SALISBURY - James J. Brown died on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Born on Mar.19, 1929, in Dover, he was the son of the late Francis D. and Helen Cobb Brown. He was a graduate of Wicomico High School and attended the University of Maryland College Park. He had three separate careers after service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War as a Criminal Investigator. He worked as a casualty claim investigator for a local firm and for a national insurance company for about 18 years, after which he took a position with the WBOC radio and television stations, where he worked for about 10 years filling various capacities, including assignment editor and assistant news director. In 1981, he was appointed director of the Wicomico County Emergency Management Agency, where he served until his retirement in Aug. 1997. He was preceded in death by a brother, Dan Brown. He is survived by his wife of over 64 years, Peggy J. Parker Brown; daughters, Gayle Collins and Patricia L. Esh; a granddaughter; two great-granddaughters; a brother, Dick Brown; and sister-in-law, Maggie Brown. Private funeral services were held. Arrangements were in the care of Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury.