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Brown Family
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Family Stories and Anecdotes
Marcheta - Anecdote about Dad
When I was a child, and even today, and I'm going to be 82 in January (2026), I've always been very sensitive, very intuitive, very, one that's always been very understanding and caring. And I remember even as a little girl, I, you know, I loved both my parents very, very much. I remember being about 8 and worrying that what would happen to me if I lost my parents, because we were, of course, in Calgary, Alberta, and we had been there since I was 2 1/2, almost three. And I was worried when I was about 8. I kept thinking about this, what would happen to me, because we had left family behind in Toronto especially, and of course in Kingston and Montreal. And so I was so thankful that I was blessed with having my parents until I lost my dad when I was about 28. And I remember when I was about 5, my dad coming home from work with his old car in those days, that would have been about 1940, 49. And he worked out of town a lot. And I remember when he got out of his car, I ran to him and he bent down to pick me up as I jumped up to give him a hug. And we collided and his glasses fell to the ground. And to this day, and that day, I remember being so aware, so understanding that, we didn't have a lot of money. And my dad, our dad, needed glasses for his work and to drive. And so I was very sensitive about things like that growing up.Marcheta - Fraser Brown Came to Calgary
I remember Fraser coming to Calgary One of the times that he came, the first time he came, well, it wasn't Calgary. He came as far as Banff with his wife, Babs, and I believe their daughter, Kacy, at the time. And he didn't think Calgary was so close, so he didn't come to see us. But the second time when he was competing in barbershop quartet contests, It was a big affair in Calgary. He was coming for that specifically, along with other barber shoppers from all over, probably all over the world. But anyway, he came up from Arizona. And so it just so happened that Mom, his Auntie May, left the day before to go down east. I think she was visiting my brother, John, and his first wife at the time. And so I did take them, though. They were to mom's house, mom's little house in Killarney, to show them where mom lived. They were staying in a hotel, of course, that was arranged by the barber shoppers for them. But I was with Bronco at the time, and not with my first husband. And Branco and I took them around Calgary and BioCanada Olympic Park and that. And the next day, it was planned that we would all go to Heritage Park. So it was just so nice because Jeannine was still at home at the time and she was, I'm thinking she was maybe, I don't know, 11 maybe. And Kacy was a year or two older. Kacy was my cousin Fraser and his wife Bab's daughter, their only child, I believe. And Kacy was about a year or two older than Janine. But they hit it off and we went to Heritage Park and went all over. And that was a really great time to have them because I never saw him since. And he was, like I said before, he was just a little younger than myself. Anyway, okay, I guess that's all I have to say. it was nice seeing him and now the years have passed and we haven't been able to get a hold of even Babs or Kacy. I've tried myself and I know John and I have tried.
Doug, Marcheta, May standing on the chicken farm
lot with the Titterington’s house in the background
© JCBrown 2026
Brown Family
Family Stories and
Anecdotes
Marcheta - Anecdote about Dad
When I was a child, and even today, and I'm going to be 82 in January (2026), I've always been very sensitive, very intuitive, very, one that's always been very understanding and caring. And I remember even as a little girl, I, you know, I loved both my parents very, very much. I remember being about 8 and worrying that what would happen to me if I lost my parents, because we were, of course, in Calgary, Alberta, and we had been there since I was 2 1/2, almost three. And I was worried when I was about 8. I kept thinking about this, what would happen to me, because we had left family behind in Toronto especially, and of course in Kingston and Montreal. And so I was so thankful that I was blessed with having my parents until I lost my dad when I was about 28. And I remember when I was about 5, my dad coming home from work with his old car in those days, that would have been about 1940, 49. And he worked out of town a lot. And I remember when he got out of his car, I ran to him and he bent down to pick me up as I jumped up to give him a hug. And we collided and his glasses fell to the ground. And to this day, and that day, I remember being so aware, so understanding that, we didn't have a lot of money. And my dad, our dad, needed glasses for his work and to drive. And so I was very sensitive about things like that growing up.Marcheta - Fraser Brown Came to Calgary
I remember Fraser coming to Calgary One of the times that he came, the first time he came, well, it wasn't Calgary. He came as far as Banff with his wife, Babs, and I believe their daughter, Kacy, at the time. And he didn't think Calgary was so close, so he didn't come to see us. But the second time when he was competing in barbershop quartet contests, It was a big affair in Calgary. He was coming for that specifically, along with other barber shoppers from all over, probably all over the world. But anyway, he came up from Arizona. And so it just so happened that Mom, his Auntie May, left the day before to go down east. I think she was visiting my brother, John, and his first wife at the time. And so I did take them, though. They were to mom's house, mom's little house in Killarney, to show them where mom lived. They were staying in a hotel, of course, that was arranged by the barber shoppers for them. But I was with Bronco at the time, and not with my first husband. And Branco and I took them around Calgary and BioCanada Olympic Park and that. And the next day, it was planned that we would all go to Heritage Park. So it was just so nice because Jeannine was still at home at the time and she was, I'm thinking she was maybe, I don't know, 11 maybe. And Kacy was a year or two older. Kacy was my cousin Fraser and his wife Bab's daughter, their only child, I believe. And Kacy was about a year or two older than Janine. But they hit it off and we went to Heritage Park and went all over. And that was a really great time to have them because I never saw him since. And he was, like I said before, he was just a little younger than myself. Anyway, okay, I guess that's all I have to say. it was nice seeing him and now the years have passed and we haven't been able to get a hold of even Babs or Kacy. I've tried myself and I know John and I have tried.
Douglas, Marcheta, May Brown
