Lynn Brown MacGowan: Designer, ARIDO

We are so sorry at your unspeakable loss of Lynne. She was a consummate professional, the epitome of elegance and grace, and one of the warmest and most welcoming people ever. Her smile lit up the room. We remember her with fondness, and our fervent hopes that the days and weeks ahead finally bring back sunshine and light. Deepest sympathy to all who loved her. ❤️🙏

Our sincere and deepest condolences on your painful loss. Although I never had the change to meet Lynn, I can tell just how passionate she was in every aspect in her career and to all those who had the pleasure to get to know her. May you rest in peace Lynn and thank you for the positive impact you had on us all and will continue to have in your memory. Take care Bill and family and will keep you all in our prayers.

John Zidanic & Family

We are heartbroken to hear the news about Lynn. Looking back on our years working with you Bill, we have such fond memories, and we are so sorry for the tremendous loss you’re experiencing.

I’ll always remember Lynn as such a classy and gracious person-kind, polite and with a wonderful sense of humour. She was always a pleasure to be around. My sincere condolences to Bill and the entire family.

May your wife rest in peace. My sincere condolences to you and your entire family and I will keep you in my prayers.

I am so sad to her of Lynn’s passing. I worked with her at BW for many years. She was so lovely, talented and dedicated. She will be missed greatly. My deepest condolences to her family and friends.

Bill, my heart goes out to you. Lynn was an incredibly talented woman, and I’ll always remember the beautiful and unique homes you two created together. You made quite a team. Sending you and your family my deepest condolences and much love.

Sincere Condolences Bill to you and your family ..

Oh Bill – I am so sorry to hear this. We all know how deeply you loved your wife. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Brian

I am so sorry to hear of Lynn’s passing. I worked with her at BW and will remember her laugh the most! She loved helping people create beautiful spaces and was so kind. Sending the entire family peace during this difficult time.

My sincere condolences go out to you Bill, and Lynn’s family. My heart goes out to all who knew and loved her. She was such a warm, loving and talented person, who will be missed immensely by all. Such an incredible loss. I’m so sorry for your loss 💔

I was incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Lynn, She was not only a creative powerhouse, but also a caring, passionate woman who I loved working with and getting to know personally. Bill, I am so very sorry.

Losing Lynn as our next-door neighbour and friend has shaken us both. We learned about her life in architecture and design with great pleasure, and now we must think of Bill in his time of bereavement. Blessed journey, Lynn, in the au-delà.

I worked with Lynn at BW. She was a mentor and a friend. She had such class and grace, and I valued our working relationship. My favorite memory of her was convincing her to go out to Beale Street in Memphis to BB King’s during the jazz festival. It was so loud but she was such a trooper! I will always remember her fondly. My deepest condolences to Bill, who she spoke of with such love and adoration, and to all those who knew and loved her.

So sorry to hear Bill, I know how much she was your rock, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and friends, rest in peace Lynn.

I had the incredible privledge of knowing Lynn for decades. First it was working together, and then we became very close friends. She was the sister I never had. We would bicker like siblings over elements of a project. I’d complain that her design elements were too expensive and she respond with “quality costs John”. She invariably won every argument…
Last saw Lynn and Bill when they visited us in Portugal, a visit Roxie and I fondly remember. The mould was broken when Lynn was designed, and I will miss her….

Bill,
I am so sorry to hear of Lynn’s passing. My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. You will be in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Bill,
Our hearts are with you.
Lynn was a force to be reckoned with in all she undertook.
We enjoyed our random communications over the years and will truly miss Lynn’s candid, pointed and practical viewpoint.
In Lynn’s honour we will always bring in the sunlight and forever cherish nature.
Rest In Peace Lynn.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Vicky and Gord

It was truly a pleasure working with Lynn. She was a wonderful person and colleague, and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to know and work with her. She will be greatly missed by all of us at IHG. My sincere condolences to her Bill, family, and loved ones during this difficult time. May she rest in peace.

Anto Vrdoljak

Bill, what a terrible tragedy for you and for the entire Brown and MacGowan clans. I am so very sorry for your loss.

Thinking of you and your entire family during this incredibly difficult time, and sending much love, strength, and heartfelt condolences.

Derrick

Sorry for your loss Bill, wish you and your family some peace during this difficult time.

David

I loved working with Lynn and have fond memories of spending time with her during hotel visits. We started at IHG around the same time and bonded over shared experiences. She was smart, fun, and engaging, and I’ll miss her dearly.

Dear Bill ………Lynn was nothing short of magnificent……

Heart felt condolences to Bill, family, and the design/business community….
My mentor, my friend, Lynn your beautiful smile and laughter will always be with me….
You taught me so much about professional friendship…. Gave me perspective on the “sublime to the ridiculous” in projects, personalities, & politics.
You rose above the bedlam to pursue all that is true, lovely, and good.
Thinking of Lynn Brown automatically “raises the bar” in professionalism, creativity, integrity, hospitality, and working toward a better version of ourselves…..
Blessings too all those that mourn and seeking transformation through her Spirit,

Stephanie & Dexter
Of the Sonoran Desert

Bill, thinking of you as you face this devastating loss. If anyone knew you, they knew of your deep love and devotion to Lynn. I hope you find some comfort in knowing how much you are loved and cared for by so many during this incredibly difficult time.

Graham and I are so sad to know that dear Lynn has passed away. We send our loving condolences to Bill and their families. Lynn was such a very special lady, so lovely and so talented! In fact, we always thought that she and Bill were just the best together. We first met them when we were neighbours in Toronto in the 90s and have kept in touch over the years, after we moved abroad. We often met up again on our visits to Toronto and always looked forward to their Christmas greeting arriving in the mail which would often be something beautifully designed by Lynn. We so enjoyed hearing all about the various projects that she pursued and what she and Bill were doing with their various ventures. Above all, she was so generous of heart and showed such strength during her illness. May her dear soul rest in peace; she was one of those very special ladies that we were fortunate and blessed to know!

Oh our dear Lynn – my lovely Aunt. We share in your deep loss, Bill. Oh how she loved you! In her life she worked so hard, cared so deeply and loved us so much! She always seemed happiest to me when she was sharing the things she loved with those around her. She will forever be a part of who I am and I am so grateful for her.

Bill, I was so devastated to hear my beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn passed away. She fought so hard! I will treasure all the great memories with Lynn. We had many family get togethers Florida, Whistler, Lutson, Loon Lake. She was so generous to our family, always remembering birthdays & Anniversarys with beautiful cards. Lynn & I shared the love of cooking also. I will miss that smile & great advice. Thank you so much Bill, for loving Lynn and taking such good care of her these last months! We will continue to remember Lynn with a smile forever. Lynn was so thrilled to become a Great Aunt to Kenny in May 2024. She got to meet him in 2024. We will share many stories with him. Lynn was so loved and will be so missed!! Sending so much Love ❤️

I worked with Lynn at Best Western, and later recommended her to IHG. We were both laid off from Best Western during the pandemic.

I started monthly Zoom meetings for others on my team who had been laid off, hoping to find some normalcy and support during such a strange time. Over the months, the numbers dwindled to about three people a week. Lynn was at every meeting. She even added a book discussion meeting. Eventually, those group meetings turned into calls between just the two of us.

Lynn found a lot of her identity in her work, and she left a legacy to be proud of. It seemed she read everything she could get her hands on. She spoke kindly of Bill; a man I got to know, but have never met. She was vibrant. She was stubborn. She was a beautiful person.

She set an example for me and was my friend.

She is missed.

Bill, I am so sorry for your loss.

Although I never had the chance to meet Lynn, I witnessed the deep love you had for her every time you spoke about her. It was evident in your words, your smile, and the way she remained at the center of so many of your stories. I hope that love, and the countless memories you built together, provide some measure of comfort during this difficult time. You and your family are in my thoughts.

May Lynn rest in peace.

Our heartfelt condolences.

From the first time we met Lynn at Lac McGregor, it was hard not to be impressed by her passion for architecture, design, nature and fabulous food. Conversations with Lynn were delightful because she always had an opinion and was refreshingly not holding back. There was nothing “cookie cutter” about Lynn which means we all have truly lost a wonderful original.

It was also obvious that you two were exceedingly well matched. Her stories of your renovations and builds gave us insight to how a couple’s partnership can garner amazing results and survive even the most challenging details with a capacity to even laugh about it years later.

When our daughters met Lynn at the lake, she told them about a chef who had elevated a dish that featured just a simple carrot and that she was planning to go to this restaurant and order this dish. Our girls were amazed at Lynn’s excitement and kept asking us if we knew how it turned out. Did Lynn like the carrot? Lynn’s curiosity inspired our daughters’ curiosity.

We are all lucky to have shared time with Lynn and to have been infected by her passionate approach to so much life has to offer.

Our hearts go out to you.

It is with heavy hearts that we express our deepest condolences to Bill and Lynn’s family. A person like Lynn fills your livwa with so much joy, and her passing leaves an unmistakable void. We hope that as each day passes, your cherished memories of Lynn begin to fill that void.
I had the good fortune to count Lynn as a friend for many years. We shared countless laughs, and later, my wife Susie joined in that special bond of friendship. Even when months went by without connecting, we could always pick up right where we left off. Lynn possessed so many fine qualities such as genuine kindness, and a sense of class.

Lynn’s laugh, energy and caring spirit will be with me always. She was a shining light for me over many years and I feel so grateful to have known her. My deepest condolences to Bill, Family and all those whose lives she touched.

When night fell and the house became quiet, I would say softly to Lynn

“Hold on, hold on to Bill, Left/Right, Left/Right, I got YOU, You are Home, You are Safe, Hold on to Bill”

On behalf of Lynn’s IHG Canada Family, please accept our deepest condolences on the loss of your loved one and our valued colleague.

We are grateful for the time we had with Lynn and for the contributions, kindness, and memories she shared. Lynn’s presence will be deeply missed by colleagues and friends alike.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. We hope that the memories you shared with Lynn bring comfort, peace, and strength in the days ahead.

Dear Bill – my most sincere condolences on Lynn’s passing. I wish you peace during this most difficult time. – Chris

I normally am not at a loss for words. However, I am struggling to find the words to express my sorrow on Lynn’s passing!! We have been friends for 56 years.
Lynn was the sunshine that brightened every room she entered! She made every interaction memorable and fun! She was so thoughtful never forgetting a birthday or anniversary.
When Lynn told me about her diagnosis, I suggested weekly phone calls which I treasured! She was so pleased and amazed that so many of her friends and colleagues reached out to her! She really didn’t see how special she was!!
Bill, most of all she was so thankful for you! You were her rock! She often shared how thoughtful and supportive you were! Oh how she loved you!!
While my heart wasn’t ready to say goodbye, Lynn left us knowing that she was loved!!❤️