So as not to take up to much space here, I will start by saying... James Henry Brown was "ONE OF A KIND" in the very best of ways! It has been an honor and a privilege to call him my friend.
We talked about everything and anything. We bragged about our kids and grandkids and the old times growing up in Cache Valley. His stories were much more colorful than mine and I treasured every moment that we could talk and laugh together. Sometimes he tried to tell a story about some of the crazy things he and his friends did, but he would be laughing so hard that it would take forever to get the story out.
Jim was so intelligent and talented, yet humble. He spent a lot of time writing about his life and his thoughts and his opinions on different matters and shared some of those with me. I told him many times that he should have these writings all put together and published but he would just laugh and say, "it's just gibberish" (as you mentioned, Jeannette, about all the languages he used).
I will miss all the visits we had, his advise and his way of expressing his opinions. I will miss his sense of humor, his kind heart, his smile, his laugh and most of all, his sarcasm.
I admire his courage and determination as he fought his battle. He didn't want sympathy and mentioned many times that there were others worse off then he was. The world is a better place because of Jim!
A special thanks to his family for sharing this great man with us at Cache Valley Assisted Living. I would have never known him if I had not been working there.
Jan Mulder