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Dimitri "James" D. Brown
Born: 6/24/1937
Died: 6/16/2015
Age: 77
Community: Flint, MI
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BROWN, Dimitri "James" D. - Flint, age 77, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at his home.
Funeral service will be held 11am Friday, June 19, 2015 at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, 2143 South Center Road, Burton,
Visitation 3-8pm Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. A Parastas Service will be held 7pm Thursday evening at the funeral home. Visitation 10am Friday at the church until the time of the service.
Father Angelo Maggos officiating.
Burial in Great Lakes National Cemetery at 9:30am Monday, June 22, 2015.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to American Cancer Society, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church or Humane Society of Genesee County.
James was born in Bouf, Macedonia, Greece on June 24, 1937, the son of the late Done and Velika (Papoulka) Branoff. Jim immigrated to the United States when he was 10, and was welcomed with open arms in the Flint Central High School community. He graduated in 1958 and then attended Flint Junior College. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1961 to 1963. Jim was a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Flint Golf Club, and past President of the Michigan Beverage Association. He was an avid golfer and loved spending time at his home in Arizona. Jim loved watching football and was a fan of U of M and the Lions, but would watch any game anytime. His early career was spent alongside his dad, brothers and nephews at Brown and Sons Automotive. With his father guidance and mentoring, he became a successful entrepreneur and was most famously known as the owner of JB’s Nightclub.
Surviving is his soulmate of 23 years, Berneda;
daughters, Velika “Viki” Brown and her partner, Carla Camp of Atlanta, GA and Lovetta “Kay” Brown of Atlanta, GA;
step-son, Todd Toman of Flint; step-daughter, Tonya Parrish of Lakeland, FL;
brothers, George (Sherry) Brown of Fenton and Ponte (Linda) Brown of Farmington Hills;
nieces and nephews;
and his precious dog, Willie.
Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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6/17/2015 |
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6/19/2015 |
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11:00 AM |
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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
2143 South Center Road
Burton, MI 49529Get a Map to this location...
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Father Angelo Maggos |
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