WILLIAM 'BILL' BROWN MEMORIAL
William 'Bill' Brown
DOB: ???? - DOD: April 03, 1997
On Thursday, April 3, 1997 WILLIAM (BILL) BROWN passed peacefully away at VJH after a short illness, aged 85 yrs. Bill was born in Lancashire, England. Moved to Nelson when he was 8 yrs. old. He moved to Vernon in 1951.
Bill spent most of his years with Minor Hockey. Survived by his wife Peggy of 63 yrs.; daughers Bev (Tom) Monahan, Vernon, Marilyn (George) Young of Oliver; one brother Jack of Lethbridge, 6 grandchildren, 8 greatgrandchildren, numerous nieces & nephews.
In lieu of flowers donations to Minor Hockey Assocation are gratefully appreciated. Thank you to the nurses in I.C.U. who were so kind and to Dr. McLeod & Dr. Walker & to the nurses on the Medical Ward. Arrangements to follow.
BC Hockey League
excerpt from https://bchl.ca/bchl-history
The league began when the owners of four Okanagan-based Junior B teams decided to join forces and create their own league. The owners of the Kamloops Rockets, Kelowna Buckaroos, Penticton Junior Vees and Vernon Junior Canadians met in a Vernon hotel and Canadians owner Bill Brown persuaded his three colleagues to create the province's first ever Junior A hockey league. The Okanagan-Mainline Junior Hockey League played its first games in the fall of 1961 and Brown served for two years as the league's first President.
Vernon Vipers
The Vernon Vipers honour Bill Browns contribution to the franchise and his memory with the awarding of the Bill Brown Academic Excellence Award, presented annually to one of its players.