David Brown

DAVID W. BROWN

Cedar Rapids

David W. Brown, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at his residence.

Tribute services in his honor will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. The family will greet friends from noon to 3 p.m. prior to the service in the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel Stateroom.

David Wayne Brown was born Aug. 18, 1937, in Storm Lake, Iowa, the son of Harry and Marybel Brown. He graduated from Benson High School in Omaha, Neb. David earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska in mechanical engineering. On June 19, 1960, he married Carol Moorhead in Omaha. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to 1965. David then worked briefly at Natkin and Co. in Omaha and then in Iowa City. In 1965, he began working for Modern and Puth in Cedar Rapids, which later became Modern Piping, retiring in 1995.

David enjoyed flying, Nebraska football, golf, tennis, scuba diving, sailing, hockey, water and snow skiing, fishing, boating, and being "Mr. Fix-It."

His memberships included AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), Beta Theta Pi, MCAI (Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa), board of directors of Solon State Bank and Marco Lutheran Church, Marco Island, Fla.

He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Carol Brown of Cedar Rapids; three children, David (Cindy) Brown of Solon, Kristin (Rob) White of Mason City and Ken (Alison) Brown of Cedar Rapids; a brother, Dennis (Bev) Brown of Omaha; uncle, Don (Anne) Bice of Scottsdale, Ariz.; brother-in-law, Ken (Gerry) Moorhead of Boulder, Colo.; and seven grandchildren, Bob and Nick Brown, Allison and Alex White, Chris, Zack and Brady Brown.

He was preceded in death by his parents and best friend, Jim Shive.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) and LLS (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society).

Online condolences may be conveyed at www.cedarmemorial.com.