Al Brown was born to the late Alfred Brown, Jr., & Velma Lemie-Brown. He grew up in the Trinidad neighborhood on the Buffalo Northside. Al had a boundless vitality. He put that energy to good use at Bennett High School where he was a star athlete & earned All-High honors in football & basketball. He was a starter on the varsity basketball team. He & teammates (including future NBA basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier) won two Yale Cup titles in the mid-'60s. Al received a basketball scholarship to the University of Buffalo where he later earned a bachelor's degree. Afterwards, he traveled throughout Europe, South America & Africa. In Freetown (Sierra Leone) Al worked for the international YMCA. He returned to the United States in the late '70s & taught social studies at a high school in Queens, New York. In time, he moved to Sarasota, Florida & continued teaching. He also did community volunteer work, i.e., promoting Project Black Cinema & served as a Boy Scout leader. Al returned to Buffalo a few years ago to care for his ailing parents. Family survivors include his former wife of Orlando, FL., Dr. Hera Nahar; two daughters, Heather (Chijioke) Okoro & Zahra Nahar-Brown both of New York City; a son, Nile Nahar-Brown of New York City; two brothers, Gregory L. (Yvonne)Brown & Calvin W. (Melissa) Brown of Cleveland; and grandfather of Chinedu Isaiah Okoro. Al Brown was a good Trinidad neighbor & friend. He leaves a rich legacy of life achievements. The lives of everyone who knew him are all the better for it...a life well spent.
Al Brown was born to the late Alfred Brown, Jr., & Velma Lemie-Brown. He grew up in the Trinidad neighborhood on the Buffalo Northside. Al had a boundless vitality. He put that energy to good use at Bennett High School where he was a star athlete & earned All-High honors in football & basketball. He was a starter on the varsity basketball team. He & teammates (including future NBA basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier) won two Yale Cup titles in the mid-'60s. Al received a basketball scholarship to the University of Buffalo where he later earned a bachelor's degree. Afterwards, he traveled throughout Europe, South America & Africa. In Freetown (Sierra Leone) Al worked for the international YMCA. He returned to the United States in the late '70s & taught social studies at a high school in Queens, New York. In time, he moved to Sarasota, Florida & continued teaching. He also did community volunteer work, i.e., promoting Project Black Cinema & served as a Boy Scout leader. Al returned to Buffalo a few years ago to care for his ailing parents. Family survivors include his former wife of Orlando, FL., Dr. Hera Nahar; two daughters, Heather (Chijioke) Okoro & Zahra Nahar-Brown both of New York City; a son, Nile Nahar-Brown of New York City; two brothers, Gregory L. (Yvonne)Brown & Calvin W. (Melissa) Brown of Cleveland; and grandfather of Chinedu Isaiah Okoro. Al Brown was a good Trinidad neighbor & friend. He leaves a rich legacy of life achievements. The lives of everyone who knew him are all the better for it...a life well spent.
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