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October 2, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-6 PM on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October 6, 2014 from the funeral home then to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 580 Ratzer Rd., Wayne where a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Peter G. Brown age 51 of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne passed peacefully at home on Thursday, October 02, 2014.
He was born in Passaic and was a lifelong resident of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne.
Peter graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the Class of 1981.
His work history includes a paper route with his sister Laure, summers working in the mail room at his father’s company, Tarnell Inc. in New York City, working at the Financial Aid Department of William Paterson University in Wayne, in audio production for the Media Bay Company, moonlighting as a bartender throughout the area for many years, and most recently working in the audio production field for Radio Spirits Company in Cedar Grove.
He was an accomplished pianist who loved music from Rock n Roll to Classical. He often filled the family home with music played on his grandmother’s piano. Another of his joys in life was movies. Be it a trip to a movie theatre or simply watching at home he loved them. Many who knew him know Batman was his idol. He even bought a Batman costume and took great pleasure in scaring his many nieces and nephews with it. Another of Peter’s passions was time “down the shore” where he could often be found in Point Pleasant, Long Beach Island, Spring Lake, or Belmar.
As you got to know Peter you realized he was intensely passionate about the things he loved including: the New York Mets, talking, the New York Giants (the family Super Bowl party was crazy in 2007), talking, snow boarding, skate boarding, talking, and sports cars. Aside from his family his greatest love was the dogs he had throughout his life. Peter treated his dogs better than most people treat their family members. He will be greatly missed by his white Boxer, Sophie.
Peter was diagnosed with stage four cancer over a year and a half ago. From diagnosis through the day before he passed Peter never complained, never said “why me,” he maintained a wonderful, and inspirational attitude. His determination is evidenced by the fact that he was working the week before he passed, and even tried to go to work on the Monday of the week he did pass away. His chin up, can do, attitude was an inspiration to those around him.
He was the devoted son of Mary Brown and the late Gregory Brown (2006); loved brother of Kathleen Modavis and her husband Robert of Painted Post, NY, Jeanne Dever and her husband Tim of Westchester, PA, Laure Rowan and her husband Michael of Amesbury, MA, Martha Carey of Wayne, and Megan O’Connell of Salem, MA; cherished uncle of many nieces, nephews, and two honorary nieces.
In lieu of flowers memorial donation to The Hackensack UMC Foundation, in memory of Peter Brown, C/O the John Theurer Cancer Center, 360 Essex Street, Suite 301, Hackensack, NJ 07601, would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-6 PM on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October 6, 2014 from the funeral home then to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 580 Ratzer Rd., Wayne where a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
October 2, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-6 PM on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October 6, 2014 from the funeral home then to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 580 Ratzer Rd., Wayne where a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered.
Peter G. Brown age 51 of the Packanack Lake Section of Wayne passed peacefully at home on Thursday, October 02, 2014.
He was born in Passaic and was a lifelong resident of the Packanack Lake section of Wayne.
Peter graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the Class of 1981.
His work history includes a paper route with his sister Laure, summers working in the mail room at his father’s company, Tarnell Inc. in New York City, working at the Financial Aid Department of William Paterson University in Wayne, in audio production for the Media Bay Company, moonlighting as a bartender throughout the area for many years, and most recently working in the audio production field for Radio Spirits Company in Cedar Grove.
He was an accomplished pianist who loved music from Rock n Roll to Classical. He often filled the family home with music played on his grandmother’s piano. Another of his joys in life was movies. Be it a trip to a movie theatre or simply watching at home he loved them. Many who knew him know Batman was his idol. He even bought a Batman costume and took great pleasure in scaring his many nieces and nephews with it. Another of Peter’s passions was time “down the shore” where he could often be found in Point Pleasant, Long Beach Island, Spring Lake, or Belmar.
As you got to know Peter you realized he was intensely passionate about the things he loved including: the New York Mets, talking, the New York Giants (the family Super Bowl party was crazy in 2007), talking, snow boarding, skate boarding, talking, and sports cars. Aside from his family his greatest love was the dogs he had throughout his life. Peter treated his dogs better than most people treat their family members. He will be greatly missed by his white Boxer, Sophie.
Peter was diagnosed with stage four cancer over a year and a half ago. From diagnosis through the day before he passed Peter never complained, never said “why me,” he maintained a wonderful, and inspirational attitude. His determination is evidenced by the fact that he was working the week before he passed, and even tried to go to work on the Monday of the week he did pass away. His chin up, can do, attitude was an inspiration to those around him.
He was the devoted son of Mary Brown and the late Gregory Brown (2006); loved brother of Kathleen Modavis and her husband Robert of Painted Post, NY, Jeanne Dever and her husband Tim of Westchester, PA, Laure Rowan and her husband Michael of Amesbury, MA, Martha Carey of Wayne, and Megan O’Connell of Salem, MA; cherished uncle of many nieces, nephews, and two honorary nieces.
In lieu of flowers memorial donation to The Hackensack UMC Foundation, in memory of Peter Brown, C/O the John Theurer Cancer Center, 360 Essex Street, Suite 301, Hackensack, NJ 07601, would be appreciated.
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