Donald B. Brown, Esq.

September 11, 1925 - January 8, 2021

How do you summarize the life of a man who had 95 years of countless experiences? His life was peppered with the love of three wives, 4 children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 greatgrandchildren. He was proud of his family and instilled in them a sense of fairness and honesty, urging them to always do the right thing, have a sense of humor, and never forget where they came from. Donald’s greatest source of pride was that he practiced law for over sixty years. He specialized in pharmaceutical law. His life and his work kept him in the Los Angeles area since the age of 4. That’s when his parents drove from Pittsburgh to Hollywood in a Hupmobile in 1929, after losing everything in the “crash” of the depression. Growing up in the Hollywood / Los Feliz area, Donald was a whiz kid, a Yo-Yo champion, and a trumpet player. He had multiple Hollywood stories of those years. He loaned money to Mickey Rooney’s mother so Mickey could take the bus to auditions. He wore hand me downs from Fred Astaire, as Donald’s uncle was Fred’s dresser. Donald wrote of the “good old days” when children could stay out past dark and play without fear and a malted milk cost a dime. Donald joined the Navy in 1944, as he “did not want to fight in the mud”. He then went to UCLA and subsequently to USC law school. He had a “photographic” memory for music. He loved Mexican food. He loved babies. He could say “no onions” in 37 languages! Donald is survived by children Debi (Brown) Bradway, David Brown, Dana (Brown) Pehrson, and Adam Brown; grandchildren Kacey, Jeff, Aaron, Amanda, Haley, Nate and Ben; great grandchildren Kendal, Braden, Dean, Will, and Madison.