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OUR COMMUNITY
surprise a shocked but elated
Dr. Brown.
The surprise was a suc-
cessful one, and Duggan
exchanged pleasantries with
Brown and the different gen-
erations of his family to make
it that much more of a special
day.
Even at his age and 60
years into the profession,
Brown says he’s busier than
he’s ever been, and the pas-
sion for taking care of others
is still there.
“I love helping them,”
Brown said. “Everyone needs
help, but they need help
badly and they need some-
body to listen to them. It’s not
all medical, they need sup-
port, and I give it to them.”
Brown has some patients
who he’s treated for 50 years,
and even at his age, he has no
thoughts of ever quitting.
“I do this full time, every
day, five days a week. I love
what I do. I never have a bad
day.”
HIS JEWISH JOURNEY
Besides his work as a phy-
sician, synagogue life and
Judaism are the other import-
ant parts of Brown’s journey.
It was Brown’s childhood
dream, while watching peo-
ple entering Congregation
Shaarey Zedek from his
grandmother’s apartment
window, to one day be a
member there.
“These were comfortable
people in my eyes,” Brown
said. “They were wearing
suits and ties and dressed up,
and I said someday I’d really
like to join there and belong.”
Years later, he more than
realized that dream, becom-
ing an officer, board mem-
ber and the 37th president
of Shaarey Zedek in 1994.
Brown has been a member
for 50 years now, and he and
Kathleen are still active and
involved to this day.
Relating his love for
Judaism and his life of
helping others for 60 years,
Brown finds a common
thread between the two.
“I think the connection
is being kind to people,
respecting people no matter
what their place in life is,
respecting all races, religions
and just trying to be a good
person by helping people.”
It’s been an incredible jour-
ney Brown has had, one he is
proud to display to his family.
“
And the journey is still
going on,” Brown happi-
ly states. “That’s the most
important part of it.”
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Richard Brown
has been a
full-time doctor
for 60 years.