Leroy Brown

IN  LOVING  MEMORY  OF

Leroy Brown

March 9, 1948 — March 7, 2017

CELEBRATION  OF  LIFE

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

City of Refuge A New Beginning

740 Fresno Street, Fresno, California

RELATIVES

Daughter:  Regina C. Lineberry

Grandson:  Joshua Johnson

Grandson:  Christopher Harris

Granddaughter:  Delicia Williams

Grandson:  Jabarie Zumber

Great Granddaughter:  Jeniyah Johnson

Great Grandson:  Joshua Johnson, Jr.

Great Granddaughter:  Saniyah Zumber

Great Grandson:  Jarbarie Zumber, Jr.

Great Granddaughter:  Armani Zumber

Great Granddaughter:  Jaydah Zumber

Great Granddaughter:  Arie Zumber

Great Granddaughter:  Jordan Zumber

Father:  James Brown, Jr.

Mother:  Dorothy Brown

Sister:  Alestine Brady

Sister:  Ernestine Pearson

Sister:  Ella Mae Pearson

Sister:  Stephanie Pearson

Sister:  Lynette Allen

Sister:  Evone Loraine Jones

Sister:  Diane Griffith

Sister:  Bonnie Sue Brown

Brother:  Stephen Pearson

Brother:  James Brown III

Brother: Foley Brown

FOOTPRINTS

One night a man had a dream.

He dreamed he was walking

Along the beach with the Lord.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.

From each scene,

He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand;

One belonged to him,

And the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life

Flashed before him,

He looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times

Along the path of his life

There was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened at the

Very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him

And he questioned the Lord about it.

“Lord, you said

That once I decided to follow you,

You’d walk with me all the way.

But I have noticed that during

The most troublesome times in my life,

There is only one set of footprints.

I don’t understand why

When I needed you most

You would leave me.”

The Lord replied,

“My precious, precious child,

I love you and I would never leave you.

During your times of trial and suffering,

When you see only one set of footprints,

It was then that I carried you.”

OBITUARY

Leroy Brown was born on March 9, 1948 to the union of Dorothy and James Brown, Jr. in Madera, California.  Leroy moved to Fresno, California where he had the privilege of being raised by his Aunt Mary (also known as "Mama") and Uncle James Brown, Sr. on Poppy Street in West Fresno.  Leroy attended Edison High School where he met Jurline Levingstone; through this union, their daughter Regina was born.  Leroy Brown received his Spiritual teachings from Miracle Revival Center officiated by the late Pastor A. L. Madden, Sr. on California and Thorne Ave. in Fresno.  Leroy worked for the Internal Revenue Service as a custodian but found that it was insufficient for his entrepreneurial mindset.  He opened his own successful recycling business where he enjoyed working in downtown Fresno and China Town.  He was well known and treated those who knew him like family. Leroy Brown was a man to be respected and when he felt like you were not respecting who he was, he would ask, "Do you know my name?  I am Leroy Brown, and this is how it is going to go!" LEROY BROWN LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY: His Parents: Dorothy and James Brown, Jr.; Eight Sisters: Alestine, Ernestine, Ella Mae, Stephanie, Lynette, Evone Loraine, Diane, and Bonnie Sue; Three Brothers: Stephen, James III, and  Foley; Daughter and Son-In-Law: Regina and Steven Lineberry; Four Grandchildren: Joshua, Christopher, Delicia and Jabarie; Eight Great Grandchildren: Jeniyah, Joshua Jr., Saniyah, Jabarie Jr., Armani, Jaydah, Arie, and Jordan; also a numerous host of special cousins, other family and friends.

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