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Wilson Brown (Lansing) Obituary
Wilson Keith Brown passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 56 years. He was born March 8, 1960 in West Helena, Arkansas. Wilson is the son of Will Brown and Lizzie Harris-Brown.
Wilson attended West Helena, Arkansas High School. He became a construction worker for Jack Anglin. Wilson moved to Lansing, Michigan in 1988, where he met Sheleatha Davis of Detroit, Michigan; one year later they married. Wilson enjoyed life to the fullest, doing everything that he wanted. He enjoyed bowling, playing chess and spending quality time with his family and friends. Wilson loved telling stories and cracking jokes. He was well known and loved in the East Lansing community for many years, known as “Willie, the Can Man”.
Wilson leaves to cherish his memories his daughter, Denisha Elizabeth Brown; 24 siblings of Arlington, Texas, 5 aunts, 3 uncles, many nieces including a special neice, Yolanda Covington, nephews including 3 special nephews: Phillip Renard Davis, Willie Davis and Tyrone Davis, cousins, ex-wife, Sheletha Davis-Brown, and friends including special friends: TeAnn Beasley, Adam Tluczek, Steve Hall and Sarah.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Visitation
11:00 AM, Wednesday, December 28, 2016
New Life Community Church of God in Christ
2107 West Holmes Road Lansing, Michigan 48911
Funeral Service
1:00 PM, Wednesday, December 28, 2016
New Life Community Church of God in Christ
2107 West Holmes Road Lansing, Michigan 48911
Minister James E. Davis, Officiating
Memories and Condolences
for Wilson Brown (Lansing)
4 Entries
Beth Nash
December 27, 2016
Willie you will be missed very much your smile made my day when I was down heaven got a new angle fly high my friend miss you so much
Joe
December 22, 2016
Willie had the most amazing positive outlook on life, no matter what challenges he faced. His legacy will live on through the hundreds of people he positively affected over the years.
Rest up friend.
Reed Eppelheimer
December 21, 2016
Willie THE Can Man, you will be missed terribly.
Willie lived in our garage for all of Sophomore year (and in the basement on really cold nights). He had an incredibly positive outlook on life, despite the hardships he obviously fought. Beneath it all, he truly and deeply cared about all of the "kids" (as he called us) in East Lansing. He broke up fights, gave safety and comfort to young women who found themselves in compromising situations, and made it a personal mission to make our city a better place... I informed him once that a bottle he was collecting didn't have a return value and he told me "some one still needs to pick it up".
I remember waking up after a particularly raucous party at our house, with a litter citation from the city on our front door, only to find that our entire property was spotless.I asked him if he knew what that was about and he just said "you kids take care of me, so i take care of you kids."
He established trust among the entire student body and would never have done anything to break that trust. He was just a genuine force for good in this world.
And, in my senior year, I remember one particularly involved philosophical discuss at 3am on a park bench behind The Riv. I knew of his health problems and his life style in general, and i asked how he stayed so happy all the time. he said "enjoy every second, because the minute is not promised"...stopped me in my tracks.
A true diamond in the rough.
Sleep well, my friend.
Paradise Funeral Chapel
December 20, 2016
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