A longstanding resident of Highland Park, his commitment to our community was unwavering. In addition to the Cooper Center Inc., Willie Brown served on the Highland Park Association, the National American Friends Committee and the Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts. A consummate gardener, he maintained a plot that was a gold standard of the ELCCC. He was also a neighborhood leader whose grill was the first on the sidewalk during the Linwood Square Block Parties which he and his wife sponsored annually. His history of community building is a lasting example to the institutions, neighborhood and residents that he worked so tirelessly to empower.