corporate offices at San Bernardino International Airport. Memorabilia honoring squadrons from the former Norton Air Force Base is showcased at the Stater Bros. Navy during the Vietnam era.īrown’s support of the military and the nation’s veterans is renowned. Markets became the title sponsor of the Route 66 Rendezvous from 1997 to 2012.Ī proud veteran, Brown was fiercely patriotic, having served on active duty with the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. His well-known community involvement embraced San Bernardino’s car culture, and Stater Bros. Charities, which supports a variety of charitable organizations in the community, from Redlands’ annual Believe Walk for Inland women fighting cancer to The Salvation Army in San Bernardino.īrown was a founder of the Boys and Girls Club of San Bernardino and the founding chairman of Children’s Fund of San Bernardino County. 2 terrorist attack.īrown was born and raised along San Bernardino’s stretch of Route 66, and grew up to be a beloved philanthropist. Charities, Brown honored San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan and the department’s first responders in March with an award for their bravery and heroism, as well as a $50,000 donation to the department, after the Dec. “He was always such a strong advocate for public safety and our community as a whole,” Ramos said.Īs chairman of Stater Bros. Ramos knows Brown will be missed by many, “but his legacy will live on. “I wish them not only comfort in this time of loss but also that they take the time to distill Jack’s vision and his passion for the city of San Bernardino and decide how that’s going to carry forward into the future.”ĭistrict Attorney Michael A. “We couldn’t do what we do without them,” Henderson said. Dan Henderson, who leads The Salvation Army of San Bernardino. donated more than half a million dollars in cash donations and hundreds of thousands of pounds in food donations, said Maj. out of the Inland Empire, to Orange County or anywhere else, and he didn’t,” Dameron said. “He could have moved the home base for Stater Bros. He upped the morale of our community.”īrown was passionate about San Bernardino. “He was someone who believed in the best of us and he contributed to our economic welfare, our social welfare and he’s also a person who constantly said positive things.

“Jack Brown’s death is a great loss to our community,” Dameron said. He was a model citizen when it came to his employees, his customers and his community, said Carl Dameron, who works closely with The Salvation Army of San Bernardino and other groups that he said benefited from the generosity of Stater Bros. It was late last year that Brown stepped down as chief executive officer and took the role of executive chairman.īrown, a native of San Bernardino, was known for his charitable work on behalf of the community. grew to 169 stores with gross sales last year reaching $4.5 billion. Markets for more than 35 years and as chairman for Stater Bros. He served as president and chief executive officer of Stater Bros.

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