Geof Brown, a man of greatness
Allison Hickling
Friday, September 26, 2008

GEOF BROWN... died September 22 after suffering from lymphoma.
Complete Story ...
Back in my rebellious teenage years my fourth-form history teacher, with a depth of insight I came to appreciate much later in life, described me as a "delicate ginger plant within an M-16". She might as well have been referring to my father Geoffrey Brown.
Far from being harmful, his artillery was merely a thin shield to guard the softest of hearts. He left this earth just as he entered it: with an exceedingly kind and gentle soul. His occasionally gruff exterior might have fooled some. The rest of us knew him too well.
Allison Hickling
Friday, September 26, 2008

GEOF BROWN... died September 22 after suffering from lymphoma.
Complete Story ...
Back in my rebellious teenage years my fourth-form history teacher, with a depth of insight I came to appreciate much later in life, described me as a "delicate ginger plant within an M-16". She might as well have been referring to my father Geoffrey Brown.
Far from being harmful, his artillery was merely a thin shield to guard the softest of hearts. He left this earth just as he entered it: with an exceedingly kind and gentle soul. His occasionally gruff exterior might have fooled some. The rest of us knew him too well.