While he has stepped down after 36 years as a West Union Community Library board member, it is assured that outgoing President Blake Brown will continue to faithfully utilize the local library and the many services it has to offer. Brown is pictured standing alongside the Donor/Memorial Recognition Books in the Heiserman Annex of the local public library.
(Mike Van Sickle photo)
Volunteer closes a chapter in his life
By Mike Van Sickle
News Editor
mvansickle@thefayettecountyunion.com
For a lifetime, retiring West Union Community Library Board President Blake Brown has believed that reading is knowledge and broadens each individual’s outlook on life.
“My mother (Lucille Brown) was a voracious reader, so I grew up enjoying to read,” he chuckled while relaxing at the local library last week. “Although while growing up my initial passion was reading and collecting comic books, I have also always enjoyed historical fiction.
“In fact, when I was in junior high, we could test out of English class and into a reading class. I read so many books that year. I would check one out in the morning and read it day and night and start in on the next one,” smiled the Fort Dodge native.
After serving in the U.S. Army, Brown moved to West Union in 1958, where he initially taught and coached at the school.
A 36-year member of the local library board, Brown received his invitation to join the board from Sally Falb.