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Here is a message I received from Ricks wife
Dear Jill,
My husband, your friend, Rick Brown passed away suddenly in his sleep on Monday. Could you please pass this news along to the ’75 class? I know many would want to know.
Thank you
Ketti Finneran
It is with great sadness we have lost another classmate .
Rick Brown, 65, of University Heights was born in Cleveland on July 23, 1957 and passed away on Dec. 20, 2022.
Beloved husband of Ketti Finneran; devoted father of Gabriel Brown (Kate Rosenberg) of New York City and Madison Brown of South Euclid; dear brother of Ellen Brown (Don Ungemach) of University Heights; cherished uncle and cousin of many.
Memorial services for Richard will be held 1 p.m. Dec. 27 at Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel, 1985 S Taylor Road in Cleveland Heights.
To view Richard’s service at 1 p.m. Dec. 27, please navigate to the Services section on Richard’s webpage at www.bkbmc.com and click on “JOIN LIVESTREAM.”
The family will receive friends Dec. 27 following the service from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Ner Tamid, 1730 Lander Road in Mayfield Heights. Dec. 28 and Dec. 29, the family will receive friends from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Brown residence, 3798 Westwood Road in University Heights.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bkbmc.com for the Brown family.
Arrangements under the direction of Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel.
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Larry Bernbaum
Rick (I knew him as Ricky) was a good friend dating back to elementary school and through high school. We occasionally got together in the ensuing years. He was quick to laugh or to make others laugh. I don't think he had a mean bone in his body. I recall a story about him and our 5th grade teacher. Honestly, she was mean and physical with kids, particularly Ricky and his friend, Paul Matelsky. She did not deserve compassion from anyone who had been her student, but when there was a Canterbury reunion long after she had retired, Rick went and picked her up from the nursing home where she lived and took her to the reunion. He was such a kind, good man! Perhaps this cold spell is the result of losing such a warm person!