Ephraim Taylor Brown Jr. ’41

E.T., a lifelong Birmingham, Ala., resident, died Oct. 10, 2006.

He graduated from Lawrenceville and majored in economics at Princeton. He was a member of Whig-Clio, the badminton club, served as tennis team manager, and was secretary and later treasurer of Court Club. His roommates were Dwight Edwards, Joe Rice, and Bill Callahan.

E.T. graduated from Cornell University Law School, where he was editor of the Law Review. In 1943 he joined the Birmingham law firm of Cabaniss Johnston and by our 40th reunion he had become managing partner. He was president of the Alabama Bar Association, having spent 13 years as chairman of the Alabama Board of Bar Examiners.

E.T. received the Award of Merit from the Alabama State Bar Association, was the first recipient of the Scruggs Award for dedicated service to the bar, and also received an award for his work in continuing legal education. A member of the Independent Presbyterian Church, he served as trustee, chairman of the board of deacons, and a member of the session.

Predeceased by his wife, Clara DeBardeleben Ebaugh Brown; he is survived by his son, E.T. III; daughters Clara D. Brown and Lida B. Young; and five grandchildren.