Contributions to the tribute of Roland M. Brown, Sr.

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Melanie Dawson Jackson posted a condolence

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Roland Brown was my uncle and godfather. He and Aunt Mary were always, always very loving and supportive of me. I thought they were a glamorous couple and wanted to be just like them when I grew up. My fondest childhood memory is Uncle Roland always taking me to Eckerd's for ice cream. My fondest adult memory is him trying to read my thoughts to make sure I was happy. I miss him and Aunt Mary.

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Gloria Brown Simmons posted a condolence

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Battle Hymn of the Republic Julia Ward Howe/William Steffe 1861 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps: His day is marching on. I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel: "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Since God is marching on." He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat: Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me: As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.

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Bob Foxworth posted a condolence

Tuesday, January 6, 2004

Some of the fondest memories my brothers Bud and Spencer and I have are the days we spent at the Fort Monmouth Officers Club in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the company of Roland Brown. He was our mentor, our friend, and our confidant. At a time when it was very difficult to communicate with your own parents he provided us with parental advice and, occasionally, discipline. He was a man of extraordinary character, and did he love the game of golf. He passed that passion along to my brothers and I. Several years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Roland while I was in Florida on a business trip. It was during the final stages of his beloved Mary's life. We played golf, of course, and Roland delighted in introducing me to a number of his friends. When we were finished with golf he dropped me at his house and headed over to spend time with Mary. My family and I have lost a treasured friend. We share in your grief, but we are so thankful to have the many wonderful memories. Another member of the 40 Thieves has joined the big game in the sky. Roland will no doubt be the captain. May he rest in peace.

Roland M. Brown, Sr.

1923 - 2004

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