Roland E

Brown

Roland passed away on Saturday August 31 ^st at the Exeter Center in New Hampshire.  He was 81 years of age.  Born in Burlington Vermont, he was a son of the late Harold and Flora (Whitcomb) Brown.  He came to Chelsea at the age of 14 with his mother and stepfather the late John Morehouse.  He attended and graduated from Chelsea High School.  He married his childhood sweetheart and love of his life, Barbara T. DeGregorio in 1957.  He was a career veteran of the US Air Force where he attended Control Tower Tech School.  His specialty was an air traffic controller.  He held several duty assignments oversees and stateside at US Air Stations from Germany to Tenn. and Tacoma WA and served during the early Vietnam Era.  His wife accompanied him to these varied assignment's.  Three of his five children were born at US Air Force Bases, two in Germany and one son in Tenn.  He was honorably discharged and first returned to Chelsea before moving to Revere.  He worked as a civilian air traffic controller at Logan Airport for several years.  He concluded his work career as a warehouse foreman working for Quinlan Printing in Boston.  He was a resident of Exeter NH for the past 15 years.  He spent most of his life residing in Chelsea, Revere and briefly in Rowley before settling in Exeter NH with his wife.  In is lifetime his wife was his world and he was forever devastated with her passing four years ago.  He was strongly devoted to home and family and he enjoyed all kinds of outdoor activities, hunting, camping and fishing to name a few.  After his retirement he briefly took the position of Range Officer at Danvers Fish and Game Club.  Roland was predeceased by his parents, wife and siblings.  He was the beloved husband of 58 years to the late Barbara T. (DeGregorio) Brown.  Devoted father and father-in-law of John W. Brown of Newburyport, Dawn L. Covey and her late husband Anthony of Port Huron MI., Terrance "Terry" M. Brown and his wife Jeanne Roselli of Boxford, Michael E. Brown and his wife Teresa of Atkinson NH and Theresa M. Tidmarsh and her husband John of Rowley.  Dear brother of the late Kathleen Brown, Raymond Brown and Patrick Brown.  He is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Wednesday Sept. 4 ^th from 4 - 8 P.M.  Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend.  Funeral from the Welsh Funeral Home on Thursday at 9:00 A.M.  Followed by services in the Woodlawn Chapel, 302 Elm St., Everett  at 10:00 A.M.  Interment will be private.  Funeral home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite funeral home.

DONATIONS: Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown MA 02472