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Alvin Brown Obituary
A coach and professor at Winston-Salem Teachers College and Morgan State College, and a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York Medical College, Emory University, Wayne State University, the University of Maryland, and Howard University, he is survived by three children and four grandchildren.
Memorials of appreciation and love may be sent in his honor, made payable to The Meharry Alumni Association for Alvin M. Brown, M.D., '60 Scholarship Fund, and mailed to The Meharry Alumni Associaion, c/o Dr. Henry A. Moses, 1005 D.B. Todd Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208.
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gary jett
October 21, 2010
Dr Alvin Brown 10/21/10
I have known Dr Brown for some 35 years. He was a “Father: figure to me. My father passed away in early 70’s. He called me his “surrogate son”. I first met him when I was a pharmacist at Mount Carmel Hospital working midnights and going to medical school at Wayne State University. I recall going to his office at the hospital in the morning after my midnight shift talking with him about his medical specialty, Physiatry. I subsequently did go into the specialty of Physiatry. While he lived in the Detroit area I met his wife and son Anthony who eventually also entered into the same specialty. With his wisdom he helped guide me through life and my career. I eventually worked for his company part-time AME, American Medical Evaluations in Southfield, Michigan. Occasional he would have to evaluate a “hostile” patient but one of his favorite saying was “the pen is mightier than the sword” . As he subsequently moved to Tennessee , he would occasional come back to work at AME. He was always very sharp mentally and physically. He moved to the Phenix area and I moved to St. Croix. We always kept in touch by phone. Sometimes while visiting my in-laws in Las Vegas he would drive over to see me and my wife. We saw him last July when he came to Las Vegas. We had a great time. We have visited him in the Phenix area. As he grew older he had pains in his neck and so, but he was not a complainer. He exercised daily and showed me his routine when we visited him. He recently won a tennis tournament in his community. He was one of the few people I knew that understood life and death. He enjoyed life fuller than anyone I know. He lived life the way it was intended to be lived. It is called “compressed morbidity”, live a long and chronic disease-free life and than go down fast at the end. I just found out that he passed yesterday. He has now joined our ancestors. He will always be part of my family of ancestors. I am blessed to have known him.
Gary Jett, MD
Cassandra Carter
October 14, 2010
I have worked off and on with Dr Boo Brown at Nashville Health Services, he taught me alot at work and in life. I will truly miss him from the bottom of my heart along with my two daughters. But he is in a better place of peace and conitunal joy. My prayers are with the family and rest of the friends May God Bless and keep you all.
God Bless
Cassandra Carter
Carlyse Marie Ford
October 13, 2010
To the Dr. Alvin "Boo: Brown Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Dr. Brown was a highly accomplished doctor and very popular family member. He and I met at the Brown Family Reunion in Charles City a few years ago. My father, T. Carlton Ford always spoke affectionately of his cousin,"Boo Brown". In fact he called my younger brother, who was a talented athelete, "Boo Brown". I talked to Dr. Brown on the phone when he visited Nina Franklin and really enjoyed meeting him at the Brown Family Reunion.
Since, I live in California he once asked me to call his daughter, Rita. I did and had a pleasant conversation with her.
The Brown Family will have many fond memories of "Dr. Boo Brown".
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