Daniel Brown, Sr.

Daniel “Danny” Baby Brown Sr., son of the late Frank and Mable (Blackston) Brown, was born on October 1, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland. He transitioned from this physical life on March 20, 2015, after a prolonged illness. Though an extremely intelligent man, he did not attend the traditional halls of academia. He received his education from the University of Life and the streets of East Baltimore, in which he earned several degrees B.S. (Bull****), M.S. (More****) and a PhD's (Piled higher an deeper).During his youth, the classroom were pool halls, dice games in back alleys an adventurous opportunities to earn a dollar, whenever possible. He was true to his nature, loyal to a fault and willing to assist others, regardless of the consequences, which removed him from society for eight years as a young man, which he affectionately refereed to as “inmate society”. He was one of humor and hell raiser during his days as a young man, unpretentious, dignified and soft spoken. Truly a person of pleasure, who drank his share of whiskey and wine; one to give away his last dollar, then beg or con for a dime. Grossly misunderstood based on the level of oppression under which he existed, Danny, like many men of his generation born only a mere 71 years after the abolishment of chattel slavery (1863, ratified as an amendment to the United States Constitution 1865) in the United States of America, was confronted with the challenge of Jim Crow Laws. The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation state and local laws enacted after the Reconstruction period in Southern United States that continued in force until 1965 mandating de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern U.S. States (of the former Confederacy), starting in 1890 with a "separate but equal" status for African Americans. Conditions for African Americans were consistently inferior and underfunded compared to those provided for white Americans. In addition to living under Jim Crow Laws until 1965, as a small child, Danny and his family lived through the Great Depression of 1929. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; however, in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. Despite the perpetual social and economic barriers that confronted Danny, in conjunction with his inability to read and write, he was resilent in his quest to redeem himself as a mate, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, friend and overall human being. Though not lawfully married to Catherine Florence May Booker, from this relationship there were four children, Daniel Brown Jr., Manuel Brown, Veronica Vernee Brown and Jerlynn Booker; six grandchildren, Omari Brown, Iesha Mack, Sandra Baumgartner, Idris Brown, Dinisha Brown-Jones and Hiba Ali; also, from a previous relationship with the late Ms. Juanita James, there are two additional grandchidren, Jakiara and Jasmine Junior, which he raised while living in a HUD subsidized senior citizen studio apartment; nine great-grandchildren, Makayla Brown, Angel Jones, Marla Fenner, Sara Fenner, Antonio Fenner, Tekiara Harkless, Terell Harkless Jr., Deron Horne Jr., Janiya James; and an astronomical number of necies, nephews, cousins, friends; and his only surving sibling, Garrison ”Gary” Brown, he leaves to mourn. His siblings, John, Frank, William, Charles, Harold, Gilbert, Vernon, Harry, Dorthy Mae, Katherine (Kitty), Vilma, Antoinette and Mable (Niecey), all preceded him in physically transitioning from this life.

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Daniel Brown, Sr.

October 1, 1934 - March 20, 2015