James Henry Brown

Born: December 9, 1946 in Erie, PA

Died: January 3, 2026 in Corona CA

Father: Forest Henry Brown, Erie, PA WWII Army Veteran & Purple Heart recipient

Mother: Gloria Swanson Jennings, Erie, PA, WWII Women’s Auxiliary Army Corp

Survived by:

Wife: Penelope Jane Brown, DNH, RN, ne’ Zike, born July 6, 1956 Pico Rivera, CA

Married: August 1983, Westminster, CA

Father and Mother-in-Law, William DeEtt Zike, USAF Korea and Lauraine C. Zike

Sister Roxanna and husband Gerald Otteson, fellow Army Veteran

Nephew: WOIII Timothy Otteson, US Army retired and wife Charlene

Grand Neice: Abbygayle and husband Geremy Dyke, Texas National Guard

And great grandnephew Phillip

Grand Neice: Hayley Otteson and Nathan Fox, US Air Force Reserve

Neice: Jennifer Otteson-Bales, RN, her husband Ryan and daughter Peyton, grandniece

Brother-in-Law Christopher William Zike and wife Donna

Their children Michael, Daniel and Lauren and their families.

Stepsiblings Gary and Marcey Volquartson, Barbara and Dave Berg, Karla and Tim Nieser

Viet Nam Veteran - ARMY RA 29 NOV 65 – 09 FEB 68 - - RESCUE & RECOVERY SPECIALIST

National Defense Service Medal; Expert Marksmen

Inventory Management & Production Control Manager, Smith Tool, Inc, Irvine CA

Maintenance and Operations, Tustin unified School District, Tustin, CA

Retired 2008

Happy House Hubby, keen gardener, lover of books, music, kitty cats and the natural world.

Swimmer, cyclist, hiker, camper, Kite flyer, and sometimes cook who treasured his friends and family.