Walter Thomas Brown

Walter T. Brown, 92, of Oriental, left this world to join his heavenly family on February 19, 2025.

Walter was born in Bay Shore, New York on August 10, 1932, to Marie F. Brown and William G. Brown. He graduated from Bay Shore High School and SUNY Farmingdale. Walter served our country as a USN Radarman 2nd Class from 1951-1955 during the Korean conflict. He met the love of his life and married Mary Ann (Grodeski) Brown in May of 1958.

Walter retired from New York’s Dept. of Agriculture and Market as the Assistant Director and moved to Oriental, NC where he enjoyed boating, both power and sail, and dancing with Mary Ann, especially at the Polish Festivals. He designed many landscape plans around Oriental. His biggest project was for St. Peter the Fisherman Church in which he was a founding member.

Walter leaves behind his wife, Mary Ann of 66 years; his children, Michele Bessette (Mark), of Oriental, Lee Brown (Karen) of Longview, TX, Michael Brown (Robin) of North Beach, MD and Amalie Matera (Jim) of Galway, NY. He leaves behind eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild; and many grandogs and grandcats.

Services will be held at Saint Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church on March 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Pamlico, PO Box 6, Bayboro, NC 28515; Pamlico County Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry, PO Box 771, Oriental, NC 28571; or the Alzheimer's Association, PO Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.