Donald B. Brown, Esq.

How do you summarize the life of a man who had 95 years of
countless experiences? His life was peppered with the love of
three wives, 4 children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 greatgrandchildren.
He was proud of his family and instilled in them a
sense of fairness and honesty, urging them to always do the right
thing, have a sense of humor, and never forget where they came
from. Donald’s greatest source of pride was that he practiced law
for over sixty years. He specialized in pharmaceutical law.

His life and his work kept him in the Los Angeles area since the
age of 4. That’s when his parents drove from Pittsburgh to
Hollywood in a Hupmobile in 1929, after losing everything in the
“crash” of the depression. Growing up in the Hollywood / Los
Feliz area, Donald was a whiz kid, a Yo-Yo champion, and a
trumpet player. He had multiple Hollywood stories of those
years. He loaned money to Mickey Rooney’s mother so Mickey
could take the bus to auditions. He wore hand me downs from
Fred Astaire, as Donald’s uncle was Fred’s dresser. Donald
wrote of the “good old days” when children could stay out past
dark and play without fear and a malted milk cost a dime.

Donald joined the Navy in 1944, as he “did not want to fight in the
mud”. He then went to UCLA and subsequently to USC law
school.

He had a “photographic” memory for music. He loved Mexican
food. He loved babies. He could say “no onions” in 37
languages!

Donald is survived by children Debi (Brown) Bradway, David
Brown, Dana (Brown) Pehrson, and Adam Brown; grandchildren
Kacey, Jeff, Aaron, Amanda, Haley, Nate and Ben; great
grandchildren Kendal, Braden, Dean, Will, and Madison.