EDWARD LEE BROWN

Mr. Brown was born in St. Louis, MO on July 5, 1937. He is married to Allie C. Brown and their anniversary is June 4, 1961. He is a member of St. James AME Church where Cecil Howard serves as Pastor. Mr. Brown is tolerant, imaginative, positive, energetic, practical and dependable.

The Browns are parents of two sons, Stevon Anthony Brown and Byron Edward Brown. "They have not been in any trouble, and they have a desire to learn; both are dependable and follow in my footsteps.

As a Black man in this Christian society, I have grown in that I respect the individual rights of other people and if given a chance you can find good in everyone.

My greatest personal achievement is working well with people. For seventeen years I have been working with the Matthews Dickey Boys Club and working with some of the kids here, seeing them grow and develop, go on to college get married. Some are very successful and some have come back and worked with us in the organization. This is my greatest achievement.

An adversity in my life was the death of my nephew. We were close. He lived with us as a brother. He became despondent. I loved him as a brother. just prayer, and time and work have been my and the family's healing force.

My occupation is serving as General Manager of Management Services for the Postal Data Center in St. Louis, MO. I am responsible for the budget, management of Postal reviews, disbursements of checks in the Postal Data Center to the tune of 2 billion dollars per year. Saint Louis, Missouri is the Administrative Service Center of the Postal Data Center for the entire United States of America.

Memberships: St. Louis Association of Black Psychologists, Financial Secretary; King Fanon Community Mental Health Center, Board Member; and Matthews Dickey Boys Club.

My most cherished award was given to me by the parents of the Matthew Dickeys Boys Team. My hobby is coaching football, baseball and bowling. My favorite TV show is THE BILL COSBY SHOW.

The instance of discrimination which occurred to me was growing up in a closed community, the Black community. You went to all Black schools and Black stores. In the service, you saw instantly how Blacks and Whites were treated, unequally. At Central High School, where I was one of the first Blacks to integrate there, Blacks were not allowed to answer questions or recite in class. As a soldier at age 18, being told by an Oklahoma restaurant owner, as I entered with a fellow white solder, he pointed at me, "Not you, but him, he must go." I received whippings as a child. I had a fight with my sister, a year younger than me. it was her fault but I was teasing her. That was my last one at about 13 or 14.

An amusing incident which occurred in my family happened when I was a young kid. I said to a man, "Black man, give me a nickel." Since I was darker than he, he gave me a dime.

We live in North St. Louis. The area is a small street where people know each other and will come to your aid. It is a good area for kids to grow up in.