 |
Edwin M. 'Miles' Brown Riverton, NJ QCWA # 19348 Chapter 5 |
Edwin Miles Brown, W2PAU
AGE: 94 - Riverton
E. Miles Brown of Riverton, NJ, born September 27, 1917 was called home on Sunday, March 25, 2012 with his family at his side. Miles, also known as Brownie or W2PAU, graduated with honors from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1939. A brilliant, well respected electrical engineer, he worked for RCA, NASA and MITRE traveling worldwide and spent a year in France with his family. An active member of the South Jersey Radio Association, Miles served as club president inspiring many. He and the club won many world-wide radio contact contests and was most proud of the contacts made from his two travels to the remote, uninhabited island of Navassa in the Caribbean. He was also a life member of the South Jersey Sports Car Club of America and the Riverton Yacht Club.
Miles is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Shirleyanne, and their son, Edwin Miles Brown III. He is survived by his children Elizabeth (Gary) Behler, Susan (Gerald) Mullen, Lucy (Mark) Reed, Charles Brown, Juliette Brown, 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren and great-great grandfather of one.
Visitation will be from 1-2pm on Saturday, March 31 with services at 2pm at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 4th & Lippincott Avenues in Riverton, NJ. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to your favorite charity . 73 & 88 W2PAU. Arrangements by Weber Funeral Home, Riverton, NJ
Published in Courier-Post, March 28, 2012