Ray G Brown

Ray Gerald Brown Jr “Sonny” passed away at the age of 74 in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada on January 21, 2017. Sonny “Dad” was born in Turlock California on August 26, 1942 to Helen Barngrover and Ray Gerald Brown Sr. Sonny had 3 siblings, Barbara, William and Michael. He was a very intelligent young man and did extremely well in school. He had many friends as a child. He was a 4.0 student throughout school. He graduated from Downey High School in California and went on to Junior college, where he also maintained a 4.0 gpa. He received many awards, honor roll, principal’s awards and many, many other awards throughout his life. Sonny was married to June Leake in 1972. He had a second marriage to Norma Sanchez in 1990. He divorced Norma a short time later. He worked for General Motors Corporation for 30 years. He retired in 1992. He was an avid poker player. He played semi-pro baseball as a young man. What he enjoyed most however, was spending time with his large family. That is what meant the most to him. He was such a humorous man. He would entertain others for hours telling jokes. He loved to talk and to tell stories of his past. Sonny, Is survived by 8 children: Timothy, Gennette, Rachael, Ray III, Tammy, Kimberly, Katherine and William, his children-in-laws: Kim, Cesar, Jack, Julie, Tiffany, Radley, Thomas and Rana. He had 23 grandchildren: Jennifer, Breanna, Julio, Kristopher, Brandon, Christian, Justin, Kristine, Matthew, Alexandra, Stephanie, Ariel, Dominick, Ray IV, Kaylie, Zachary, Keira, Xander, Jayden, Connor, Setareh, Harper, 2 great-grandchildren: Serenity and Fayth and his brother Michael. He also leaves behind many, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He has joined his grand-daughter Samantha, sister Barbara, father, mother and brother William. His memorial service is Sunday January 29, 2017, 11 am. At Kraft-Sussman Crematory 3975 S. Durango,Ste, 104, Las Vegas, Nv 89147 Reception will be at 3 pm. At 5029 Blue Rose St., North Las Vegas, NV 89081. Sonny’s final resting place will be urns which his children will possess. Thank you so much to everyone who has come to pay their respects. Sonny touched many, many lives and was an amazing man. He will be dearly missed by so many. The Broken Chain We little knew that day, God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, In death, we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you. You did not go alone. For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide, And although we cannot see you, You are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, And nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, The chain will link again.