In Memorium
In Memory: Gordon Brown, D.C. It is with great sadness that Sherman College shares the news of the passing of retired chiropractor, Regent and honorary Sherman College Board member Dr. Gordon Brown on December 30, 2020. Brown celebrated his 99th birthday this summer. The Browns, who married in 1944, have two He was predeceased by his wife of more than sons. The couple donated their home in 70 years, Helen McPike Brown, in August 2016. Sedona, AZ, to Sherman College in 1999, and funds from the donation were used to While the couple made many generous construct the Brown House and Museum on financial gifts to Sherman College through campus. The structure served as an on-campus the years, President Edwin Cordero, D.C., residence for the couple, and the lower level says the gift of their time was the most precious. “Perhaps the greatest gift the Browns features a museum with the college’s historical chiropractic holdings. The Browns’ donation bestowed upon us was the opportunity for remains the largest gift-in-kind in the history our campus community to get to know them of the college. personally and learn from their involvement in chiropractic history and the work they did to preserve and advance the profession.”
Gordon Brown was a 1942 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. He practiced in Louisville, KY, for two years and in Logansport, IN, for 19 years and was instrumental in getting the laws changed in Indiana to allow chiropractors to practice. 38 www.sherman.edu
The Browns supported and contributed generously to Sherman College in many ways over the years, including serving as Regents, making a generous estate commitment to the Endowment Trust, and setting up a charitable gift annuity with Sherman College as the beneficiary. Sherman College presented the couple with honorary Doctor of Chiropractic Humanities degrees and several other prestigious recognitions through the years.
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