Springfield, Massachusetts
1924-2009
Alvin B. Brown of 439 Hall Hill Road, Somers, died on April 6, 2009.Born in Springfield, Mass., he was the son of the late Harry and Sophie Brown. After graduation from Classical High School, he served three years during World War II with the 243rd Combat Engineers as a demolitionist, and earned...
Read MoreThirteen years . . . still the teacher who had the most impact on my own teaching (law school & medical school) and whose memory is my most valued. RIP, Mr. Brown.
Tom Mayo
April 04, 2022
Mr. Brown was a great teacher -- the only one who ever taught me things I still think about to this day. RIP, and thanks for your service on the battlefields and in the classrooms.
Mike Fleischner
November 24, 2009
I'm sorry to hear Coach Brown has passed away. I remember him as an opposing Little League Coach who went out of his way to both encourage and complement an 11-year old second baseman (me) on the other team.
John Dunlevy
June 01, 2009 | Florham Park, NJ
Alvin Brown was my 9th-grade English teacher at Kiley JHS the first year that school was open. Over the years, he has been my inspiration as a teacher. He was fearless and unflinchingly honest in the classroom, and I don't think I'd ever before seen a teacher who approached teaching as an exercise in applied ethics. His class happened to be the one I was in at 2:15pm on Nov. 22, 1963, when a godawful announcement went out over the school's PA system, so his class is emblazoned in my memory...
Tom Mayo
April 13, 2009 | Dallas, TX
I'am so sorry for your loss. I met your parents many years ago when your mother sold my in-law there home on carrage dr. in somers.they were a delight to know.
Emilia Palombella
April 09, 2009 | MA
Rest in Peace Mr. Brown - Thank you for your WWII service keeping America free.
April 09, 2009
