RIP Mauriceo Brown

In July the State of Texas killed a man I had just recently been contacted by. Mauriceo Brown was a friend of a friend and I wish I had gotten the chance to know him better. He was 31 years old, a Christian, and possibly not guilty of the crime he was executed for. In an interview with Court TV before his death, he summed up his character:

CTV: What do you want to be remembered for?
BROWN: Hopefully for my kindness. Just the type of person that brings joy to people's life. Everybody who knows me, I want them to let the world know, "This is who Mauriceo really was," you know what I'm saying? He wasn't this person here or the person they tried to make him out to be, this is who Mauriceo was. He was a loving, caring person, who pretty much wore his heart on his sleeve, who would give you his last. Who would do anything, go out of his way to get things done for you. If you needed something, I would go out my way to do it, no questions asked. Nothing in return. That's just the way I was.