Edward W. Brown Jr. ’61

Eddie died Nov. 13, 2024, at Blakehurst, a retirement community in Towson, Md.

A lifetime Baltimorean, he came to us from Gilman School. At Princeton, he was captain of the lacrosse team, played 150-pound football, majored in art history, and took his meals at Ivy. He roomed with George Barker, Rick Butt, Scott Driscoll, Tom Garrett, Tal Mack, Bill H. Miller, Toby Rankin, and Paul Sanger.

From the start Eddie anticipated a career in teaching. Having been in the ROTC, he served at Fort Sill and as an artillery officer in Germany. After leaving the Army, he taught math at Gilman School for 16 years, serving also as a revered wrestling, lacrosse, and football coach and mentor. After earning an MBA at Loyola University, he entered a second career with Investment Counselors of Maryland. While his avocational interests were many and varied, golf loomed large in his life. He was a longtime board member of the Maryland State Golf Association and served twice as president.

Eddie is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joyce; children Gwendolyn Brooks ’86 and Edward III and their families, which include four grandchildren; and a sister, Jeannette Finney, widow of Redmond Finney ’51.