Mr. James Richard Brown, of Alabaster, passed away January 6, 2011. He was born in San Marcos TX on March 13, 1952 to Carl H. Brown and Mary Z. Brown. He is survived by his wife Lisa; mother-in-law Miriam Lowery; three children, Melissa (Robert), Meredith (Ashley) and David (Dayton) of Kings Bay GA; four grandchildren, Gracie, Shelby, Halee and Landon; one brother, Jerry Brown of West Hollywood CA. A small private service will be held in New Orleans LA at a later date.