Kim Brownlee

Kim Clare Brownlee
17 Mar 1954 - 14 Sep 1991

Clubs & Associations

Obituary

Kim C. Brownlee
Sacramento - Kim C. Brownlee died on Saturday, September 14. Mr. Brownlee was a choreographer for the Northern California Clogging Association. He also founded the Sutter's Stompers Clogging Exhibition Team of Sacramento in 1983. Previously, he had performed with the Barbary Coast Cloggers of San Francisco.

Mr. Brownlee was an architect professionally, perhaps best-known for designing the entrance to Water World USA on the grounds of Cal Expo. A native of Venice, Florida, Mr. Brownlee is survived by his parents, Clare and Betty Brownlee and three sisters, Gloria, Darla and Laurel. He was buried on a mountain in [West] Virginia beside his grandmother. Memorials may be given to the Sutter's Stompers Cloggers, P.O. Box 162062, Sacramento, CA 95816.^[1]

Remembrances

Kim Brownlee inspired many cloggers with his energetic dancing and fun-loving personality. Kim was a talented dancer with the Barbary Coast Cloggers, which lead him to teaching the Sutter’s Stompers Cloggers in Sacramento. The Sutter’s Stompers exhibition team was great in number and mighty in energy because of Kim’s infectious energy and natural leadership.

Kim choreographed many of the Sutter’s Stompers performance dances, which reflected his great style and grace while being intricate and interesting to watch. Kim often choreographed to music that was not commonly used for clogging, raising an eyebrow or two in the 1980s. His exhibition team proudly performed these dances, trusting in Kim’s creativity and wanting to please him.^[2]