- Date Of Birth: February 22, 1926
- Date Of Death: February 6, 2018
- State: Georgia
Another of the Great Generation has gone to be with the Lord. On February 6, 2018 Mr. Richard Fickett Brown, who would have been 92-years-old on February 22nd, greeted his wife of 63 years, Betty and the many who went before him. He passed into eternity in the home he designed and built in 1970 surrounded and bathed in love from his daughters and the many caregivers. What a blessing it is to know without a doubt he is sitting at the feet of Jesus.
Richard served in World War II as an Army corpsman in the Pacific Islands on the troop carrier, U.S.S. Barnstable. This ship was one of the first to enter Japan after the devastation of the atomic bombs that ended the war; he has many pictures of the Japan harbor and other pictures of his time in the military. He had many stories to tell; one of which he was the only soldier to carry a gun when they landed on the beaches after the battles were over; this to protect “his doctor.”
After World War II, he came back to Atlanta and began a life as an electrician. It is during this time he met and married our mother. During the time he was building their first home, mother gave birth to their first daughter, Dianne. Thinking it a good way to earn extra money for his family, he joined the Air Force Reserve, only to be called up for active duty in the Korean War. Thankfully, he served his duty on Ramey Air Force Base as an electrician, where his second daughter, Christine, was born.
The family of four moved back to Atlanta. It was after coming home and getting settled again that he realized his gift from God was to become a developer and contractor. He went on to build home after home in Cascade Heights. In the home he built there, mother had two more daughters. She so wanted to give our father a son, but as daddy said, “I have another piano player”.
Richard also was involved in the community in Cascade Heights. He was a member of the Cascade Heights Kiwanis Club, and during the years 1960-1966 served as treasurer.
In the 1970s, he decided it was time to branch out to Coweta County, where he purchased large tracts of land. He went on to design and develop several subdivisions in Sharpsburg, which was quite isolated at that time. He arranged to have gas run from Newnan to the subdivision, which was a real victory, but the water company was not willing to go that far. For this reason, he designed his own private water system with five artesian wells and a private 100,000-gallon storage tank. He loved this system and spent his later years taking care of this and making it the best EPD Mountain District has seen.
Richard loved his Country and his Lord. He served as a deacon and on many other boards, at Cascade Baptist Church for many years. When he moved to Coweta, he did the same at First Baptist. In later years when it became hard to drive, he joined Grace Baptist Church, which was closer to his home.
He spent his life providing for his family sacrificially and always jumped in to help those who needed help in any way. He was a true southern gentleman who would give you the shirt off his back.
He is survived by his four daughters; Dianne Templeton (Rick), Christine Toperzer (Martin), Suzanne (Harry), and Sharon. He has eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Honorary members of his family were his caretakers; Jasmine, Shakira, Brikel, Shonnie, Chad, and Tonya. We could have not gotten through many difficult situations without them and daddy loved every one of them.
