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Walter Raymond Brown
Walter Raymond Brown, 79, a lifelong resident of Malden, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. He was born in Malden, in 1931 the son of Miles and Ethel (Thorne) Brown. He was a graduate of Malden High School with the class of 1950. He then attended Boston University for a year before enlisting in the US Air Force. He served during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in 1954. Not long after returning to Malden, he was courting his sweetheart Marie F. Ivone, and the two were soon married in the Immaculate Conception Church in Malden. They shared 54 years together until Walter's passing. Walter had worked at the Port Terminal in South Boston as a warehouse manager. He had worked for the company for over 20 years, when they relocated and at that time he chose to retire. He was a Life Member of the Malden VFW Post 603, as well as a member of the American Legion Post 69 in Malden and the Italian American Citizens Club in Malden. Walter was very patriotic and very outgoing, and would shake hands and say hello to everyone. Walter was also an avid coin collector, and he enjoyed going dancing with his wife. In his quiet time, he enjoyed sitting down to watch all of the local sports teams. He is survived by his wife Marie F. (Ivone) Brown, his children, +, Robert W. Brown of N. Reading, and Joanne M. Gayron of Saugus, his dear friend Emma Grenier of Malden, MA, his brother, Lawrence Brown of Malden, and his grandchildren Nicholas, Jonathan, Allison, and Shannon. Walter was preceded in death by his parents, Miles and Ethel (Thorne) Brown; his brothers Arthur Brown, George Brown, and Ralph Brown; and his sister, Beatrice Brown. Visitation will be held at the Weir - MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Wednesday, Dec 1st, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Funeral services will be held from the Weir – MacCuish Funeral Home on Thurs, Dec 2nd, at 8AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in the Immaculate Conception Church, Malden, at 9AM. Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden. Donations in Walter’s memory may be made to the: Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC 20090-6011
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