San Joaquin Delta College posted a message on Twitter announcing the sudden passing of longtime trustee, Dr. Teresa Brown, to their followers.
According to the announcement, Dr. Brown died on Sunday following a sudden illness.
“Delta College joins family, friends, and community members in mourning the death on Sunday of Trustee Teresa Brown, who served on Delta’s Board of Trustees for nearly 14 years. Read Trustee Brown’s legacy:”
From the San Joaquin Delta College website:
STOCKTON – Delta College joins family, friends, and community members in mourning the death on Sunday of Trustee Teresa Brown, who served on Delta’s Board of Trustees for nearly 14 years.
A longtime educator by profession, Dr. Brown was a strong advocate for Delta College in Area 6, which includes Tracy and Mountain House.
Dr. Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., and grew up in a coal mining town outside the city before she left to pursue higher education. Like about half of Delta College students, Dr. Brown was a first-generation college student.
“My mother finished the eighth grade and went to work for the Pennsylvania railroad, and my father graduated from high school and went into the military,” she said in a 2020 candidates forum.
Outside of Delta and community colleges, Dr. Brown was a proud advocate for those with developmental disabilities, including and especially her daughter.
“I am saddened by the news of the sudden death of longtime trustee Dr. Teresa Brown,” said Delta College Board President Dr. Charles Jennings. “Her commitment to the San Joaquin Delta Community College District is commendable as is her influence in community college issues. Her loss will be felt statewide, too, as a longtime member and highly regarded presenter for the Community College League of California. Dr. Brown devoted her life to education. She was dedicated to the welfare of students, and her voice always represented thoughtful consideration of the issues being discussed. I will miss her and her thought-provoking conversations.”
