John Brown, Jr. Obituary
Funeral services for John Brown, Jr., 88, Navajo Code Talker and Navajo Council Delegate, will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 10 a.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, Stake Center, which is located north of the Chinle IHS turn off in Chinle, Arizona. A viewing will take place at 9:00 a.m. A private burial will be at Mr. Brown’s, residence at Crystal, New Mexico. A post burial reception will be held at the Crystal Chapter House following the interment.
A family gathering will take place today at 6:30 p.m. at the Crystal Chapter House.
John died Wednesday morning, May 20, 2009 at his home in Crystal, New Mexico. He was born December 24, 1921 in a traditional Navajo hogan on the rim of Canyon De Chelly, Arizona into the Coyote Pass Clan for the Cliff Dwellers Clan. John Brown, Jr. is survived by his wife Loncie Polacca Brown, and his children Dorothy Whilden, Preston Brown, Everette Brown, Virgil Brown and Frank Brown. His other children were the late Dale Brown and the late Ruth Ann McCombs. He is also survived by his grandchildren and great grand children.
John served in the Marine Corps as one of the renowned “Original 29 Navajo Code Talkers” who developed a secret code, which was never deciphered by the Japanese and contributed to victory in the Pacific theater of the war and the saving of thousands of GIs.
He was trained as a welder, journeyman and master carpenter and cabinetmaker. He was elected a Navajo Tribal Council Delegate in 1962 serving until 1982. He also served as Crystal Chapter president for three terms. John also served the Navajo Nation as a traditional counselor for the Division of Social Services in Chinle, Arizona.
proudnavajo says ...
On Friday, May 22 at 7:49 AM
"A veteran is someone who @ one point in his life, wrote a blank check and made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to & including life." Thank you Navajo Code Talkers for your sacrifice to this country. RIP Mr. Brown