Sacramento
CDCAN Report #140-2010: Sacramento Disability & Civil Rights Advocate Ron Brown Passes Away
Wed, 2010-07-28 13:40 — chrisRON BROWN, SACRAMENTO AREA DISABILITY & CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE PASSES AWAY
Ron Brown: Brown went to Kent State University in Ohio and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech. Brown worked for Sacramento Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission from 1989-2009.Brown Served as Previously As President of Sacramento Paratransit Board of Directors; Worked For Sacramento County Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission – Widely Respected and Loved - Unexpected Passing Stuns and Saddens Friends and Advocates
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 07/26/2010 11:45 AM (Pacific Time)] – Ron Brown, [photo left] a widely respected and loved Sacramento area disability and civil rights advocate, passed away Friday (July 23) at his Sacramento home. His unexpected death stunned and deeply saddened friends and other advocates in the Sacramento area as news spread.
His passing came ironically two days before the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and just three days after Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law SB 1256 that will honor every January 23rd, the life and work of disability rights leader Ed Roberts.
Services for Ron Brown are pending.
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Dave Cox
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Dave Jones
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