| Birth: | Aug. 1, 1941 | | Death: | Apr. 3, 1996 | 
United States Army Captain. Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, 1989-1992. 35th Secretary of Commerce (under President Clinton). Born in Washington, D.C., raised in Harlem, New York. A graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont; he was the first African American member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, of which is a men's national collegiate fraternity. He was a United States Army Captain and was Deputy Executive Director for Programs and Governmental Affairs of the National Urban League; he was the Deputy Campaign Manager for Senator Edward Kennedy and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, 1989-1992. In 1993, during President Clinton's first term, Brown became the first African American to hold the position as the 35th Secretary of Commerce. While on an official trade mission, Brown and 34 other passengers on an Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside in Croatia killing all on board.
(bio by: Babe'z)
Cause of death: Plane crash in Croatia.
Search Amazon for Ronald Harmon Brown | | | Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 6 Lot 8389 Grid V/W-22.5 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1594 |
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Mr. Brown I was so sadden by your death.I was on my way to work and heard Tom Joyner say that you had died in a plane crash. I always thought so highly of you,because you was one of a few Black men in a position and got things done. Rest In Peace.
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Ms. J
Added: Jul. 21, 2010 |
Sleep, dear brother, take your rest, we loved you dearly, but God loved you best! We have a handsome Black President now!!, reminds me of you, you made us proud !!
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Nia Imani-Diarra
Added: Apr. 24, 2010 |
Always remembered.
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My Everything
Added: Apr. 5, 2010 |
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