Amy Elise Ver Beek Brown

Amy Elise Ver Beek Brown May 26, 1979 - May 2, 2015 Amy Elise Ver Beek Brown, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on Saturday, May 2, 2015 after a short, courageous battle with Melanoma. Amy was born in Holland, Michigan. She pursued higher education at The Savannah College of Art and Design where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Historic Preservation. Amy married Travis Brown on September 13, 2011. Amy's passion for preservation started in her work as Project Manager at the Coastal Heritage Society in Savannah, Ga. Her professional accomplishments in Savannah include the restoration of the Paint and Coach Shop barn doors at the Tricentennial Park, the interior restoration of the dome of the Mercer House, the window restoration and painting at the Isaiah Davenport House, construction of Phase I of the Savannah Children's Museum, and engineer of the Georgia Central #30 Steam Locomotive. Her most recent work was with the City of Jacksonville as the Recreation Planning and Grants Coordinator where she managed multiple projects including the relocation and restoration of the last remaining one room school house in Duval County, and renovation of The Mitchell Community Center Playground, which became a catalyst to a tremendous amount of change in the community. No project was too large or too small for Amy, and she approached them all with the same level of pride and professionalism. Surviving family include husband, Travis Brown of Jacksonville, Florida; parents, Dan and Michele Ver Beek of Statesboro, Georgia; siblings, Emily and Brent Kehrwecker and their children Lauren, Audrey and Aiden of Holland, Michigan, Adam and Sarah Ver Beek and their son Elijah of Holland, Michigan, Nathan and Ann Ver Beek of Wyoming, Michigan; Mother- in- law, Kathryn and Jerry Spearman-Kimball of Fernandina Beach, Florida; Father-in- law, Howard Norman Brown Jr. of Gainesville, Florida; Grandparents, Kenneth and Antoinette Ver Beek of Holland, Michigan and Harold and Dorothy Greene of Miami, Florida; Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. A memorial service celebrating Amy's life will be May 9, 2015 at Memorial Presbyterian Church, 36 Sevilla St, St. Augustine, Florida, at 2 pm in the afternoon. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of St. Johns Family Funeral Home, 385 State Road 207, St. Augustine, Florida 32084. Flowers are gratefully accepted or memorial contributions may be made in Amy's name to GRACE Ministries, P.O. Box 756 Grand Bay, Alabama, 36541, for the care of children and their families in Guatemala.