Brown

Michael Edward Brown was a lot of things to a lot of people; and I mean far beyond the stereotypical, “loving son, dedicated father, devoted husband.”

Mike was the writer whose words brought stories to life in such a way that you felt as if you had stood atop those Colorado mountains with him, or stared up at the towering Redwood forest beside him, or watched whales breaching the Alaskan waters over his shoulder.

He was a coach you could form a lifelong friendship with. And yes, he remembered when you took too long to steal second.

He was the man behind the camera capturing your child’s most memorable school sports moments.

He was always a happy hello and an extra 15 minutes spent chatting— no matter where he was or what he was in the middle of.

He was the walking yellow pages of our little community. Oh, your mother’s cousin had a sister who lived here briefly in the 80’s? Mike almost certainly knew her and could probably tell you a funny story about something she once said or did.

He was Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy, and 15 different textbooks all rolled up into human form. Did you know that the Empire State Building has its own zip code? Or that the Statue of Liberty used to be a lighthouse? Yeah, me either, but Mike sure did!

He was the Cincinnati Reds’ biggest fan. Beyond his impressive collection of baseball hats and jerseys, he even owned seats from The Great American Ballpark and a uniform worn by a former manager.

He was the silly joke cracked in the middle of a serious conversation because he just couldn’t help himself.

Mike Brown was a light in this world and while it may seem dark in his absence, just know that when you look up at the stars at night and they’re twinkling a little brighter, that’s him, shining his love down on us all. — Kayla Wieczorek Offield (Mike’s stepdaughter) Mike was born Nov. 3, 1950, in Alvin to loving parents, Rev. Millard and Esther (Johnson) Brown. They came to Rockdale in 1952.

Mike, in 1974, began his award-winning, 46-year career with The Rockdale Reporter and retired in 2020, having spent the last 22 of those years as editor.

He gathered up his stories on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 27, 2022, to take on his next journey.

Mike leaves behind his wife of 21 short years, Sue Brown; a son and daughter- in-law, Mark and Malory Brown; a stepdaughter, Briana Wieczorek; a stepdaughter and son-in-law, Kayla and Hayden Offield; and three grandchildren, Elliott Allen Brown, Madison Lizette Brown and Nash Wade Offield.

Visitation for Mike will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the funeral home with Carl Hudson officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mike’s memory can be made to Milam Touch of Love, P.O. Box 543, Cameron, TX 76520 or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at lls.org.

Arrangements by Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home, P.O. Drawer 1417, Rockdale, TX 76567, 512-446-5454.

Mr. Brown