Caleb Nathaniel Brown

With very heavy hearts our family has to accept and acknowledge that Caleb Nathaniel Brown passed from this world to the next on September 19, 2022. Caleb was born on January 12, 1993. He entered into this world with a very inquisitive nature. He loved life and always wanted to learn about the people and events taking place around him. As a young child he would say, “I’m not tired.”, just before falling asleep. He used his good brain to learn and enjoy many things in life. He loved books, music, good food, good restaurants, most people, most dogs, fishing, being physically active and fit, being funny and pulling pranks and most of all, he loved his family. After graduation from high school, Caleb entered the US Navy and saw many wonderful things in various places around the world. He became a military working dog handler with stations in Diego Garcia, Spain, Greece, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, King’s Bay, Georgia and Fallon, Nevada. Caleb had an outgoing personality and so he made friends in every location – always man’s best friend worked and lived along with him. While on deployment in Djibouti, Africa he received a care package which contained homemade cookies in an oatmeal box. He put the care package under his bed, but forgot he was sharing his living quarters with a canine. He went out for a short while and returned to find the care package destroyed – the oatmeal box was in tatters and the cookies were never seen again. Caleb met the love of his life, Amanda Tinter while he was stationed in King’s Bay, Georgia. She was also a Master at Arms in the US Navy and he told his family that he had found “the one”. He proposed to her in 2018 and she honored him by becoming his wife on February 7, 2019. They both loved to travel and when they returned to the USA after duty in Bahrain, they decided to have a travel adventure. They drove cross country from Long Island, New York – stopping in all of the places that interested them – ending in Fallon, Nevada (Naval Air Station). Caleb served honorably for eleven years in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Petty Officer First Class as a Military Working Dog Handler, Kennel Master and Department Leading Petty Officer. He completed several deployments worldwide and was awarded several decorations, including an Army Commendation Medal and an Expeditionary Warfare Specialist Pin. His final duty station was at Naval Air Station Fallon. Preceding Caleb in death were two men who greatly influenced and gently guided him in life; his grandfather, Jesse E. Boarman, Jr. and his father, Robert D. Brown. Surviving Caleb are his loving wife, Amanda (Tinter) Brown; their faithful companion, Ralph; his sister, Mary and her husband, Jameson; his mother, Jane Delesma and her husband, Michael; grandmother, Mary and her husband, Richard Chazarra; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Doug and Michelle Tinter. Many others – extended family and friends – were loved by Caleb and loved him in return. We all will cherish the memories that we have of him and will miss him greatly. Funeral services will full military honors will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Pierre Funeral Home, US Navy Chaplain John Bethell officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Monday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street. There will be a meal provided following the services at the Owen Dunn American Legion Post #5 in Mt. Vernon, IN. Caleb would certainly want all of us to share a meal together and to share memories of him as a celebration of his life. Any one who knew Caleb is welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Mission K9 Rescue or any local Humane Society. Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.

Caleb Nathaniel Brown

January 12, 1993 - September 19, 2022