Kay Robert Brower

Brower, Kay Robert 85, longtime resident of Socorro, died on Saturday, January 4, 2014, after battling COPD for many years. He was born in Altus, Oklahoma on June 7, 1928. He spent most of his childhood in Hutchinson, KS. In 1945 he won a Pepsi-Cola Scholarship and enrolled at MIT. In 1947 he met Elise Edfors, a student at Simmons College, whom he married in 1948. They had two daughters, Karen Brower Darnall, born in 1951, and Candace Brower, born in 1953. In 1956 the Brower family moved to Socorro, where Kay served as a chemistry professor at New Mexico Tech for 40 years. Kay was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Virginia Brower, and his three siblings, Judy Ward, Mary Lou Saloga, and Philip Brower. He is survived by his wife and daughters, as well as three grandchildren, Natasha Darnall, Nicole Scurrah, and Matthew Wood, and four great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held next 4th of July to celebrate Kay�s life and his scientific love of high-pressure kinetics (explosives). To view information or leave a condolence, please visit www.danielsfuneral.com. Kay's care has been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services 309 Garfield St Socorro, NM 87801 575-835-1530