John Geoffrey Brown, 24, a beautiful soul and a brilliant mind, was born on September 12, 1999 and was received by the Lord on Sunday, August 18, 2024. He touched the lives of so many in a quiet yet impactful way. John loved the science of things and freely shared his knowledge of quantum physics, the theory of relativity and the wonders of space with anyone who would dare to engage in this discussion. He had a creative and remarkable mind with an ability to build and bring machines to life with broken pieces of something else or his 3D printer. John didn't need someone else to show him how to be creative. He harnessed his own creativity and forged his own path, with a sweet, gentle spirit.

In 2017 John graduated from Mechanicsville High School and from his junior year on his teachers had him teaching robotics and physics classes. Cooking was one of the ways he showed love. Consider yourself lucky if you ever had the opportunity to hear him elaborate on the science of flavors and tried his phenomenal smoked meats. He made the grill he cooked on.

Fishing was one of his favorite pastimes, especially trips with his dad and his sisters to the Outer Banks. John had a heart as boundless as his magnetic presence, standing at 6 foot 7 inches. As introverted as he was, people were drawn to him.

John was preceded in death by his mother, Regina Coleman Brown; grandparents, Louis D. Coleman, Sr. and John and Gloria Brown. Surviving are his loving father, Geoffrey Brown; stepmother, Paula; five siblings, Kendyll, Christina, Lauren, Zareah and Sandhya; maternal grandmother, Doris Coleman; uncles, John Alan (Jean), David Reid (Reyna), Peter Carrington and Louis Coleman, Jr. (Nichole); a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2024 at First Shiloh Baptist Church, 8150 Walnut Grove Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111. Interment church cemetery.

The family requests that attendees wear Hawaiian or floral print in John's honor. Expressions of love and support (flowers and cards) can be sent to the church.

Arrangements by Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd.