Geof Brown, a man of greatness
Allison Hickling
Friday, September 26, 2008
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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
![](http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/images/20080925T210000-0500_140573_OBS_GEOF_BROWN__A_MAN_OF_GREATNESS__1.jpg)
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.