This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Ray Brown 64 years old , born on October 6, 1954 and passed away on December 8, 2018. We will remember him forever. Up-dates and corrections will be made to this website as more information becomes available.
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Leave a tributeYou deposited so much in my life. I am still feeling the great loss. When I think of you, I become heart broken. We talked for hours about our personal lives. You were truly a friend (60 years) that left footprints and push me to thrive on every level. You were compassionate, educated and sensitive to the needs of the less fortunate. I know that God will take care of you. Gone to soon. I miss you dearly...
I attended the Claremont Colleges where i met Ray and Vikki!
I concur with his friends that Rays smile and free spirit were infectious. Often, Ray would stop by my dorm, just to expound and finish up a debate he and i refused to concede! Lol
Ray was a fun and brilliant man. I felt honored to meet and know a strong, loving intellect!
Joan and Albert
His thoughts and ideas were always a welcomed and a appreciated addition to the conversations and discussions we had during the times he and my daughter, Victoria, were geographically near to me. His scholarly, reflective and reasoned input on almost any subject will be deeply missed as he is long and dearly remembered.
Rest in peace, my brother! May God comfort your family at this time and in the days, weeks and months ahead.
Raymond L. Brown is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and is the Counselor of Embassy for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. From July 7, 2003 to July 2006, he served as Director of the Orientation Training Division at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State where he was responsible for overseeing implementation of seven orientation programs for all categories of new Department of State employees.
Dr. Brown returned to the U.S. in June 2002, after serving two years in The Sudan as the Charge' d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, where he was instrumental in pursuing the successful Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of The Sudan and the southern Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army. During the academic year 2002-2003, he attended the National War College at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. from which he received a Masters' Degree in Strategic and Security Studies.
He began his Foreign Service career in 1985 after an academic and professional consulting career emphasizing international relations, conflict resolution, and economic development issues. He grew up in Los Angeles, and later attended Vassar College (B.A., 1976), the American University in Cairo (Junior Year Exchange Student, 1974), the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies (Arabic Language, 1976), and the Claremont Graduate School of International Relations (Ph.D., 1982).
Dr. Brown's Foreign Service career has included overseas assignments at American Embassies in the Caribbean, South America, and Africa regions.
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You Are My Friend
Raymond,
You are going to be missed. You have been my friend for over 6 decades. You taught
me so much. Your laughter, friendship, love and our conversations will last me a lifetime.
I still believe that I am a better dancer than you. I may not be the best cook, but you tried
so hard to teach me. You were so amazing in my book...I always looked forward to you
coming to Los Angeles every 2 - 3 years. You would always contact me and ask can we do
breakfast, lunch or dinner. Our time together went from current events, family, shopping
(for second hand furniture), and looking for various "what nots" for the home. Raymond,
I didn't realize that you stood so tall in foreign countries all over the world. You were able
to communicate in 5 - 6 languages. Your time spent in Palm Lane Project Housing in the
Watts area only developed a partial man. But, as a well read man that went away on a
special journey you became well developed. You did so much in such a short period.
My dear friend Raymond, please get some needed rest. I love you very much and
you will always be that "beacon of hope" for me.
Cheryl -
Your Kindergarten friend
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