William A. L. Brown

Background

Brown, William A. L. was born on November 6, 1926 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States. Son of Wiley Gilbert and Hanah Ruth (Butts) Brown.

Education

Student, Elizabeth City State College, 1953-1954; Bachelor of Science, Norfolk State (Virginia) College, 1972.

Career

Enlisted, United States Marine Corps, 1945; chief crash fire and rescue, United States Marine Corps, Edenton, North Carolina, 1953-1954; instructor, United States Marine Corps, Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina, 1955-1959; instructor, United States Marine Corps, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1961; instructor, United States Marine Corps, Parris Island, South Carolina., 1961-1964; instructor, United States Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, 1966; retired, United States Marine Corps, 1966; auto mechanic, United States Postal Service, Norfolk, Virginia, 1967-1974; teacher, Norfolk Public Schools, 1967-1969, 74-.

Achievements

• William A. L. Brown has been listed as a noteworthy education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Crest Harbor Civic League, Chesapeake, Virginia, 1966-1968. Advisor Vocational Industrial Clubs American, 1977-1988. Member Education Association Norfolk, National Education Association, Vocational Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Vocational Industrial Club American (advisor 1977-1978).

Lodges: Masons (past master).

Interests

• Avocations: softball player and coach, little league coaching.

Connections

Married Carthenia Odessa Dillard, September 8, 1954. Children: Dexter K., William A.L., Patricia, Hope.

Father:

Wiley Gilbert Brown

Mother:

Hanah Ruth (Butts) Brown

Spouse:

Carthenia Odessa Dillard

child:

William A.L. Brown

child:

Hope Brown

child:

Dexter K. Brown

child:

Patricia Brown