Lisa Kay Brown

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March 7, 1963 ~ September 8, 2025

Born in: El Paso, Texas

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Lisa Kay Brown was born in El Paso, Texas on March 30, 1963, and is a woman who should have been a famous Broadway star (and actually was one, in her mind).

As she once described herself, “Most of my beliefs and ideas are based on images from the 1960’s and ‘70’s with a spattering of MGM Extravaganza’s and ABC After School Specials thrown in for good measure.” Once a columnist for Charm Magazine, she wrote about everything from her obsession with Ernest Borgnine (her ‘perfect man’) to her equal love for cheese products. Editor Sheri Standridge once wrote of Lisa, “What does macaroni and cheese, congealed ham and a dry-cleaning hanger have in common? They all reside in the mind of staff humorist Lisa Brown.” (Her book, ‘If Cheese Made You Thin I’d Be Invisible By Now” is available on Amazon.) Always a shining light in this world, Lisa was loved by anyone who ever entered her crazy, beautiful orbit. She worked with Artsview Theater and helped with charities all over East Texas. She was kind, generous, and one of the best humans on Planet Earth.

Lisa is survived by the pride and joy of her life, son Zachary Scott Zanardi who is a teacher in Dallas. (Coming a close second is her cat, SuperCat…) She leaves behind her sister, Ann-Marie Murrell, nephew Jason Paul Robbins, his wife Mimi and their two boys, Charlie and River, who will forever miss Aunt Lisa and the gazillion toys and clothes she brought them daily. She also leaves legions of “Lisa Fans” who will never forget her.

Funeral Services will be at 1 PM Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Horn Family Funeral Home Chapel in Daingerfield, Texas with Pastor Daniel Norris officiating.

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Funeral Service: Saturday, September 13, 2025 1:00 pm

Horn Family Funeral Home Chapel
400 Webb Street
Daingerfield, TX 75638

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  1. She would also make me laugh she had a sweet smile and a since of humor that would brighten your day I was truly blessed to have a classmate and friend like Lisa you will always have a place in my heart :rose::hearts::pray:

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    • Our dear friend and classmate funny as could be. With a big bright smile that would light up the hall ways in school each and every day. You are missed by many already. Praying :pray: for peace and comfort for your family and all the friends you made in your life time. Peace love and hope. SuperCat loves you always. HSHS CLASSMATE 1981 :heart:🤍🖤 :latin_cross:️:feet:🪽:dove_of_peace:

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  2. Sweet Lisa. A beautiful lady inside and out. She never knew that when I was having bad days, all I had to do was read her stories and boy i could laugh. She welcomed me into the family with open arms. I will never forget that beautiful sweet lady.

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  3. Oh, my Soosie. She was the best sister anyone could ever have. I’ve been listening to the song ‘Ordinary World’ on repeat; that’s the way I feel. This world has lost one of its brightest lights–so as her sis, I now have to find a way to live in this ‘new’ ordinary world without her.

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    • She was truly a bright blessing in my life! I am so very sorry for your loss! She will be truly missed by so many. My prayers are for you Zach and your family.

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  4. I only had the opportunity to be around the amazing Lisa twice when her sister Ann-Marie brought her to a couple media events we worked with. However, I felt I knew her well from her writing and her unique style of expressing herself will he with us forever. She had a style that sparkled as she looked at things in a way like a female Mark Twain. In fact like Twain she was a cat lover and he once said you could only trust a person who liked cats. Later this month I will have the pleasure of presenting her work at a Christian Writers meeting. I could say I wish she were there but I feel she will be. And quick to catch if I make any mistakes. Just as her sister and the memory of her mom are loved, so too Lisa is loved.

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  6. Sweet, funny Lisa! I liked her instantly! We worked together for just a few months. She decided the job wasn’t for her and moved on, I was sad, but admired her spunk and determination.
    We never had that lunch we talked about.
    May you rest in peace dear. You made a huge, positive, funny, and quirky impact on so many!!!

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    • Sweet Lisa, my “pen pal” when you were in elementary school and I was a Junior and Senior. How I loved your letters that your mom would bring me from you and Ann-Marie. You made a difference, always. I pray the same will be said about me one day.

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  7. Lisa was the most remarkable woman I’ve ever known and i loved her dearly. We worked together for years, we laughed and we cried together. I miss her terribly.

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  8. I will never forget your amazing humor and heart. Thank you for always making me feel welcome and loved at STAR program. You were a light when it was dark a laughing soul when we were all stressed and just an amazing talented soul. Thank you for your friendship.

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  9. During my 28 or so years with Ann-Marie I had many visits with Lisa at her homes in Texas, Colorado and California. We took her on an NYC trip to see Broadway plays, for which she had memorized all the dialog and lyrics years before. She was smart and funny, with a sunny disposition regardless of her circumstances at the time. I like to think that I am a better person for having shared those times with her. She was a unique soul. My heart goes out to Ann-Marie and the rest of her family, who will miss her terribly.

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  10. My dear Lisa-mama…I can’t believe you’re really gone. Everyone that was lucky enough to enter your orbit knows that you truly left the world a much brighter, kinder, and funnier place, because you were in it. No one could ever forget a soul as unique as yours. We will keep you in our hearts forever.

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  11. I had the privilege of meeting dear Lisa through her loving sister Ann-Marie when she accompanied her twice to the Happy Trails event in VA. What sticks out in my mind about out first meeting was her sweet smile, her humor, and the recognizable bond of sisters exhibited between her and Ann-Marie; that same sisterly bond I immediately felt and recognized as I grew up experiencing between my own mother and her three sisters.

    I bought Lisa’s book at our first meeting, and I read it as soon as I came home. Like her sister, she was an extraordinary writer. I found myself smiling at her humor as I read her wonderful stories. I grew to know Lisa better through Ann-Marie’s posts, and our conversations and text messages over the years, especially during the time they were caring for their mother.

    Our second meeting, and the last time I was able to be with Lisa, we were in VA at the Happy Trails event in May 2024. Again, that beautiful sisterly bond was ever present between Lisa and Ann-Marie. I saw it, and I felt it. On Sunday, many of us attended the church service that morning, then quite a few of us had lunch together before we met on the river bank for Ann-Marie’s baptism. There were many in attendance for the baptismal service. I’m so blessed to have spent part of my day with Lisa.

    These are the special memories of Lisa that I’m left with. I hold them dear to me. I grew to know her and to love her through our short visits, her writing, and her beloved sister.

    Grieving is overwhelming. I pray for an abundance of strength, for each loved one to feel comfort in the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to feel peace within as only He can supply. 🙏💔🙏

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