Robert Bruce Brown

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Mike Phillips on December 10, 2003:

Bob Brown came into my life and immediately changed my outlook on how people are supposed to live as followers of Jesus Christ. As everyone who knew Bob realizes, Bob lived with two primary life goals: to love and to be honest. I always knew that when Bob spoke, it would be the Truth, but that it would always be tempered with love and grace. Bob and I also shared a love for Mathematics, and we would spend many hours talking about some of the concepts that I assumed I knew something about...only to learn that Bob knew so much more. He never made me feel like I was an inferior, but rather a participant with him. My wife, Kathy, and I remarked the other day that one clear reason our son Andrew entered the Army was the example that Bob set for him of what an Officer would look like. Though there will never be another Bob, this loveable Lt. Colonel gave Andrew the impression that the Army was a place of honor and integrity. I told him a few days ago that Bob had passed away and his grief is genuine. As his pastor for many years, I appreciated how much Bob added to the life of the church. He did not criticize without jumping in to help...and he made friends out of combatants. He is a man of God and will be more than missed. He will be remembered and his life is an example to mine of how to love your wife. Goodbye my friend! Mike and Kathy Phillips on behalf of John, Meaghan and Spc. Andrew Phillips

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