Saturday, August 17, 2019

Robert Eugene Browning, BHS 1943

Robert Eugene Browning 
1925 - 2019

Robert was born in Albion, Nebraska on May 10, 1925. He was the son of George Browning and Lorena B. Morgan. He graduated from Burbank High School, class of 1943, in Burbank, California where he met Marilyn Ruth Freed. He married her on September 7, 1946. Robert enjoyed 60 years of marriage to Marilyn. They traveled to many exotic places like Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, the British Isles and Switzerland. 

Robert passed away on June 26, 2019. His two children, Beth Kremer and Robert David Browning, six grandchildren and one great grandchild survive him. When he died he was living in Port Angeles, Washington with his daughter.

Robert enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 12, 1943. He was an Aviation Cadet and was discharged in 1946. He worked as an educator for 38 years; first as a teacher of Drama and Speech at John Burroughs High School, Burbank, California and later as a Consultant for the Office of the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, Department of Audio Visual. He was a member of the Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church in Burbank and in later years attended the Calvary Church of Santa Ana.

Robert was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He was a snappy dresser and had a great sense of haberdashery. He was an elegant example of a man. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 12:00pm. The address is 795 N Victoria Drive, Orange, California 92867-7143. RSVP to (818) 903-8215.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, 540 E 8th Street, Port Angeles, Washington, 98362, or Wounded Warriors at:
woundedwarriorproject.org.

Published in Orange County Register on Aug. 4, 2019

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