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Roy James Brown was born on February 8, 1931 in Saskatchewan. His father was B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Brown. Roy achieved a Grade 10 education. Roy moved to Langley in July 1967 after a plane accident in November 1966: the plane crashed south of Osoyoos, and Roy was not found. He walked out eleven days later, and decided to move to Langley. He married Betty Brown and the couple had six children, five daughters and one son (Brian). Roy worked as a businessman for 22 years, and semi-retired at age 43. He had Brown's Mobile Homes at 19555 Fraser Highway. He acted as the Charter President for the Langley Special Care Homes Society, and was very important in the creation of the Langley Lodge. He is also a past president of the Langley Rotary Club. He ran for Langley Alderman in 1974, but was not elected. His main focus during that election was workers and welfare, and sewage and landscaping.

Also known as the Langley Personal Care Lodge.
Concept began in 1971, spearheaded by Roy Brown. The doors officially opened in 1974. It had 172 persnal bed care services. Since then, the Lodge has been upgraded multiple times to keep up with the demand for senior care in Langley. In 1978, the Langley Lodge entered the Ministry of Health - Long Term Care Program to help with services.
In 1983, the "Adopt the Langley Lodge" campaign was launched. This campaign raised over $172,000 that went to upgrades in the bulding and services.

Source: www.langleylodge.org