John Albert Brown 1915 - 2014 A Westbank Pioneer No more work for John, he died on March 2, 2014 at The Village at Smith Creek in Westbank just after the celebration of his 99th birthday. John loved to work and he was involved in the fruit industry from orchardist to fruit inspector, drove trucks and any other equipment that was around, had a logging business and his favourite retirement pastime was golf. John was happiest when working. John was born in Westbank February 27, 1915, youngest son of Washington and Kathleen (Drought) Brown. He was predeceased by his first wife Marjorie (Young) Brown in 1998 and his second wife Iris (Walker) Brown in 2013. Also predeceased by his older siblings George, Harry, Charlotte Ingram and Jeane. John is survived by Jan Blower (Bill), Westbank, Doug Brown (Grace), Westbank and Evonne Hickaway (Darrel), Summerland; 4 grandchildren: Steve Blower (Heather), Donna Blower (Tonya), Jen Brown and Dan Brown; and 8 great grandchildren. As requested by John there will be no funeral but a celebration of John's life will be held at a later date when the Westbank Community Hall reopens. John, as a teenager, helped to build the original hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favourite charity. The family wishes to thank all the staff at The Village at Smith Creek for their extraordinary care and kindness to John during his 5 year stay!