Browne, William George, Jr., 83 of Orlando, went to be with
the Lord on September 18, 2014. He was born April 17, 1931 to William and Eva
(Robinson) Browne in Racine, Wisconsin.
As a young man he enlisted in the US Army and was posted in Germany
where he met his wife who was a librarian at the post library. He returned from service and graduated from
Marquette University as an electrical engineer.
He moved to Orlando from Milwaukee WI to take a position as an
Electrical Engineer with Martin Marietta in 1961. He worked there until his retirement in
1994. He was a devoted father, a member
of St. Andrews Catholic Church, a former president of his children’s elementary
school and middle school PTAs, and was active in Indian Princesses, Indian
Guides, Boy Scouts, and was a Little League baseball coach. Following his retirement he and his wife
enjoyed RV travel. Following his wife’s
death he became a resident of Spring Hills Assisted Living Center at Hunters
Creek and served as the President of the Resident’s council till his
death. He had a deep bass voice and
throughout his life he enjoyed singing with his church choir and also performed
in barbershop quartets. He was an
excellent mechanic and spent many Saturdays working on cars and was a car
racing enthusiast. He loved football and
remained a loyal Green Bay Packer fan to the end of his days.
He was preceded in death by his wife Jean Marie Gable Browne
and his brother James Browne, and sisters Suzanne Browne and Barbara
Raguse. He is survived by his sister
Carol Ray of Las Vegas, and children Susan Darnell of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
William “Sam” Browne III, of Virginia Beach, VA, Katie Rothardt of Plano, TX,
and Liza Briegel of Orlando, three grandsons and four granddaughters. He will be missed by many friends from Spring
Hills and his old Martin buddies. A
funeral mass celebrating his life will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Church,
12600 Marsfield Ave., Orlando 32837 at 10:30 AM Tuesday, September 23rd. A reception will follow at the Spring Hills Assisted
Living Center activity room, 3800 Town Center Blvd. He was a longtime supporter of the American
Diabetes Association.