Christine Brown

Christine Brown passed away at her beloved home on November 20th, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was just eight days shy of her 70th birthday. Chris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but her parents moved their growing family to Levittown, PA when she was one year old. Chris enjoyed school and excelled in the classroom. She loved reading! She loved music too, and often sang the cherished songs from her childhood. Classic country was her favorite genre. She was assertive and confidently lived life on her own terms. She was a leader and in high school she joined the Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U S Air Force. She always took her responsibilities seriously but you always sensed her carefree spirit and tremendous sense of humor. In 1983, Chris came home from work and announced that she had just met the man she was going to marry. Proof that there really is such a thing as love at first sight. For thirty nine years, she and Walt were inseparable. They were lovers, best friends, confidantes, and captain and co captains on the rivers, seas, and in life.

Chris was the most generous person! She gave to family and strangers alike. Once, when she learned the two little girls that her sister was mentoring had to sleep on the floor of their home in the impoverished Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, she and Walt drove from Vero with complete bedroom sets for them and their little brother. That was twelve years ago and those children, now young adults, still remember her generosity. And isn’t that the greatest measure of success? To be remembered by a child for your kindness. Speaking of success, when Chris and Walt moved to Vero over thirty years ago, she decided to open a business. She loved Consignment Gallery! It was her passion. Chris loved her employees and customers alike. And today, now owned by sisters Barb and Pat, it is still one of the most popular and successful shops in Vero.

Chris loved Vero Beach often referring to it as “Paradise”. She actually made her sister Esther promise to thank the Vero Beach community after her passing for the wonderful life she had here.

Christine was predeceased by her parents Andrew and Elizabeth Rulo and daughter Mary Lynn Brown. In addition to her beloved husband Walt, Chris is survived by her son Andrew (Sara) and granddaughter Sophia, son Carl (Michele), daughter Kathryn Verna (Steve) and adoring grandchildren Stevie, Colin, Elizabeth, Mary-Lynn, Tyler, and Mark. She will also be deeply missed by her great grand daughter Ivy.

Chris is also survived by her best friends who also happen to be her grateful sisters, Esther Rulo (Terri), Patricia Rulo, and Barbara Rulo (Jeff) and her loving grand niece Melanie Catanese (Sal).

The family wishes to thank Doctor Hurlburt and the nurses, and nurses aides on the fourth floor of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital for their exceptional care of Christine.

The family would also like to thank VNA Hospice for their compassionate assistance in helping Christine’s devoted sisters care for her at home.

Services will be private. Donations to VNA Hospice (vnatc.org) or the Parkinson’s Foundation (parkinson.org) would best honor the memory of this generous, courageous, and remarkable woman.

“Many a funeral among men is a wedding feast among the angels.”

Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.