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Family and friends are asked to assemble at 10 a.m. at the funeral establishment the day of the services.
A memorial service will also be held 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 29 Grove Street, Stamford, CT, Rev. Tommie Jackson, Pastor.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of the J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for John Brown
Eddy Jerome
March 23, 2024
I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to the Brown, Greene families. He was truly a good man and will be missed.
Bruce Mitchell
December 6, 2021
Happened upon an email noting John's passing. I am compelled to reacknowledge this outstanding man. Not to be forgotten as long as those of us that had the pleasure to know and interact with him remain here on earth yet to see him again. God Bless.
Judith Barksdale
November 25, 2019
John, I know you are resting in peace. You were an amazing man! You were my mentor and my friend. You touched so many lives. You will never be forgotten.
Areva Boyd
December 27, 2009
Sincere condolences to the John Brown family. My interactions with John were totally on the VSU campus. We did not have any personal relationship but the Trojan comradery was lovely. John was an active and visual part of that campus. How wonderful to have known John and shared campus life with him. God bless and strengthen Dee and the
family.
December 22, 2009
To Kim and The Brown Family. Mr. Brown was a wonderful person, one who was prophetic and intelligent. I know him as a Church leader, honest and innovative. He brought his family to Church and what an example that was when he entered the sanctuary with his little girls now adults. May God comfort you is my prayer. His work on earth is done. Our Creator has welcomed him home. Caroyn Fisher Cropper
Bruce Mitchell
December 10, 2009
To all that loved John Brown, especially family. You have my sincere condolences. Thank you for sharing him with us. I too will miss John. He was a mentor to me in my professional life as well as an elder friend during younger years, as I saw him interact and respect my dad in trying to improve life in Stamford so I too was privileged to interact and respect him. I have had a successful career in the broadband industry that has taken me to almost every state and many countries. I have John Brown to thank for that. Fortunately, I was in town (Stamford) when he first became sick. I was able to see him and thank him for all that he had done and has meant as to me, my peers and the community. That was 2 years ago. Thank God for John. May he rest in Peace. Bruce Mitchell(Stamford CT - Stone Mountain GA)
ROB NETTIE WILLIAMSON
December 9, 2009
TO THE BROWN FAMILY WE ARE SORRY TO HEAR OF YOU LOSS WE WILL KEEP YOU IN OUR PRAYER
Geraldine (Geri) Williams
December 9, 2009
To the Brown Family;
I like the many CTE family was sadden and over come with grief to hear of the passing of my Boss, my Friend, my Mentor, John was certainly all of those to me... I know without a doubt that I would not be the person I am today if it was not for his faith in my abilities. I worked for him as his Executive Secretary for many many years...No matter how much he had to do he always had time to lift you up when you needed it the most, like when I had Cancer surgery, he saw to it that the CTE family was available for me to get me back & forth from Stamford to New York Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for treatments...I will never forget such a thoughtful & giving person. To Dee & family please accept my heartfelt condolences in your time of grief...but remember Earth has no Sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. God Bless.
Deacon Linda Underhill Graves
December 8, 2009
Dear Steve and Sandra,
I am praying that God will give you the comfort and strength you need as you celebrate a life well lived.
I was resident of the Stamford South End community for many years and was fortunate to benefit from the many educational developoment programs that he helped to develop. John was a great influence in the Stamford and surrounding communities and will be soley missed.
December 7, 2009
To Dee sorry to hear of the passing of John. The CTE was the first Job I had in 1965 as a Youth Worker. Once I became am adult John was the President of CTE. For the past four decade i have work in many position at CTE. I thank John for the work he did at CTE which allow me to fullfill all my dreams and it also kept me on a continuing path of recovery and a special thank 's to you Dee. Love you Keith Simmons
Marybeth (Lupinacci) Torelli
December 7, 2009
To the Brown Family,
It was with much sadness that I read about the loss of Mr. Brown. Please accept my deepest sympathy. I was one of the hundreds of people that he hired. Along with a job, we were given inspiration, guidance and encouragement. Thank you, Mr. Brown. Any success that I have achieved began with my first job at CTE over 25 years ago. His profound impact on the lives of others and Stamford will not be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
December 7, 2009
This is from Nelson E. Greene jr. John sed to take me home some days and we would have a late breakfeast ad a cold beer. It was doing our senior year and we could elax a little. My prayers go with the family. I salute him
December 7, 2009
To the Brown Family. I'd like to share my rememberence of John. He made a profund impression upon me at the age of 16 when he first came on the scene with CTE. He was always insightful to talk to.
My Sincere Condolence for your lost...
Debra A. Redfern, Raleigh, NC
Judith Sumner-Barksdale
December 7, 2009
To Dee, Kim, Tanya and the rest of the family - John's impact on this community and the lives of everyone he touched can never be equaled. He was an amazing man. He was certainly my mentor.
With all my love,
Judith Sumner-Barksdale
John Roman
December 6, 2009
The fire was in his soul. It did not perish with loss of mobility, not with loss of speech, not with loss of life, all gifts God gave to John. God just brought that fire home.
Lillian Curley
December 5, 2009
To Steve, Patsy, and Anthony, we are so sorry to hear of the passing of Johnny. We were all "Ettrick kids" in school together from Matoaca Lab School, Peabody High to Virginia State College. Our prayers are with you.
Lillian Curley and the Curley Family
December 5, 2009
To The Brown Family:
Sharing your sorrow in the loss of
one so dear, and sending deepest
sympathy. May your memories bring
you comfort.
Nina W.Daniels,Virginia Beach,Virginia
Ophal Sutton
December 4, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Darlene Simmons
December 4, 2009
To the Brown Family;
Mr. John T. Brown, was a man who not only believed in the community but also in his race. I remember Mr. Brown, as a young Secretarial Assistant at the CTE Administrative office on Atlantic Street. Mr. Brown met with many other powerful figures in the community and state. He was a man who would "speak from the hip" of what he felt needed to be taken care in our community as he would not just talk about it but got people to work together to fix it. He and Geri and Joyce were all my bosses, he was special to me; as he took on a fatherly counselman to me and Mrs.(Dee) Brown like a motherly love to me. I loss touch with them once I went away to college; but before I left; I remember him calling me into the office to give me "my last talk". He told me to never forget where I came from and don't be afraid of the people or the challenges I will meet. He let me know he had faith in me and that God was not finished with me. I remember the smell of his cherry tobacco pipe as he sat behind his desk puffing and letting me know of the challenges of "real" life. Later in life, He recognized me walking down the street before I did him. It was on Summer Street; as he started calling my name and asking 'what was going on with me". We talked for a long time and he let me know he was still fulfilling his community commitment; only now as Editor and Chief of his own newspaper. He may be leaving the community physically, but not without leaving his footprints. A civic activists, a legacy to be proud of and memories to be shared by many.
To the Family, No need to worry he did his job as a humanist and well, he dotted every "i" and crossed every "t".
Farewell to a good and faithful servant; a man of courage and a voice of strength.
Rest in Peace
Brenda Wynn-Baxter
December 4, 2009
My sympathy goes out to the Brown family.I remember when John,jr presented some type of medal to his younger brother Steve when he too joined the ROTC at Va State.Mr.Brown,sr was my hair stylist and he was so proud of his sons.Steve,Patsy and Anthony may God bless your family.
Paulette Stewart
December 3, 2009
To my family, God saw fit to call our love one home to Him. We will all miss Johnny, but remember God knows best; One day, and it want be very long, we will all meet again. Let us let our faith guide us through this hour of grief and realize that God is with us and will comfort us all. My Love and prayers, Cousin Paulette
December 3, 2009
Robert E. Brown Jr, May GOD be with, the family through, these days,of such a dear loss, he was a great man.
Shirley Bell-Craig
December 3, 2009
To The Brown Family, You have our deepest sympathy during this time of sadness. Remember joy will come in the morning. I worked at several of the C.T.E. job sites in Stamford. It was people like Mr. Brown that made Stamford a better place for African American in the job market. Your family will always be in our prayers. Shirley Dixon-Craig, Yolanda Bell and family.
Howard Cook
December 3, 2009
Thank you JESUS for a man John T. Brown Jr. whom you sent to Stamford, Ct to uplift and educate us the African American Communities in what fields we thought we would never be able to work in. CTE, Inc. brought forth a change and it still is making a differents. His life long work in Stamford shall never die.
Ellis Crawford Jr
December 3, 2009
To the Family of John Brown, John, did a lot of great things for the commuinity. May he rest in peace.
Sandra Clarke-Guy
December 3, 2009
My prayers are with the Brown family. I just happen to go to The Advocate online and saw Mr. Brown's name and after reading realized that it was the one and only JTB (John T. Brown, Jr.). It was great working under his direction at the CTE program, and after a Mon-Fri and seeing him at the 137 Henry Street, which was then called the South End Community Center in Stamford, it was a pleasure to know that he was involved in other community volunteer and activities in Stamford. JTB is a face of Stamford that will be missed.
Rodney Smith
December 3, 2009
Thank you Mr. John Brown Jr for your entire life's work, in building up the youth in stamford. You will never be forgotten for that. It was said that the two most important words are: "thank you". But the most important word is: "We". and the least important word is: "I". Mr. Brown's life always said "We". That's why we say "Thank you".
My condolence goes you to Brown family the entire Brown family. THANK YOU.
Anna J, James"Billy ", Wilburt & Hattie Bonner
December 3, 2009
Patsy, Anthony, and Brown Family, You are in our thoughts and prayers. We pray that God will strenghten you and may he find a comforting place in your hearts. "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning".
Crystal Bowles
December 2, 2009
Sending out condolences to the entire Brown family...
Mr. Brown will be missed, but the legacy he leaves behind will always be alive. May God send storms of comfort to help you through this time of sorrow.
Doug Taylor
December 2, 2009
My condolences goes out to the Brown Family.
Doug Taylor
Jane Norgren
December 2, 2009
To the Brown Family and to the greater community family that John Brown loved and served. As a man of action and of thought, John was a person who really believed that the pen was mightier than the sword, and thus worked for years to end poverty, racism, and inequality through his gift of words and his strength of character. We will remember him as one of the great leaders in Stamford.
Cynthia Peters
December 1, 2009
To the Brown Family: Deepest sympathies for your loss. Mr. Brown served Stamford from a sincere heart for many, many years. He leaves a legacy of love for community unmatched by most.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Dixon Peters and Family
Stephanie Wilks-Johnson
December 1, 2009
To Brown Family:
There are days of joy that was in his life that his will want us to remember just looked up and smile knowing that he is smiling back at you. He was a very, very, very, good person and we all are going to miss him.
God Bless,
Minister Stephanie Johnson
Janie Foster
December 1, 2009
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
CARL LEWIS
December 1, 2009
John hired me as the newly Director of the Alcoholism Recovery Program in 1972 He never micro-manage me, always gave me full control and endorsement of what I wanted to achieve, I left the agency in 1980 to returned to the private sector and turned over the operations to Keith Simmons, and as they say the rest is history. To Dee and the daughters may God comfort you during this time, John ran a good race. this is his time to be with the Lord.
Vanessa Jackson
December 1, 2009
To the Brown Family;
It is with deep sadness that I read about the loss of John Brown. John was a special person. I remember him as a young person beginning to work. He inspired me to work hard at whatever I did, that each job was a step toward the next opportunity. John listened to our input and encouraged us to get involved. He always had time to listen and hear about our lives. He gave me hope and encouragement in good times and talked me through some pretty tough days too. His example inspired me.
I can only imagine what you are feeling and facing right now. You are in my thoughts and prayers. John is among the great cloud of witnesses, one of the ancestors; a place he is well prepared to be. God bless you all. Peace to you
Charles E. Treadway III
December 1, 2009
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Audra Jones
December 1, 2009
Kim I personally did not know your father, but from what I've heard, he was an exceptional man. His time has come; his season has past, but trust that God did the right thing at the right time. Look to Him for any questions you may have, but most importantly seek Him for strength.
Louie/Laura Blackwell
December 1, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Bruno Giordano
December 1, 2009
to the family of John Brown: Though many thought John and I were adversaries, we were very good friends, and together, we achieved much for Stamford -- during many turbulent years. John always had the best for Stamford in his heart, and both of us had a marvelous, talented and highly-concerned Mentor for both of us -- the little known FOUNDER of C.T.E., Amelia M. Gerardi. My illnesses have prevented my presence at both of their journies to the NEW WORLD. Bruno Giordano
Michelle Brown- Wilks
November 30, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Diana Harris-Boyd & Family
November 30, 2009
To The Family,
You Guys have been in my Life for so Long that I don't remember when it all Started. However, I do know that it will never End. I truly Love All of You and will never forget All that John (& Dee) did for All of Us in the Community. I am so Forever grateful for being a part of such a wonderful Spirit/Family that was John. John's Light will never Fade because as long as there is a C (Community) and a T (Training) and an E (Education) in any conversation, there will always be (a) John Brown in the midst. May GOD continue to BLESS, HEAL & LEAD All of You to a Better Place. "For Joy Cometh in the Morning". Lovingly, Diana & Family
November 30, 2009
Greetings "Miss Tanya",
My heartfelt condolences to you, and your family at this very tender moment in your life journey.
I owe you a tremendous hug when next I see you, my dear sister.
Love & Blessings,
("Queen Mother" - MLK)
November 30, 2009
My sincere sympathy to the Family. May you be bless in the coming years.
J. Ralph Murray
Gary Baynes
November 30, 2009
Kim and Tanya, there are no words to express the sadness that I feel for what your family must endure. Your Father was a strong, proud and intelligent man. He was a proper example for young men in the Stamford Community. I am better off having his example of Manhood.
My thoughts are with you Ladies and your Mother.
Gary Baynes
Salonia & Audrey Merritt
November 30, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Katherine Lampros
November 30, 2009
To the Brown Family,
It's been many years since I've been a part of all of your lives as I was back in the 70's when Stamford was a very different community. Your dad and mom were such a big part of the good things that were happening here. Working with your Dad through the Stamford, Darien, New Cannan Community Mental Health Center when he was a Board member and CTE representative was enriching. I've often thought of him and your family and wondered how you were doing and what you were doing. Your loss is also a loss to all who knew him and I will keep you in my prayers.
Fred McKinney
November 30, 2009
John was a man who cared deeply for the community. He was also a man who thought brilliantly and expressed himself exceptionally. He loved the African American community from which he came and to which he returns. While each of us has to face the certainty of death alone, my thoughts and thoughts of countless others are with you my brother.
November 29, 2009
To The Brown Family:
I had the privilege of being one of John Brown's secretaries. One day while I was taking dictation, he started speaking German. This wonderful man was phenomenal! He was brilliant.
John stood up to the adversarial groups in Stamford during the time that I worked as his secretary. Many people have John to thank for who they are today because of his knowledge, encouragement, and devotion to improving the lives of minorities throughout Connecticut.
My heartfelt condolences to all of the Brown Family.
Sandra Rayford
(formerly Sandra Thompson)
November 29, 2009
Kim and Family: We are so sorry for your loss. We will keep you in prayer during this time in your life.
Lee Family (Valerie & Daryl)
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