Camela Olivia Green-Brown

CAMELA OLIVIA GREEN-BROWN, daughter of the late Hercules Green and Betty Clay Bostic, was born on August 21, 1959 in Orangeburg, sc. She departed this life on December 15, 2014 after battling a lengthy illness. She attended Christ the King and Holy Trinity Catholic School for her elementary education. In May of 1976, she graduated from Orangeburg Wilkinson High School at the age of 16. Upon graduating from high school, she was accepted and attended North Carolina Central University. During her time there as a student, she was a member of the following organizations: Political Science Club, Public Administration Club, Student Government Association and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alpha Lambda Chapter. She was also the senior class president from August 1979 to May 1980, where she gave the welcome at the commencement ceremony. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Political Science major and English minor. Camela attended law school at the University of Dayton and then later transferred to North Carolina Central University School of Law. At North Carolina Central, she was the second year president and received an award in Contact I, II, Property I and II, Civil Procedure and Moot Court Team. She was also a member of the Law Review. Camela was admitted to the Maryland bar in June 1998 and was sworn by Chief Justice Bell of the Maryland Court of Appeals where she continued to be an active member. On September 7, 1985, Camela married the love of her life Alvin Brown of Mobile, Alabama and from that union was born their beloved daughter, Sable Bettina Brown in January 1986. On October 1987, Camela entered into employment with the Federal Government as a Claims Examiner with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. She was soon promoted in April 1989to the Appeals Branch for Disability Retirement as an Appeals Representative. As an Appeals Representative, she was an advocate for the Federal government in disability appeal cases filed by federal employees who were denied disability retirement benefits. Her duties included preparing legal briefs and interrogatories, participating in pre-hearings and status conferences and participating in hearings with administrative law judges and opposing counsel. She also was a great resource and counsel for her colleagues. Due to her diagnosis with in-stage renal failure, she negotiated and became the first colleague to telework in June of 1999. She continued to do this until May 2011 when she sustained medical injuries that required her to retire. Camela was an exemplary employee and received outstanding performance ratings for the last 15 years. Camela leaves to cherish her loving memory: her beloved husband, Alvin and daughter Sable Bettina; her beloved sister, Latricia Diane Jenkins from Randallstown, MD; two brothers-in-law, Eugene Jenkins from Randallstown, MD and George Edward Brown from Mobile, Ai; two sisters-in-law, Gloria Jean Brown and Geraldine Brown from Mobile, Al; nieces, Kosunique Jenkins and Britney Jenkins from Randallstown, MD, Martha Brown, Paulisha Brown and Gwendolyn Brown for Mobile, Al; Latasha Brown from Atlanta, GA; Ouintavia Brown from Fort Wayne, ID; four nephews, George Brown, Jr. from Fort Wayne, ID; Charles Edward Brown, [r., from Berkley, CA; Edward Jamal Brown and Melvin Brown, Jr. from Mobile, Al.; one uncle, Sam Bennett from Mobile, Al; and a host of cousins and cherished friends. Camela will be truly missed.

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Camela Olivia Green-Brown

August 21, 1951 - December 15, 2014