[SADXA] Larry Brown's Obit

[Tom Fagan]

Larry Brown's family just sent me his Obit.  They asked if this could be sent around.
Tom K7DF



Brown,Larry W., “W7LB” to his ham radio buddies. Born in San Antonio on June 9, 1951,graduate of Texas A&M, Class of 1973, Larry was a senior engineer forHughes Aircraft and Raytheon Corporation in Tucson, Arizona. His thirty-yearcareer was filled with interesting—and often classified—work that includedblowing up remote-controlled golf carts to test the guidance system on Maverickmissiles. He is the lead inventor on the patent for powder paint, developed foraerospace applications but now widely used in many industries.

Larry wasan active member of the Southern Arizona DX Association, the Raytheon CatalinaRadio Club, and the Radio Society of Tucson. He was also a member of the American Radio Relay League,AMSAT, and the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association. He gave back to thecommunity through his hobbies to school programs and organizing radio coveragefor the annual Tour de Tucson bicycle event. Friends remember him as alwaysgenerous with his time, technical advice, and knowledge.  He was as one said, “a Ham’s Ham,” a truefriend, and a man who deeply loved his family.

He grew tolove the deserts of Arizona for the beauty of their night skies. In addition tosupporting the Ham radio, amateur satellite, and amateur astronomy communities,he enjoyed travels that included a tour flying a small plane over theAustralian outback and scuba diving to photograph the Great Barrier Reef and coralreefs in Mexico and the Caribbean. In the eighties he won awards as acompetitive marksman. He died at the age of 67 on January 20, 2019, ofcomplications of pneumonia after a two-week hospitalization in Tucson.

Larry ispredeceased by his parents, Joe H. and Audrey L. Brown. He is survived by twosisters, a brother, and their families, which include five nieces and two greatnephews:  sister Rebecca Young andhusband Larry of Big Lake, Texas; sister Janet Spencer and husband Scott ofRichmond, Virginia; and brother  KennethBrown and wife Helen of San Antonio; niece Lauren Spencer and husband MarkVandevelde of New York; niece Sarah Dickerson and husband Michael and sonJoseph of San Antonio; niece Elizabeth Young of Abilene; niece Taelor Mackin,husband Brandon, and son Jason of Ft. Worth; and niece Meredith Spencer ofRichmond.