Gary Dewaine Brown
I, Gary Brown, grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, the first of eight children. I enjoyed playing in the desert, scouting, riding my dad's Honda Trail 90 motorcycle, science, and computers, graduating from Western High School in 1972. After 1½ years at BYU, I served in the Germany Düsseldorf Mission from 1974 to 1976.
After my mission I worked, spent a semester at BYU, then worked for a year at Nellis Air Force Base as a computer programmer. In January 1977, I met my eternal companion, Betty Anderson, on a sand dune at the Valley of Fire State Park. She was a high school Home Economics teacher in Beaver, Utah. We married in December in the LDS St. George Utah Temple. After Betty finished her teaching contract, we moved to BYU where I finished my Computer Science degree and graduated in August 1980, during which time our daughter Jennifer and son Scott were born.
After graduation, I worked for an educational software company, during which time our sons Marc and identical twins Michael and Matthew were born. Starting in 1985, I worked for a telecom manufacturer for 21 years, eventually becoming its CTO and Engineering VP, during which we had our last son, Roland. In 2007 and 2008, I returned full-time to school at Utah Valley University to upgrade job skills, eventually landing a job in Product Management for a supercomputer management software company.
I have served mainly in the Scouting and Young Men's programs of the LDS church, with stints in the stake and two bishoprics, one at BYU.
I enjoy bicycling, with a wonderful ride from Utah to Virginia in 2004 with sons Marc and Roland. I also enjoy gardening, landscaping our backyard, and keeping fish in a pond, which are currently enjoyed by all our children, now married, and our 16 grandchildren. Our posterity brings us great joy.
After my mission I worked, spent a semester at BYU, then worked for a year at Nellis Air Force Base as a computer programmer. In January 1977, I met my eternal companion, Betty Anderson, on a sand dune at the Valley of Fire State Park. She was a high school Home Economics teacher in Beaver, Utah. We married in December in the LDS St. George Utah Temple. After Betty finished her teaching contract, we moved to BYU where I finished my Computer Science degree and graduated in August 1980, during which time our daughter Jennifer and son Scott were born.
After graduation, I worked for an educational software company, during which time our sons Marc and identical twins Michael and Matthew were born. Starting in 1985, I worked for a telecom manufacturer for 21 years, eventually becoming its CTO and Engineering VP, during which we had our last son, Roland. In 2007 and 2008, I returned full-time to school at Utah Valley University to upgrade job skills, eventually landing a job in Product Management for a supercomputer management software company.
I have served mainly in the Scouting and Young Men's programs of the LDS church, with stints in the stake and two bishoprics, one at BYU.
I enjoy bicycling, with a wonderful ride from Utah to Virginia in 2004 with sons Marc and Roland. I also enjoy gardening, landscaping our backyard, and keeping fish in a pond, which are currently enjoyed by all our children, now married, and our 16 grandchildren. Our posterity brings us great joy.
Information for Gary Dewaine Brown
Parents: Dewaine Martin Brown & Judith Rae Frehner
Birth: 15 Dec 1954
Place: Las Vegas, Nevada
Marriage: 27 Dec 1977
Place: St. George, Utah
Spouse: Betty Ellen Anderson
Spouse’s Birth: 20 Dec 1954
Spouse’s Birthplace: Cedar City, Utah
Spouse’s Parents: David Neil Anderson / Mary Alice Shamo
Children
Jennifer Alice Brown (27 Sep 1978 – present)
Gary Scott Brown (9 May 1980 – present)
Marc Nathaniel Brown (23 Jun 1982– present)
Michael Dewaine Brown (10 Apr 1985 – present)
Matthew David Brown (10 Apr 1985 – present)
Roland Merle Brown (17 Aug 1988 – present)
Birth: 15 Dec 1954
Place: Las Vegas, Nevada
Marriage: 27 Dec 1977
Place: St. George, Utah
Spouse: Betty Ellen Anderson
Spouse’s Birth: 20 Dec 1954
Spouse’s Birthplace: Cedar City, Utah
Spouse’s Parents: David Neil Anderson / Mary Alice Shamo
Children
Jennifer Alice Brown (27 Sep 1978 – present)
Gary Scott Brown (9 May 1980 – present)
Marc Nathaniel Brown (23 Jun 1982– present)
Michael Dewaine Brown (10 Apr 1985 – present)
Matthew David Brown (10 Apr 1985 – present)
Roland Merle Brown (17 Aug 1988 – present)