A true champion of the city, Birmingham lost a leader of men, women and children with the passing of a city legend, Ken Brown.
A council stalwart, he was known to go above and beyond in his pursuit of making his beloved inner city, in particular, and the greater, wider city safe, secure an prosperous for all who live there.
A keen footballer, he, along with his brother; Tony an Keith, was heavily touted to be a prominent and successful football from an early age, but, true to his eternal mind-set, when his ream was not going to bear fruit, his attention immediately turned to making sure that his family, friends and neighbours can nurture from the knowledge, integrity and commitment to the cause for good that was his raison d’etre.
His love for the game in particular, and sports at large, would work to his advantage as he would then use it as a platform to engage with school children as he used his love and knowledge gained as the perfect caveat to develop teachings with local pupils when working in schools and children’s centres.
Hugely supportive of all that is good in his Handsworth area, in the city, Ken was often seen at major events that took place in the city – from cultural and music festivals – especially those that takes place in his own Handsworth Park and Asian-led gala parades in the district’s streets, to inter-school, and international ‘star-laden’ athletics event at his nearby Alexander Stadium, in Perry Barr.
Deservedly described as a ‘true pillar of the community’, on his passing, Lozells Police (a neighbouring district of Handsworth) was just one of many who took to Twitter to pay tribute when he tweeted; ‘Really sorry to hear this’.
‘Ken really cared about the community he worked for and was an absolute pleasure to work with.
‘Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends’.
A father-of-three, Ken was 56.
