Founding Member Richard C. "Dick" Brown Passes

July 7, 2011 Richard C. "Dick" Brown, 84, of Otisco, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 7, at Cortland Care Center. He was a carpenter for Dawson Bros. and John Dougherty Construction companies and retired from Syracuse Supply in Engineered Products, Robotics and Conveyor Systems. Dick was a Navy veteran of WWII, having served in the South Pacific. Following his retirement, he attended Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC, and was pastor of Vesper United Methodist Church for over 13 years. He was a charter member of the Otisco Fire Dept. and a former member of NYS Divers Assoc. He was a member of the Onondaga County Underwater Recovery Team and especially enjoyed sport diving. He was a 10-gallon blood donor for the Red Cross. Dick was predeceased by his infant son, Norman W. Brown. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Marion Walburger Brown; his children, Richard E. Brown of Old Bridge, NJ, Juanita (TImothy) Knolls of Dryden, and Joel (Cindy) Brown of Cortland; his brother, Forrest (Lois) Brown of New Philadelphia, Ohio; his sister, Marilyn Vecchio of Chittenango; his grandchildren, Richard and Heather Brown of Millstone, NJ, Aaron and Rebekah Knolls of Dryden, Peter (Breanne) Brown of Freeville, and Derek (Ashley) Brown of Cortland; two great-granddaughters, Kristen and Alina Brown; and several nieces and nephews. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hartwell Funeral Home, Route 281, Tully. Interment: Vesper Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from noon until the time of service. Contributions may be made to Vesper Cemetery Assoc.; Otisco or Tully fire departments; or Christ Chapel in Vesper. Hartwell Funeral Home Tully, NY