He would point out the mailman’s route across the prairie from 80 years ago as an example of preserving the land and minimizing human disruption. He considered Willis Butte to be his church and would climb to the top to talk to God.ĭon was a naturalist, and while living at and managing the ranch he strictly enforced a walk-in only policy for hunters and visitors. He would marvel at the sunrises coming over the buttes and would end his day listening to the mourning doves while sitting on the bunkhouse porch. The ranch is where Don was truly the happiest, as his heart was always in Eastern Montana. This is where he met and married Carol in 1957 and where they lived and raised their family until 1991 when they relocated to Fort Peck to assist on the family ranch.
He spent several years as a spray pilot before moving to Helena to attend aircraft mechanic school.
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He was granted his pilot’s license the day he turned sixteen and proudly wore the badge of “youngest pilot in the state of Montana” for a time.
Don strived to be an excellent “hand” at whatever job he performed but his true passion was flying.
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Over his life he worked many different jobs including construction, spray pilot, aircraft mechanic, truck driver and cowboy/rancher. Many an adventure came from his high school experiences and colorful stories of friendship, fly-ins, country school dances, and late-night excursions with a fair amount of mischief mixed in. To continue his education, he left the ranch to attend Wolf Point High School, graduating in 1953, while living in a boarding house under the care and supervision of Ruby and Melvin Lingle. The two-room school house still stands, barely, as a reminder of an era gone by. He attended grade school at Illmont School where his mom was the teacher. He is survived by his daughter Tammie Brown Butler (Jeff), son Tracy Brown (Anna-Lena), and grandchildren Duston Butler, Nichlas Brown, and Emma Brown.ĭon was born and raised on a rural homestead on Shade Creek in McCone County, the Quarter Circle DB. He was preceded in death by his wife Carol Brown mother, Astrid (Rorvick) Brown father, Dalton Brown, and sister, Myrna Frye. He was born on Decemat the family ranch with his Grandmother Gerda Rorvick as the midwife. Don Wilson Brown passed away peacefully in Billings, Montana on Septemafter a short illness.
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