Roll Call Tribute

Alton Clyde "A.C." Brown, Jr.

November 1, 1928 - August 28, 2024 

Alton Clyde (A.C.) Brown Jr., 95, of Victoria, Texas passed away peacefully on August 28, 2024 after a brief illness.

A.C. was born in Rochester, TX on November 1, 1928 to Doris Rea and Alton Clyde (A.C.) Brown, Sr. He graduated from Rochester High School and attended Texas A&M University graduating in 1949 with a degree in Animal Husbandry.

After college graduation, A.C. moved to Victoria and worked in several professions before becoming a used car dealer - which he continued until retirement. During his early years as a car dealer, he was summoned by the U.S. Air Force to serve for two-years as a second lieutenant in Liverpool, England. It was there that he met his wife of 66 years, Ann Holt.

A.C. was a member of the Victoria Kiwanis Club for over 70 years and he owned and operated Brown Auto Sales for 35 years. His true love and joy was tending his cows on the “Ponderosa.” After retiring from his hobby of ranching, he later developed the land as Lakeview Subdivision in Victoria.

A.C. is survived by his wife Ann, two sisters Carol Hicks Hooper (Eddie) of Lubbock, TX and Patsy Brown Radenz (Joe) of Cleburne,TX, three children David Brown (Donna Walsleben) of Dallas,TX. Sally Brown-Haase (Thomas) of Ft. Worth, TX and Jamie Brown (Linda) of Victoria, TX., as well as his five grand-children Griffin Brown of Victoria,TX., Garrett Brown of San Antonio,TX., Sabina Haase of Grand Forks, ND. and Katherine and Amelia Brown of Austin,TX.

He was greatly loved, and having been a constant presence in our lives, will be sorely missed.

A celebration of life for A.C will be scheduled in the near future.

The family is grateful to the Morada Assisted Living staff and the physicians and nursing staff of Citizens Medical Center for their exceptional care. We would also like to thank the staff of Hospice of South Texas for the loving care and support of Dad and Crown Hospice for their support and assistance with Mom during this time. The support and care of both hospices was extremely valuable to the entire family.

The family requests that any donations made in A.C.’s honor be made to Hospice of South Texas, The Salvation Army or the Barbara Bauer Briggs Family YMCA in Victoria, which are organizations that he supported.