DR. ROY PHILLIP BROWN

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DR. ROY PHILLIP BROWN December 15, 1914 - December 14, 2000 With great sorrow, we announce the passing of Dr. Roy Phillip Brown on Thursday, December 14, 2000 at 85 years of age. He will be sadly missed by his beloved wife Gloria, his children Rhonda and Sheldon Bland, Susan and Bruce Rosner; his grandchildren Laura and Jeffrey Bland, Kimberly, Adam and Jamie Rosner; his sister, Sadie Stein. He was predeceased by his parents Pauline and Joseph Brown, his sister, Nettie Richmond. Roy was born in Winnipeg, attended Earl Grey School and graduated from Kelvin High School. He received his medical degree in 1939 from the University of Manitoba, where he was a member of the TAU DELTA PHI Fraternity. He interned at the Misericordia General Hospital and commenced general practice in Arden, Man. He later moved to Gladstone where he was the sole practitoner serving the town and surrounding communities. In 1943, he married Gloria Remis and in 1947, they moved with their two daughters to Winnipeg. He established his medical practice at 501 Sargent Ave. and served his patients until 1966. That year, he began a residency in Radiology at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY. In 1969, Roy and Gloria moved to Toronto. He continued his studies in Pediatric Radiology at the Hospital for Sick Children. He opened his practice in Diagnostic Radiology in 1971 on Kingston Road in Toronto. He continued to practice until his retirement in 1992. In 1994, Roy and Gloria returned to Winnipeg. Roy took great pleasure in everyone and everything around him. He was a lifelong learner with a myriad of hobbies and interests. He particularly loved music, having studied the violin as a young man and later, again, as an adult. He enjoyed performance and visual arts. Roy was active in Bnai Brith and was also involved in the acquisition of the site that became Bnai Brith Camp on Lake of the Woods. He represented the local chapter at an International Congress in Israel in 1959. He was a longtime member of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue dating back to the building on Dagmar St. and was one of many who helped to build the dike that saved the new building in the flood of 1950. He and Gloria built a cottage at Falcon Lake in 1960 and during the summer months he and his family spent as much time there as possible. He was one of the early members of Glendale Country Club, joining 1951. Later, when he lived in Toronto, he became an avid sailor. He and Gloria sailed the Glory B from the Island Yacht Club on Lake Ontario. In many ways, Roys vocation of medicine was also his avocation. He was a caring physician and highly respected by both his patients and colleagues. Roy often said, he felt it was a privilege to be a physician. He was devoted to his family and his love for them was returned abundantly. He will be sadly missed. Funeral services were held at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, December 17. Interment was at Shaarey Zedek Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, Unit 10 - 120 Donald St., Winnipeg, Man., R3C 4G2.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 24, 2000