Mr. Ronald D. Brown "Haqq"

BROWN, Mr. Ronald D. "Haqq" - age 60, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2013 at North Star Missionary Baptist Church, 1657 Broadway Blvd., with funeral service at 11 a.m. Pastor James O. Flowers, Sr. officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Brown will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12p.m.-8p.m. Friday. Mr. Ronald D. Brown “Haqq” came into this world on the cold wintery day of December 28, 1952. He was the 4th child of 9 children, born in Flint, Michigan to 2 wonderful parents, Mr. Eddie and Estelle Brown. Ronald attended Roosevelt Elementary, Lowell Junior High and Northwestern High School. He began college in his senior year of high school at the University of Michigan-Flint and was a pledged brother of the Phi Eta Psi Fraternity. Ronald was very athletic in sports exceling in wrestling, football and martial arts. He also performed in numerous plays with the Floyd J. McCree Theatre. He was an artist, a painter and a man of many talents. Ronald was employed by AC Spark Plug, a division of General Motors and a member of UAW Local #651. Being a man of many skills, there was almost nothing he could not do! Be it known that he received his most cherished award, a BA degree (Born Again) and was a member of North Star Missionary Baptist Church. Ronald was a true “food connoisseur.” That man loved to eat! And he wasn’t a bad cook either! He was a breeder of pit bulls and oh, how he loved those animals especially his dog, Snow. Ronald loved his family and friends and was equally loved in return by them! Mr. Ronald D. Brown’s loving memory will live on through: son, CoiAnthony (Natalie) Kleckley; 3 grandchildren, Whitney, Courtney; father, Eddie (Cynthia) Brown; 5 sisters, Loice (Russell Buford) Yarbrough, Yvonne (Horace) Jones, Phyllis (Elder Michael) Leslie, Carolyn (Fred) Anthony and Shuronda Brown, all of Flint; 3 brothers, Velvie (Edna) Brown, Trevis (Marleta) Brown, all of Flint and Kevin (Aniska “Nae”) Brown of Atlanta, GA; step-brothers, Anthony “Bab” Henry and Chris (Tang) Henry, all of Flint; special son, Terry; very special friend, Ann Burks; 16 aunts; 7 uncles; 1 great-aunt; nieces, Shay, Kim, Vadus, Tronie, Jawanna, Irene, Vina, Journey, Vette, Nettie, CoCo, Mikee, Toya, Keara, Nikki, Nacie, Tiffer, Kecie, Ashley, Kiva, Shannie, Shanna and Bree; nephews, Vance, Courtney, Jamal, Kenny, Quashawn, Geral, Darius, Lil Mike, Nick, Brandon, Dre’, Baby, Kaymon, Tremar, Jaren, De’Von, Lil Chris, Javon, Antwan and De’Vion; numerous great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and friends including special cousins, Ralph, Daryl, Tony and “D”; special friends, Tyrone, Pam, Jimmy, Dennie, Joella, Hubert and all of his St. John Street buddies and others too numerous to mention. And his pet, Snow. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his mother, Estelle Brown; special friend, Pat Holmes; and grandparents. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor James O. Flowers, Sr. D.D. and the North Star Missionary Baptist Church family, Pastor Fletcher Johnson and the First New Life Church family, New City of Hope Church family, Jerome and Cobie Wilson, Tiffany Anthony, Shekia Boggan and Matoya King.

Mr. Ronald D. Brown "Haqq"

December 28, 1952 - November 27, 2013