Keith Brown

Keith Brown Jr. has heard the word "too" too often. Between the ages of 12 and 14, Brown, who said he was "what you would call chubby back then," was told he was too heavy to be a sprinter. On a number of occasions, Brown, who is 5 feet 9 , has heard that he is too short to be a successful hurdler. And when he battled Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome - a knee condition affecting many adolescents in which tendons fail to keep pace with the lengthening bone and create stress on the bone -for several years, even Brown thought he was in too much pain to contemplate a track and field career.

Prince George's Little Theatre opens its 53rd season by bringing laughter to Bowie Playhouse with playwright Paul Slade Smith's "Unnecessary Farce. " The company's choice of this 2006 whodunit comedy (which is making its Baltimore-Washington area premiere) underscores PGLT's commitment to fun. Audience members can expect to be amused by improbable situations where bumbling characters resort to disguises while dealing with cases of mistaken identity and increasing mishaps. Devoid of brainy pretensions and usually lacking in witty dialogue, the standard farce is mostly physical, with frantically paced action.

On July 31, 2006, LEROY KENNETH BROWN; beloved husband of Katherine T. Brown; devoted father of Gail, Kevin and Keith Brown, and the late Sandra Kissel; loving stepfather of George Jacobs, Susan Hall, Kenneth Jacobs, David Jacobs and Marcie Miller. Also survived by five grandchildren. Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Route 702 (beltway exit 36) on Wednesday from 3-7 P.M. Funeral services on Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. followed by private cremation.

Keith Myers Brown, a retired Carroll County builder and big-game hunter, died Saturday of a cardiac arrest at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. The longtime Taneytown resident was 86. The son of a schoolteacher and a homemaker, Mr. Brown was born and raised in Union Mills. He was a graduate of Charles Carroll High School. A lifelong trumpet player, during his teenage years he played with the Westminster Municipal Band, William F. Myers Band, and the Lyric Concert Band of Hanover, Pa. During the 1940s and 1950s, he was a member of several Carroll County dance bands.

Opponent: Florida PanthersSite: Miami ArenaTime: 7:30Radio: WMAL (630 AM)Outlook: The Capitals, having enjoyed two days in the Florida sun, will try to continue their winning ways tonight. G Jim Carey, 6-0-1 with a 1.41 goals-against average, is the expected starter. With Carey in net, Washington has climbed from 13th in the Eastern Conference to seventh, improved its record to 9-10-6 and could reach .500 for the first time with a win tonight. The Capitals are 6-1-5 in their past 12 games.

On November 23, 2003, MARIE R. (nee Reinhardt), resident of Sunrise of Severna Park, formerly of Brooklyn Park; beloved wife of the late Donald C. Brown, Sr.; devoted mother of Cindy Powers and her husband Chuck, Donald C. Brown, Jr. and his wife Sharon and Keith Brown and his wife Cindy; loving grandmother of Sarah and Christie Brown; dear est sister of Margaret Strickler. The family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 237 E. Patapsco Avenue (Brooklyn)

On November 4, 2005, BRIAN DAVID, beloved son of Carol and Harry Schull. Loving brother of John Cunningham, Dawn Brown (Cunningham) and George Schull, uncle of Keith Brown, Chandler Brown, Taylor Brown, Christian Brown, Mariah Brown and Amber Cunningham. Also survived by many aunts, uncles and many cousins. Friends may call at THE JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME P.A., 8521 Loch Raven Blvd. (beltway exit 29B) on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where family and friends are invited to attend Funeral Services today at 10 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On May 13, 2003, TRACY, beloved mother of Amber Cunningham, devoted daughter of Kathryn and the late William Henderson III; dear sister of the late William Henderson IV; granddaughter of Alice LeFaivre, neice of Louis LeFaivre, great-neice of Beverly & Elbert Arrington, aunt of William Henderson, V; Keith Chandler, T.J., Christian and Mariah Brown; god-mother of Keith Brown, Jr., loving companion of John Cunningham. Also survived by close loving friends & relatives, Dawn & Skip Brown, Carol, Harry, Brian, Marty and Jenny Schull.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Keith Brown Jr. McDonogh The senior took home four gold medals at the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championships, pacing the No. 1 Eagles to back-to-back conference titles. Brown swept the 55 meters (6.64 seconds) and the 55 hurdles (7.74) and ran legs of the triumphant 800 and 1,600 relay squads. His best event was the 55 hurdles, which he won at the Hall of Fame Classic (7.51), the Bishop Loughlin Games (7.55), the Montgomery Invitational (7.56)

A veteran county school bus contractor's 15 buses are parked and 21 drivers unemployed in the wake of one driver's conviction on charges of driving while intoxicated in a November accident.The school board is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether to terminate the contracts held by Brown's Motor Tours Inc. of Elkridge. School officials suspended the contracts March 20 pending the hearing.The action came 10 days after Wanda Jean Wilson, a former driver for Brown's, pleaded guilty in District Court to driving while intoxicated as she transported children home from Patuxent Valley Middle School.

On July 31, 2006, LEROY KENNETH BROWN; beloved husband of Katherine T. Brown; devoted father of Gail, Kevin and Keith Brown, and the late Sandra Kissel; loving stepfather of George Jacobs, Susan Hall, Kenneth Jacobs, David Jacobs and Marcie Miller. Also survived by five grandchildren. Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home, P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Route 702 (beltway exit 36) on Wednesday from 3-7 P.M. Funeral services on Wednesday at 6:30 P.M. followed by private cremation.

Keith Brown Jr. has heard the word "too" too often. Between the ages of 12 and 14, Brown, who said he was "what you would call chubby back then," was told he was too heavy to be a sprinter. On a number of occasions, Brown, who is 5 feet 9 , has heard that he is too short to be a successful hurdler. And when he battled Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome - a knee condition affecting many adolescents in which tendons fail to keep pace with the lengthening bone and create stress on the bone -for several years, even Brown thought he was in too much pain to contemplate a track and field career.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Keith Brown Jr. McDonogh The senior took home four gold medals at the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championships, pacing the No. 1 Eagles to back-to-back conference titles. Brown swept the 55 meters (6.64 seconds) and the 55 hurdles (7.74) and ran legs of the triumphant 800 and 1,600 relay squads. His best event was the 55 hurdles, which he won at the Hall of Fame Classic (7.51), the Bishop Loughlin Games (7.55), the Montgomery Invitational (7.56)

On November 4, 2005, BRIAN DAVID, beloved son of Carol and Harry Schull. Loving brother of John Cunningham, Dawn Brown (Cunningham) and George Schull, uncle of Keith Brown, Chandler Brown, Taylor Brown, Christian Brown, Mariah Brown and Amber Cunningham. Also survived by many aunts, uncles and many cousins. Friends may call at THE JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME P.A., 8521 Loch Raven Blvd. (beltway exit 29B) on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where family and friends are invited to attend Funeral Services today at 10 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

Keith and Sandra Brown always answer even a cursory "How are you?" with "I am blessed." In Carroll County, the couple said, blessings are pouring on them. The Browns, of Houma, La., and seven of their eight children fled back-to-back hurricanes in the Gulf Coast and drove nearly 1,500 miles in a rickety pickup truck to the Taneytown home of their eldest son, Keith Brown Jr. After two days on the road, they arrived cold and hungry in the middle of the night and crowded into their son's home, along with his family, which includes infant twins.

On November 23, 2003, MARIE R. (nee Reinhardt), resident of Sunrise of Severna Park, formerly of Brooklyn Park; beloved wife of the late Donald C. Brown, Sr.; devoted mother of Cindy Powers and her husband Chuck, Donald C. Brown, Jr. and his wife Sharon and Keith Brown and his wife Cindy; loving grandmother of Sarah and Christie Brown; dear est sister of Margaret Strickler. The family will receive friends at the family owned and operated MCCULLY-POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 237 E. Patapsco Avenue (Brooklyn)

Keith and Sandra Brown always answer even a cursory "How are you?" with "I am blessed." In Carroll County, the couple said, blessings are pouring on them. The Browns, of Houma, La., and seven of their eight children fled back-to-back hurricanes in the Gulf Coast and drove nearly 1,500 miles in a rickety pickup truck to the Taneytown home of their eldest son, Keith Brown Jr. After two days on the road, they arrived cold and hungry in the middle of the night and crowded into their son's home, along with his family, which includes infant twins.

Prince George's Little Theatre opens its 53rd season by bringing laughter to Bowie Playhouse with playwright Paul Slade Smith's "Unnecessary Farce. " The company's choice of this 2006 whodunit comedy (which is making its Baltimore-Washington area premiere) underscores PGLT's commitment to fun. Audience members can expect to be amused by improbable situations where bumbling characters resort to disguises while dealing with cases of mistaken identity and increasing mishaps. Devoid of brainy pretensions and usually lacking in witty dialogue, the standard farce is mostly physical, with frantically paced action.

On May 13, 2003, TRACY, beloved mother of Amber Cunningham, devoted daughter of Kathryn and the late William Henderson III; dear sister of the late William Henderson IV; granddaughter of Alice LeFaivre, neice of Louis LeFaivre, great-neice of Beverly & Elbert Arrington, aunt of William Henderson, V; Keith Chandler, T.J., Christian and Mariah Brown; god-mother of Keith Brown, Jr., loving companion of John Cunningham. Also survived by close loving friends & relatives, Dawn & Skip Brown, Carol, Harry, Brian, Marty and Jenny Schull.