Our beloved sister, Candy, passed away during the night of Feb. 2, 2007, in her home in Washington, D.C. Although her death was sudden and unexpected, we are comforted in knowing she peacefully went home to heaven.
Candy was born on June 28, 1951, in Helena the daughter of Dick and Helen Brown. She was promptly named "Candy Kisses" by our father, after a popular song at the time. This was fitting as it also matched her nature and the kindness and generosity she gave to others throughout her life.
Candy graduated from Helena High School and the University of Montana. While attending high school and college, she became very active in Democratic politics and it was during that time, through her association and involvement in issues and current events, that she discovered her passion as an activist in the labor movement. Candy was an avid believer in the rights and benefits of
working-class people everywhere. Her sincere dedication to the labor movement and in working-class people was her greatest attribute.
After graduating from UM, Candy went to work for the Montana AFL-CIO and was one of the original writers of the proposal to fund Project Challenge: Work Again, a program that brought hope and support to thousands of dislocated workers throughout Montana. In 1979, Candy helped in the design and creation of Montana's displaced homemaker centers. The Career Training Institute in Helena, having recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, was one of her many offspring. Candy pioneered the creation of non-traditional occupational training centers in Montana and the impact of her work is long lasting.
Candy later moved to Washington, D.C., to accept a position with the National AFL-CIO. During the 1990s, while in L.A. to establish the AFL-CIO's California Immigrant Worker Project, she worked in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center to help bring together diverse groups of people by conducting over 100 trainings a year in 32 states and developing a bilingual workers rights curriculum. At one point, her work with helping low income disadvantaged people required she maintain apartments in Los Angeles, El Paso and D.C at the same time. Candy's later work with the AFL-CIO involved organizing and working for the Union Privilege program.
Candy was a great friend to many people and was passionate in her support of civil rights, the labor movement, and in her work as an advocate for disadvantaged people. She always put the needs of others ahead of her own. Candy loved reading the Washington Post and New York Times every morning, greatly admired the works of Bobby Kennedy and Thomas Jefferson, loved showing family and friends the wonders of D.C., remained supportive of the New York Yankees and Chicago Bears through good times and bad, and collected books, all of which she read.
Candy reveled in pulling pranks on her friends, a trait she inherited from her Irish grandmother. She maintained lifelong friendships with her mentor, Jim Murry, and her good friends, Don Judge and Patti Keebler. Candy will be missed deeply by her friends, families, and coworkers. She made a difference in the lives of so many people and her legacy will live on through all those she touched.
Those mourning her passing include her brother, Charlie (Sue) of Missoula; her sister, Cindy Cook of Helena; nephews Rich (Andrea) Brown of Casper, Wyo., and Jeremy (Britni) Brown of Fort Knox, Ky.; nieces, Shandee Cook, Keely Cook and Megan Allen, of Helena; and several grandnieces and nephews.
Her parents; her brother, Rich Brown; and her brother-in-law, Terry Cook, met her in heaven.
A memorial service for Candy will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 2, at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Ave., in Helena. Monsignor Kevin O'Neill will conduct the service. A reception, to celebrate with our friends the joy, compassion, and kindness she brought to each of our lives, will be held at Jorgenson's immediately after the service. In accordance with her wishes, her ashes will be spread at a later date. Memorials in Candy's name may be sent to the Lewis and Clark Literacy Council, 815 Front Street, Helena, MT 59601.
"To have laughed often and loved much; to have won the respect of intelligent persons; to have earned the praise of one's critics; to have given of one's self; to have left the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child or garden patch; to have know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Express condolences at http://www.legacy.com/HelenaIR/.
Published in the Helena Independent Record on 2/18/2007.
Candy was born on June 28, 1951, in Helena the daughter of Dick and Helen Brown. She was promptly named "Candy Kisses" by our father, after a popular song at the time. This was fitting as it also matched her nature and the kindness and generosity she gave to others throughout her life.
Candy graduated from Helena High School and the University of Montana. While attending high school and college, she became very active in Democratic politics and it was during that time, through her association and involvement in issues and current events, that she discovered her passion as an activist in the labor movement. Candy was an avid believer in the rights and benefits of
working-class people everywhere. Her sincere dedication to the labor movement and in working-class people was her greatest attribute.
After graduating from UM, Candy went to work for the Montana AFL-CIO and was one of the original writers of the proposal to fund Project Challenge: Work Again, a program that brought hope and support to thousands of dislocated workers throughout Montana. In 1979, Candy helped in the design and creation of Montana's displaced homemaker centers. The Career Training Institute in Helena, having recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, was one of her many offspring. Candy pioneered the creation of non-traditional occupational training centers in Montana and the impact of her work is long lasting.
Candy later moved to Washington, D.C., to accept a position with the National AFL-CIO. During the 1990s, while in L.A. to establish the AFL-CIO's California Immigrant Worker Project, she worked in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center to help bring together diverse groups of people by conducting over 100 trainings a year in 32 states and developing a bilingual workers rights curriculum. At one point, her work with helping low income disadvantaged people required she maintain apartments in Los Angeles, El Paso and D.C at the same time. Candy's later work with the AFL-CIO involved organizing and working for the Union Privilege program.
Candy was a great friend to many people and was passionate in her support of civil rights, the labor movement, and in her work as an advocate for disadvantaged people. She always put the needs of others ahead of her own. Candy loved reading the Washington Post and New York Times every morning, greatly admired the works of Bobby Kennedy and Thomas Jefferson, loved showing family and friends the wonders of D.C., remained supportive of the New York Yankees and Chicago Bears through good times and bad, and collected books, all of which she read.
Candy reveled in pulling pranks on her friends, a trait she inherited from her Irish grandmother. She maintained lifelong friendships with her mentor, Jim Murry, and her good friends, Don Judge and Patti Keebler. Candy will be missed deeply by her friends, families, and coworkers. She made a difference in the lives of so many people and her legacy will live on through all those she touched.
Those mourning her passing include her brother, Charlie (Sue) of Missoula; her sister, Cindy Cook of Helena; nephews Rich (Andrea) Brown of Casper, Wyo., and Jeremy (Britni) Brown of Fort Knox, Ky.; nieces, Shandee Cook, Keely Cook and Megan Allen, of Helena; and several grandnieces and nephews.
Her parents; her brother, Rich Brown; and her brother-in-law, Terry Cook, met her in heaven.
A memorial service for Candy will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 2, at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Ave., in Helena. Monsignor Kevin O'Neill will conduct the service. A reception, to celebrate with our friends the joy, compassion, and kindness she brought to each of our lives, will be held at Jorgenson's immediately after the service. In accordance with her wishes, her ashes will be spread at a later date. Memorials in Candy's name may be sent to the Lewis and Clark Literacy Council, 815 Front Street, Helena, MT 59601.
"To have laughed often and loved much; to have won the respect of intelligent persons; to have earned the praise of one's critics; to have given of one's self; to have left the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child or garden patch; to have know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Express condolences at http://www.legacy.com/HelenaIR/.
Published in the Helena Independent Record on 2/18/2007.
Our beloved sister, Candy, passed away during the night of Feb. 2, 2007, in her home in Washington, D.C. Although her death was sudden and unexpected, we are comforted in knowing she peacefully went home to heaven.
Candy was born on June 28, 1951, in Helena the daughter of Dick and Helen Brown. She was promptly named "Candy Kisses" by our father, after a popular song at the time. This was fitting as it also matched her nature and the kindness and generosity she gave to others throughout her life.
Candy graduated from Helena High School and the University of Montana. While attending high school and college, she became very active in Democratic politics and it was during that time, through her association and involvement in issues and current events, that she discovered her passion as an activist in the labor movement. Candy was an avid believer in the rights and benefits of
working-class people everywhere. Her sincere dedication to the labor movement and in working-class people was her greatest attribute.
After graduating from UM, Candy went to work for the Montana AFL-CIO and was one of the original writers of the proposal to fund Project Challenge: Work Again, a program that brought hope and support to thousands of dislocated workers throughout Montana. In 1979, Candy helped in the design and creation of Montana's displaced homemaker centers. The Career Training Institute in Helena, having recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, was one of her many offspring. Candy pioneered the creation of non-traditional occupational training centers in Montana and the impact of her work is long lasting.
Candy later moved to Washington, D.C., to accept a position with the National AFL-CIO. During the 1990s, while in L.A. to establish the AFL-CIO's California Immigrant Worker Project, she worked in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center to help bring together diverse groups of people by conducting over 100 trainings a year in 32 states and developing a bilingual workers rights curriculum. At one point, her work with helping low income disadvantaged people required she maintain apartments in Los Angeles, El Paso and D.C at the same time. Candy's later work with the AFL-CIO involved organizing and working for the Union Privilege program.
Candy was a great friend to many people and was passionate in her support of civil rights, the labor movement, and in her work as an advocate for disadvantaged people. She always put the needs of others ahead of her own. Candy loved reading the Washington Post and New York Times every morning, greatly admired the works of Bobby Kennedy and Thomas Jefferson, loved showing family and friends the wonders of D.C., remained supportive of the New York Yankees and Chicago Bears through good times and bad, and collected books, all of which she read.
Candy reveled in pulling pranks on her friends, a trait she inherited from her Irish grandmother. She maintained lifelong friendships with her mentor, Jim Murry, and her good friends, Don Judge and Patti Keebler. Candy will be missed deeply by her friends, families, and coworkers. She made a difference in the lives of so many people and her legacy will live on through all those she touched.
Those mourning her passing include her brother, Charlie (Sue) of Missoula; her sister, Cindy Cook of Helena; nephews Rich (Andrea) Brown of Casper, Wyo., and Jeremy (Britni) Brown of Fort Knox, Ky.; nieces, Shandee Cook, Keely Cook and Megan Allen, of Helena; and several grandnieces and nephews.
Her parents; her brother, Rich Brown; and her brother-in-law, Terry Cook, met her in heaven.
A memorial service for Candy will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 2, at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Ave., in Helena. Monsignor Kevin O'Neill will conduct the service. A reception, to celebrate with our friends the joy, compassion, and kindness she brought to each of our lives, will be held at Jorgenson's immediately after the service. In accordance with her wishes, her ashes will be spread at a later date. Memorials in Candy's name may be sent to the Lewis and Clark Literacy Council, 815 Front Street, Helena, MT 59601.
"To have laughed often and loved much; to have won the respect of intelligent persons; to have earned the praise of one's critics; to have given of one's self; to have left the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child or garden patch; to have know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Express condolences at http://www.legacy.com/HelenaIR/.
Published in the Helena Independent Record on 2/18/2007.
Candy was born on June 28, 1951, in Helena the daughter of Dick and Helen Brown. She was promptly named "Candy Kisses" by our father, after a popular song at the time. This was fitting as it also matched her nature and the kindness and generosity she gave to others throughout her life.
Candy graduated from Helena High School and the University of Montana. While attending high school and college, she became very active in Democratic politics and it was during that time, through her association and involvement in issues and current events, that she discovered her passion as an activist in the labor movement. Candy was an avid believer in the rights and benefits of
working-class people everywhere. Her sincere dedication to the labor movement and in working-class people was her greatest attribute.
After graduating from UM, Candy went to work for the Montana AFL-CIO and was one of the original writers of the proposal to fund Project Challenge: Work Again, a program that brought hope and support to thousands of dislocated workers throughout Montana. In 1979, Candy helped in the design and creation of Montana's displaced homemaker centers. The Career Training Institute in Helena, having recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, was one of her many offspring. Candy pioneered the creation of non-traditional occupational training centers in Montana and the impact of her work is long lasting.
Candy later moved to Washington, D.C., to accept a position with the National AFL-CIO. During the 1990s, while in L.A. to establish the AFL-CIO's California Immigrant Worker Project, she worked in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center to help bring together diverse groups of people by conducting over 100 trainings a year in 32 states and developing a bilingual workers rights curriculum. At one point, her work with helping low income disadvantaged people required she maintain apartments in Los Angeles, El Paso and D.C at the same time. Candy's later work with the AFL-CIO involved organizing and working for the Union Privilege program.
Candy was a great friend to many people and was passionate in her support of civil rights, the labor movement, and in her work as an advocate for disadvantaged people. She always put the needs of others ahead of her own. Candy loved reading the Washington Post and New York Times every morning, greatly admired the works of Bobby Kennedy and Thomas Jefferson, loved showing family and friends the wonders of D.C., remained supportive of the New York Yankees and Chicago Bears through good times and bad, and collected books, all of which she read.
Candy reveled in pulling pranks on her friends, a trait she inherited from her Irish grandmother. She maintained lifelong friendships with her mentor, Jim Murry, and her good friends, Don Judge and Patti Keebler. Candy will be missed deeply by her friends, families, and coworkers. She made a difference in the lives of so many people and her legacy will live on through all those she touched.
Those mourning her passing include her brother, Charlie (Sue) of Missoula; her sister, Cindy Cook of Helena; nephews Rich (Andrea) Brown of Casper, Wyo., and Jeremy (Britni) Brown of Fort Knox, Ky.; nieces, Shandee Cook, Keely Cook and Megan Allen, of Helena; and several grandnieces and nephews.
Her parents; her brother, Rich Brown; and her brother-in-law, Terry Cook, met her in heaven.
A memorial service for Candy will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 2, at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Ave., in Helena. Monsignor Kevin O'Neill will conduct the service. A reception, to celebrate with our friends the joy, compassion, and kindness she brought to each of our lives, will be held at Jorgenson's immediately after the service. In accordance with her wishes, her ashes will be spread at a later date. Memorials in Candy's name may be sent to the Lewis and Clark Literacy Council, 815 Front Street, Helena, MT 59601.
"To have laughed often and loved much; to have won the respect of intelligent persons; to have earned the praise of one's critics; to have given of one's self; to have left the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child or garden patch; to have know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Express condolences at http://www.legacy.com/HelenaIR/.
Published in the Helena Independent Record on 2/18/2007.
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