Cicely Mary Brown of Allen, Texas passed away on June 8, 2019 at the age of 77. She was born on November 12, 1941 to Harry and Cicely (Page) Hope in Truro, Cornwall, England. Mary earned a degree in geography from Oxford University in 1963. She was an environmental educator at the Richardson Environmental Studies Center and a registered Texas Master Naturalist. On August 10, 1963, she married Alistair Ross Brown in Addington, Surrey, England. Mary has traveled the world extensively, mostly with her husband, and has visited 76 countries. She cherishes memories of living in a tent in the Australian Outback, of riding elephants in Thailand, of riding camels in India, of encountering wild orangutans in Indonesia, of hiking in Norway, of sailing on a river boat in Russia, and of visiting many of the world's greatest sights. She was also very attached to Cornwall, the place of her birth, and the wonderful little cottage which the family owns there.
Mary is survived by her husband, Alistair Brown of Allen, Texas; daughter, Helen Bailey and husband, Daniel of Denton, Texas; son, Timothy Brown and wife, Danyel of Richardson, Texas; son, Simon Brown and wife, Emily Moultrie of Claremont, California; grandchildren, Austin Bailey and wife, Genevieve, Ariel Bailey, Brendon Fry, Oliver Moultrie-Brown, and Sophia Brown, and other loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Cicely Hope.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas. A reception will follow at 1911 Country Brook Lane, Allen. Please come but please do not wear black.