Mr. Terry Wallace Brown

Colonel (US Army, Retired) Terry Wallace Brown, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Colonel Brown was born in Beloit, WI on October 22, 1934, to Wallace C. and Evelyn Ann Brown. He lived in Walworth, WI until his family moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in1952. He attended undergraduate and law school at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA graduating with a Bachelor of Laws Degree (now Juris Doctor) in May 1958. He was a member of the bars of the State of Louisiana, the US Court of Military Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. He also later earned a master’s degree in management from Webster University. Colonel Brown was drafted into the Army as a Recruit on September 15, 1958. He completed Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson and was assigned there as a Private First Class until January 1960. On January 10, 1960, he was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He completed the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning, GA and the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course in Charlottesville, VA. He was then assigned to the Theater Army Support Command in Poitiers, France as a trial counsel, defense counsel and foreign jurisdiction officer. It was there he met Joan Barbara Nordlund, who was teaching in the Army Dependent’s School. They were married in Strathcona, MN on July 8, 1961. During his military career, Colonel Brown served as the Staff Judge Advocate for Fort Belvoir, VA, the 82d Airborne, Division, US Army Alaska, the 172 Infantry Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps, the 9th Infantry Division, I Corps, the Military District of Washington and Fort Jackson, SC. He also served as Base Judge Advocate, Killeen Base TX and Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam as well as Plans Officer for the Judge Advocate General’s Corps and Executive to The Judge Advocate General of the Army. He was a graduate of the Army Command and Staff College and the US Army War College. His awards include the Legion of Merit (2 OLC), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC), Good Conduct Medal, Master Parachutist Badge and Canadian Parachutist Badge as well as service and unit awards. Upon his retirement from the Army on November 30, 1989, he was appointed as the Zoning Administrator for Richland County, South Carolina. He served in that position for 10 years while concurrently acting as County Planning Director for approximately half of that period. He retired from Richland County on October 30, 1999. He then was the General Manager for O’Leary Brothers Construction Company until May 2004. Colonel Brown served two terms as a member of and twice Chairman of the Richland County Board of Zoning Appeals. He was one of the original Youth Arbitrators for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. He was a member and subsequently an honorary member of the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina. He was also a longtime volunteer at and supporter of the Harvest Hope Food Bank. In his younger days Colonel Brown enjoyed hunting, fishing and long-distance running. He competed in many races and successfully completed four marathons. Later in life he became an avid golfer. He was a member of the Fort Jackson Golf Club for many years. He served as Treasurer and then Tournament Director for the National Retired Military Golf Classic, the largest retired military golf tournament in the world for many years. Colonel Brown’s wife of 53 years, Joan, predeceased him having passed away on October 11, 2014. In 2015, he met Gabriel Plowden Freeman. They were married on July 2, 2016, and shared a wonderful life together. In addition to Gabriel, Colonel Brown is survived by his children, Scott Wallace (Adele), Steven Richard and Katrina Marie. The graveside service for Colonel Brown will be held at Fort Jackson National Cemetery on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 3 o’clock pm. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:30 – 2:30 pm at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia, SC 29223. In lieu of flowers, donation my be made to Harvest Hope Food Bank, P.O. Box 451, Columbia, SC 29202.

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Mr. Terry Wallace Brown

October 22, 1934 - January 29, 2025