Martin J. Denny-Brown, 79

Warwick, R.I.

Martin J. Denny-Brown, 79, passed away on Feb. 10 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was the beloved husband for 50 years of Katharine S. Denny-Brown. He was born in Oxford, England, in 1940. His parents moved to Cambridge, Mass., in 1947 where he grew up.

He attended Boston University and graduated from Wentworth Institute in Boston in 1964. This is where he learned his construction skills.

He spent two years in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966, serving one year in Korea. Martin was a Lieutenant Colonel with the Varnum Continentals of East Greenwich, R.I., serving as Property Chairman for several years and as Commander from 2008-2010. He also was past president of the Boston chapter of the American Society of Professional Estimators. Martin was also active on the property committee at St. Luke’s Church in East Greenwich.

Martin worked for several large New England construction companies, including Gilbane, Dimeo and H.H. Hawkins & Sons, where he was an estimator or chief estimator/project manager.

He always loved being on the water, either sailing or fishing. He spent up to three weeks every summer at his parent’s cottage on Frenchman’s Bay in Hancock Port, Maine. He also enjoyed motoring around Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay catching fish for supper.

He leaves behind a devoted wife and his two children Derek E. Denny-Brown of Seattle, Wash., and Heather K. Johnson of Warwick, R.I. He also leaves behind three brothers: Bruce Denny-Brown of Scarborough, Maine; Myles Denny-Brown of McLean, Va.; and Jack Denny-Brown of Lunenburg, Mass.