William Bill Brown former mayor councilman in North Palm Beach, 82 (PBP) 10-31-98William `Bill' Brown, former mayor,
councilman in North Palm Beach, 82
By Ice Brogan Obituary sippi State University with a me -
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Obituary engineering degree.
NORTH PALM BEACH — He recently received an
Former Mayor William H. `Bill" After retiring from Pratt & award from the Mississippi State
Brown, who led efforts to pre- Whitney, Mr. Brown served as School of Engineering for being
serve what is mavor from 1979 to 1991 and wac iN mnct-r1ktinm,ic1har1 crrnrl„nfo
now John D.
MacArthur
Beach State
Park, died
Wednesday at
age 82.
Mr. Brown
also was Pratt
& Whitney
project man-
ager for the ` Brown
SR-71 Black-
bird spy plane engine.
Pratt's J-58 engine powered
the high -altitude plane, which did
surveillance photography over
much of the former Soviet Union
before the end of the Cold War.
a two -term village councilman. In later years, he spent much
He also was a charter member time caring for Ruth, his wife of 58
of the conservation board that years, who was a victim of Alzhe-
made the development decisions imer's Disease until her death in
that transformed the former Air August 1997.
Force Beach tin Singer Island into
John D. MacArthur Beach State
Park.
"He was a real exponent of
strict building codes and a strong
community appearance," village
Councilman Charles O'Meilia
said. "He was also very environ-
mentally sensitive, which led to
his appointment to the (park)
conservation board."
Mr. Brown was born March 2,
1916, in Vicksburg, Miss., and
was a 1939 graduate of Missis-
He is survived by his children,
Linda Walden of Houston; Wil-
liam H. "Bud" Brown Jr. and wife
Nora of Palm Beach Gardens;
Thomas G. "T.G." Brown and wife
Barbara of North Palm Beach;
brother Bertrand Brown and his
wife Betty; nine grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be
held at 1 p.m. Monday at Thomas
L. Price Funeral Home, 553
Northlake Blvd., with RabbiAlan
Sherman officiating.