Alma Virginia (Arrington) Brown (1940 - 2016)

Born 14 Feb 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Wife of Ronald Harmon Brown — married 1962 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Died 3 Apr 2016 at age 76 in Washington D.C., United States

Biography

Alma (Arrington) Brown is a part of US Black heritage.

Alma Virginia Arrington was born on 14 Feb 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York in the United States of America.^[1][2] She was the daughter of Martin Luther and Dorothy Arrington. She grew up in Brooklyn.^[3][4]

Alma graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1961. She graduated with a Masters in education from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York in 1972.^[2]

Alma married Ronald Harmon Brown in 1962.^[2][5] They had two children.^[2]

From 1962-1966, Ron served in the US Army in Korea and Germany.^[6] Their family eventually settled in Washington, D.C., in 1973. Alma's career included positions as public affairs director of a District-area radio station, WKYS-FM, and senior vice president of Chevy Chase Bank. She retired from the bank in 2010. She was also a board vice chairman of the National Urban League and a leader in black social organizations, including the Links and Jack and Jill.

Alma died on 3 Apr 2016 in Washington D.C. She was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.^[2][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index: "New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965," database with images, Ancestry.com, New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Ancestry Sharing Link, (Ancestry Record 61457 #3743313 : accessed 17 October 2022; Alma V Arrington, 14 Feb 1940, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, citing certificate #5483.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Obituary: Adam Bernstein, "Alma Brown, widow of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, dies at 76," The Washington Post, 8 Apr 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/alma-brown-widow-of-commerce-secretary-ron-brown-dies-at-76/2016/04/08/f3c84152-fcd0-11e5-886f-a037dba38301_story.html : accessed 17 October 2022.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," ED 24-2008, Assembly District 17, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA; sheet 10B, family 195, lines 56-58, Alma Arrington in Martin L Arrington household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQLB-QT4
4. ↑ "United States 1950 Census," ED 24-2590, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; sheet 20, family 184, lines 19-21, Alma Arrington in Luther Arrington household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XY9-NF18
5. ↑ Marriage Index: "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018," database, Ancestry.com, New York City Municipal Archives, New York, New York, Borough Brooklyn, Ancestry Record 61406 #903106965 : accessed 17 October 2022; Alma Arrington and Ronald Brown, 1962, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, citing license #9225.
6. ↑ Husband's Obituary: Dan Balz and Sharon Walsh, "Brown, A Pioneer at Home in Black and White America," The Washington Post, 4 Apr 1996, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/04/04/brown-a-pioneer-at-home-in-black-and-white-america/d3ed1db7-610c-493b-9133-481928a7c55b/ : accessed 17 Oct 2022.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183611431/alma-virginia-brown: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for Alma Virginia Arrington Brown (14 Feb 1940–3 Apr 2016), Find A Grave: Memorial #183611431, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Paul Hays (contributor 47393402).