Robert, of Brigantine, passed away Friday.
Born in Camden he was raised in Collingswood and was a graduate of Collingswood High School.
He served in the US Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart for being wounded during The Battle of the Bulge.
He completed night school at Temple and earned a BA while beginning his over-30-year career at the IRS. While working at the IRS, he met and then married his wife Lydia, and they enjoyed a 61-year marriage.
While working in the Baltimore office of the IRS, he began an investigation into local corruption that eventually led to the indictment and resignation of Spiro Agnew, the Vice President to Richard Nixon. He eventually retired from the IRS in 1980 as Assistant Regional Commissioner, Intelligence Division, for the Mid-Atlantic Region. He then worked for five years for the Division of Gaming Enforcement in Atlantic City.
He was an avid golfer in his retirement, both in Brigantine and in Florida.
Predeceased by his wife, Lydia (nee Hubner), by one sister, Elizabeth Thorn, and two brothers, William and John (Jerry) Browne.
He was survived by his son, Bob Browne and his wife, Laura; five nieces and three nephews.
Mass of Christian burial at St. Thomas Church, Brigantine, New Jersey. Entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Landing, New Jersey.
Born in Camden he was raised in Collingswood and was a graduate of Collingswood High School.
He served in the US Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart for being wounded during The Battle of the Bulge.
He completed night school at Temple and earned a BA while beginning his over-30-year career at the IRS. While working at the IRS, he met and then married his wife Lydia, and they enjoyed a 61-year marriage.
While working in the Baltimore office of the IRS, he began an investigation into local corruption that eventually led to the indictment and resignation of Spiro Agnew, the Vice President to Richard Nixon. He eventually retired from the IRS in 1980 as Assistant Regional Commissioner, Intelligence Division, for the Mid-Atlantic Region. He then worked for five years for the Division of Gaming Enforcement in Atlantic City.
He was an avid golfer in his retirement, both in Brigantine and in Florida.
Predeceased by his wife, Lydia (nee Hubner), by one sister, Elizabeth Thorn, and two brothers, William and John (Jerry) Browne.
He was survived by his son, Bob Browne and his wife, Laura; five nieces and three nephews.
Mass of Christian burial at St. Thomas Church, Brigantine, New Jersey. Entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Landing, New Jersey.
Robert, of Brigantine, passed away Friday.
Born in Camden he was raised in Collingswood and was a graduate of Collingswood High School.
He served in the US Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart for being wounded during The Battle of the Bulge.
He completed night school at Temple and earned a BA while beginning his over-30-year career at the IRS. While working at the IRS, he met and then married his wife Lydia, and they enjoyed a 61-year marriage.
While working in the Baltimore office of the IRS, he began an investigation into local corruption that eventually led to the indictment and resignation of Spiro Agnew, the Vice President to Richard Nixon. He eventually retired from the IRS in 1980 as Assistant Regional Commissioner, Intelligence Division, for the Mid-Atlantic Region. He then worked for five years for the Division of Gaming Enforcement in Atlantic City.
He was an avid golfer in his retirement, both in Brigantine and in Florida.
Predeceased by his wife, Lydia (nee Hubner), by one sister, Elizabeth Thorn, and two brothers, William and John (Jerry) Browne.
He was survived by his son, Bob Browne and his wife, Laura; five nieces and three nephews.
Mass of Christian burial at St. Thomas Church, Brigantine, New Jersey. Entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Landing, New Jersey.
Born in Camden he was raised in Collingswood and was a graduate of Collingswood High School.
He served in the US Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart for being wounded during The Battle of the Bulge.
He completed night school at Temple and earned a BA while beginning his over-30-year career at the IRS. While working at the IRS, he met and then married his wife Lydia, and they enjoyed a 61-year marriage.
While working in the Baltimore office of the IRS, he began an investigation into local corruption that eventually led to the indictment and resignation of Spiro Agnew, the Vice President to Richard Nixon. He eventually retired from the IRS in 1980 as Assistant Regional Commissioner, Intelligence Division, for the Mid-Atlantic Region. He then worked for five years for the Division of Gaming Enforcement in Atlantic City.
He was an avid golfer in his retirement, both in Brigantine and in Florida.
Predeceased by his wife, Lydia (nee Hubner), by one sister, Elizabeth Thorn, and two brothers, William and John (Jerry) Browne.
He was survived by his son, Bob Browne and his wife, Laura; five nieces and three nephews.
Mass of Christian burial at St. Thomas Church, Brigantine, New Jersey. Entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Landing, New Jersey.
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