Kathleen Lewis Brown

Kathleen Lewis Brown, 56, of Pensacola, FL passed away on September 3rd, 2017. Kathleen was born on July 31st of 1961 in Pensacola to Ross and Doris Lewis. She graduated from Tate High School in 1979 and received her Associates Degree in Accounting in 1981 from Pensacola Junior College. She met the love of her life, Chuck (even though she didn’t know it at the time) in middle school and they dated once in their sophomore year of high school and again in their junior year. Finally, in her senior year, he convinced her to go out again and that time it stuck. They married in 1984 after they graduated college. Their love produced two beautiful children, Derek Charles (1988) and Danielle Althea (1990). In 33 years of marriage, they built their own home, weathered hurricanes, started a business, raised two teenagers, saw their home become an impromptu animal shelter, explored every nook and cranny of Perdido Bay, and became grandparents. All of this they did together. Kathleen worked in banking for 10 years, but quit to become a stay-at-home mom for her two children. They have been grateful ever since. In the 90s Kathleen saw her children through Molino Elementary and though she was not a teacher herself, she spent as much time there as her children. She taught Math Superstars and was a staple in every classroom throughout the 90s. Even now she is fondly remembered in Molino for the warmth she brought to the classroom and the candy bars that often came with her. In the 2000s, along with her husband, she helped start an engineering consulting firm called Premier Engineering Group. She was the Chief Financial Officer (a title she gave and earned herself which no one disputed). Though she wasn’t an engineer herself, she helped steer the company through its beginning years and the impending financial crisis. Premier came out ahead and is now one of the most successful engineering firms in Pensacola. The 2010s were a time of joy and fulfillment for Kathleen. She saw both her children graduate college with bachelor degrees, her son get married, and became a grandmother. Being a grandmother suited Kathleen just fine and she devoted her remaining years to properly spoiling Grace and Jude despite her son’s best efforts. Kathleen will be deeply missed. She will be remembered fondly for the way she loved her family, her numerous cats and dogs, the color blue, warm weather, and the way she was a mother to so many of the next generation. She is preceded in death by her father, Ross Lewis; her aunt and uncle, Lee and Nadine Warren; her father-in-law, Charley Brown; and brother-in-law, Joe Brown. She is survived by her husband, her soulmate, and her best friend, Chuck; her mother, Doris Lewis; her brother, Randy (and wife Vicki) Lewis; her son, Derek (and wife Dani) Brown; her daughter, Danielle Brown; her nephew, Timothy (and wife Brandi) Hadden, and grandchildren, Grace and Jude Brown. Above all else, Kathleen cherished these roles as wife, daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. Active pallbearers will be made up of family and those who counted her as a second-mom, even if they weren’t related. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from 6:00-8:00 PM at Faith Chapel North on September 7th. A memorial service will follow on September 8th at 2:00 PM also at Faith Chapel North. The internment will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens. FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME NORTH, 1000 Hwy 29S, Cantonment, FL is entrusted with the arrangements. You may express your condolences online to www.fcfhs.com

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Kathleen Lewis Brown

July 31, 1961 - September 3, 2017