Erwin Dannel Brown

Erwin was born to Clara Bee Henley and Louis Erwin Brown on November 22, 1955. At 5 years old, he lived in Mississippi for a few years after his mother passed, with his grandmother. He then returned to Waukegan with his father. He did many family outings and traveled to visit family throughout the country. He and his two younger brothers played alot of basketball, pool and air hockey together. He graduated from Waukegan East High School. He attended College of Lake County. He worked at Great Lakes Naval Base as an custodian. He loved sports and knew all the stats of key players of basketball and football teams. He was a good basketball player, too. One of his favorite tv shows was Family Feud. He attended church regularly his entire life. In 1979, his entire family moved from Waukegan, Illinois to San Jose, California, where he lived until he moved to Southern California. There, he lived, was loved and cared for by Ms. Lois Jackson in Fontana until her passing. He then moved to Riverside, where he lived with his very special family, Ms. Ida Morgan and Rhonda Morgan-Wincze. Erwin was happy, loved and had many happy adventures there. Erwin was a funny, giving, kind and loving person. He was loved and will be missed by us all.

His parents and brother Hollace Henley preceded him in death. His surviving family is as follows.

Family: brother Cornel Ellis (Stockton, CA), sister Janis Brown (Kenosha, WI), brother Ronald Brown (San Jose, CA), brother Wallace Henley/Yendis ( North Chicago, IL), sister Barbara Walker/Keith(Elk Grove, CA), brother Angelo Brown (Stockton, CA), brother Mario Brown/Heather (San Jose, CA), nieces Natasha Brown and Kameron Walker, nephews Angelo Brown, Jr., Bryan Henley, Christian Brown and Keith Walker, Jr., Loving special family that has provided love and care for over 15 years, special mom Ida Morgan, special sister Rhonda Morgan-Wincze/Thomas, special nephew Christopher Wincze and special aunt Thelma Trams, aunts and uncles, and a host of cousins, and friends.

A Song of Living by Amelia Josephine Barr

“Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. I have sent up my gladness on wings, to be lost in the blue of the sky. I have run and leaped with the rain, I have taken the wind to my breast. My cheek like a drowsy child to the face of the earth I have pressed. Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die.”

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