Celebrating the Life of

James Brown

September 3, 1943 - April 5, 2023

Obituary

Mr. James Hilloray ' Pete ' Brown Jr died peacefully on April 5, 2023 in Concord, CA. at the age of 79. He is survived by his daughter Heather Brown Affolter of Concord, CA., brother Ronald Brown of Sparks, NV. and sister Laurel Brown of Plano, TX. and beloved nieces, nephews and grandchildren. He is preceded in death by wife Marilyn Micklonis and son Jeffrey Brown. Jim was born on September 3, 1943 in Madera, CA. to James Hilloray Brown and Evelyn Constance Thede. Jim graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Computer Science. He lived most of his life in the San Francisco Bay area. His ashes will be spread at sea in a small private ceremony on May 10th. Additionally, friends and family are invited to participate in a tree planting ceremony to celebrate Jim's love of nature, camping, fishing and hiking. For more information on the tree planting ceremony email Hsaffolter@yahoo.com or offer to help on the site below. Please add memories, pictures and comments to this site to help celebrate Jim's life.

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"My dad was competitive and loved to play tennis and ping pong. Once he even got so into a ping pong tournament at the senior center that he dove for the ball and broke his wrist. He was actually proud of this "sports injury...."
Heather Affolter
Daughter
"I'll ever be grateful for the help you gave me when my own family would not. Farewell."
Dustin Levitt
Friend
"My dad, Jim loved coaching soccer, writing software, playing tennis, camping, fishing and napping! He appreciated the beauty of nature and spent time with friends from the "beach combers" group and the Concord senior center. After my mom died, he spent time trying new things like sailing, square d..."
Heather Affolter