James “Brinn” McKone
James “Brinn” Mckone, 82, passed away on October 27th while visiting family in California. He had his two sons by his side. Brinn was born to James F McKone and Fleeta “Geraldine” Mckone in Santa Monica, California, on October 1st, 1942. Brinn moved with his family to Santa Barbara when he was a teenager, attended La Cumbre Middle School, and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1960.
Brinn went on to serve the city he loved. He joined the Santa Barbara Police Department in 1965 as a patrol officer and detective. After suffering a significant injury in the line of duty on Thanksgiving Weekend in 1976, Brinn retired in 1977. In 1978, Brinn joined Santa Barbara Research Center, and after a number of mergers, he retired again from Raytheon in 2002. While a security manager, he won multiple Cogswell Awards, the top honor for contractors in National Industrial Security.
Protecting citizens and secrets was only part of Brinn’s life. He met Sandra (Lebrun) in 1959 and married the love of his life in 1963. They raised two sons, Edmond and Brinn. They enjoyed nearly 61 years together. During their twenty-plus years of retirement, Brinn and Sandi moved to the desert and enjoyed over 10 years in their retirement community in Indio. After their oldest son went through a divorce, they relocated to Dallas, Oregon, to be closer to him and their granddaughters.
Brinn was an active Rotarian who lived by their motto, service above self. He spent time driving other seniors for the Salem Hospital and Health Care System, was an avid golfer, traveled internationally, and loved trying any local foods.
Brinn was preceded in death by his wife Sandi and both of his parents. He is survived by his sister, Judith Dawson, son Edmond McKone (Mary), and son Brinn McKone (Jovanny); grandchildren Carissa Zubricky, Cassidy Zubricky, Kendall McKone, and Alexa Mares (Jeremiah); bonus grandchildren Grace Reece (Ryan), David “Pierce” Boucher, and Catherine Boucher; and two great-granddaughters, Yuri and Luna.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Ceres Glean Clubhouse in Dallas, OR. To participate on- line please log into the live stream, https://youtube.com/live/n74MFxuZ8WE?feature=share.
In Lieu of flowers, please donate to the Dallas Rotary Club, PO Box 536 Dallas, OR 97338