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From YouTube: FEB 23 2023 Statements Ian Paton
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
Delta
South.
Thank
you.
Honorable
speaker,
Mr
Speaker
I
rise
today
to
speak
to
the
life
of
an
outstanding
Surrey
farmer,
Community
member,
an
agrologist
Mr
Jack
Brown
when
speaking
of
the
Brown
family.
One
must
dial
back
way
back
to
1877
when
the
Browns
became
one
of
the
first
families
to
settle
as
farmers
in
the
East,
Delta
and
Colebrook
areas
of
Surrey,
the
Brown
family
also
purchased
Farmland
on
168th
Street
in
Surrey,
where
Jack
grew
up
and
like
many
of
us
joined
4-H
and
After
High
School
worked
the
Family
Farm
full-time.
A
My
earliest
connection
to
Jack
Brown
was
a
complete
dispersal
auction
of
his
farm
equipment
that
my
dad
and
I
conducted
in
1991
when
Jack
sold
his
farm
to
become
the
now
famous
North
View
Golf
Course
after
selling
the
Cloverdale
farm,
jack
and
Laurie
bought
the
north
Langley
farm
and
began
to
raise
purebred
Red
Angus
Cattle
Jack
also
worked
for
the
Surrey
Daikin
commission
as
manager
for
five
years.
His
growing
involvement
with
the
cattle
side
of
things
also
fed
his
lifelong
above
of
the
Caribou.
A
There
were
a
few
things
Jacks
liked
better
than
a
trip
to
the
interior
for
a
boat
sale
or
just
to
visit.
Many
never
realized
how
many
hats
Jack
actually
wore.
He
may
be
gone
now,
but
he
will
always
be
remembered
by
farmers
and
ranchers
for
his
legacy
of
connections,
education,
experience
and
mentorship
to
all
who
knew
Jack
Brown.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.