown, both of Milford; his mother-in-law, Helen M. Ellingsworth of Laurel; his father-in-law, Harvey Ellingworth of Georgetown; his grandparents, Ellis and Ashlynn Brown of Kenton; a sister-in-law and her husband, Donna K. and Howard Harding of Felton; a brother-in-law and his wife, Art and Shelley Workman of Bridgeville; his nieces and nephews, Danielle, Shelbey, Sarah, A.J., Justin, Kevin Lee and Andrew; many loving and caring uncles and aunts; and his best friend and partner in crime, Timothy Walker.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a full firefighter's funeral on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Laurel Fire Hall on 10th Street. A viewing will be held two hours prior to the service.
Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, contributions can be sent in Gerry's memory to the Laurel Fire Department, 205 10th St., Laurel, DE; or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 209, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Arrangements are in the care of the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel.
LAUREL - Gerald W. "Gump" Brown Jr. of Laurel passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2007, after fighting a courageous four-and-a-half year battle against ALL, a form of Leukemia. He was 40.
Gerry was a 1984 graduate of Laurel High School, where he was very active in the local FFA chapter, winning many awards and traveling to regional and national competitions.
He enjoyed outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, dirt-track racing, NASCAR, mud hopping in Fruitland, Md., or just plain getting dirty in the fields or shop. Every year he looked forward to planning, building and "playing" with his Nightmare Productions friends at the haunted house attraction in Salisbury, Md.
Gerry was involved in Laurel Chamber of Commerce, participating in the Fourth of July events and Christmas parades.
For the past 10 years, he was self-employed with the family farming operation, H. Wayne Givens & Sons, along with his dad, Wayne, and brother, Rob. Prior to farming, he worked at the Joseph C. O'Neal Auction, Bargain Bill's Flea Market, James F. Givens Inc. and the Laurel School District.
Gerry's proudest moments were spent at the Laurel Fire Department with his firehouse family. He served as president of the Laurel Fire Department from 2004-06, was the recipient of the LFD Firefighter of the Year Award for 2002, as well as recipient of the LFD Rookie of the Year for 1994.
He never met a stranger. He always took the time to make people more comfortable and welcomed. His impact on the younger generation has brought many young people into the fire service. In 2006, his son, Dale, joined the LFD as a cadet member, to follow in his dad's footsteps.
Gerry's legacy will live forever around the community of Laurel. He wanted to instill in everyone that your "word" was something that would get you through any ordeal. If you were good for your word ... you would always have something to fall back on.
His pets, Junior, Missy, Critter and Smoke, will sadly miss him.
He was preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Donald E. and Edith M. Larson, who fondly referred to his as "Buddy."
Gerry is survived by his wife of 20 years, Deanna C. (Workman) Brown, and a son, Dale E. Brown, both of Laurel; his parents, Maralene and H. Wayne Givens of Laurel, and Carol and Gerald W. Brown Sr. of Milford; three brothers, Robert Givens of Laurel, and Alex Brown and Adam Brown, both of Milford; his mother-in-law, Helen M. Ellingsworth of Laurel; his father-in-law, Harvey Ellingworth of Georgetown; his grandparents, Ellis and Ashlynn Brown of Kenton; a sister-in-law and her husband, Donna K. and Howard Harding of Felton; a brother-in-law and his wife, Art and Shelley Workman of Bridgeville; his nieces and nephews, Danielle, Shelbey, Sarah, A.J., Justin, Kevin Lee and Andrew; many loving and caring uncles and aunts; and his best friend and partner in crime, Timothy Walker.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a full firefighter's funeral on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Laurel Fire Hall on 10th Street. A viewing will be held two hours prior to the service.
Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, contributions can be sent in Gerry's memory to the Laurel Fire Department, 205 10th St., Laurel, DE; or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Delaware, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 209, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Arrangements are in the care of the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel.
