[2] They often ate dinner at one of the front tables at Uncle Vito's restaurant, just below the crest of Nob Hill, San Francisco.

[4] They went on to earn matching degrees in business education from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo,[4] and then worked as teachers for three years.

[5][6] At the age of 43, the Browns left Michigan for San Francisco in 1970 with the intent of escaping the hot summers and long, cold winters.

The costs of medical care caused financial problems for the twins, and San Franciscans and charities united to help keep them together.

[8] On January 9, 2013, Vivian died aged 85 at the Rhoda Goldman Plaza Assisted Living Centre in the Western Addition of San Francisco.

[6] The twins' ashes are stored in two pale blue urns embossed with orchids at the San Francisco Columbarium.