Delores Brown

Blessed with a charismatic and loving personality, Delores Gillum Brown, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and academic leader departed this life on July 20, 2023, in Lake Ranch, Florida. Always proud of her Detroit roots, Delores was born of the union of Lloyd Roland Gillum Sr. and Sallie Whitsett Gillum. She attended Cass Technical High School and Mumford High School. She devoted herself to her passion for lifelong learning. With a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University (Nashville, TN), a master’s degree from Syracuse University, a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. from Indiana State University, Delores was a testament to hard work and preparation. She was a woman of enormous talent and a devout mentor to her students. Encouraging, informing, and leading by example, Delores emboldened and empowered a new generation of young people. Whether as an English teacher at Wilson High School in Washington D.C., Assistant Dean of Admissions at Georgetown Medical School, Associate Dean of Admissions at Northwestern Medical School (Feinberg School of Medicine),or Executive Director at the Indiana Academy of Science, Delores’ voice mattered and, lives were changed for the better. Her tireless devotion to serving her community was seen throughout her lifetime, as a life member of the NAACP, Past President of the Links, Incorporated Hoffman Estates Chapter, a founding member of the Chicago Chapter of Sophisticates Incorporated, and chair of the 2009 Black Creativity, a city-wide fundraising effort to support the Chicago Public Schools. She was a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She leaves to cherish her memory and celebrate her life, her loving husband Jesse, daughter, Khalilah Brown Weston MD, son-in-law, Patrick Weston MD; granddaughters Harper and Remi(to whom Delores was “Madre”);brother Rod Gillum; sisters-in-law, Linda Gillum Ph.D. and Mona Gillum; cousins Sharlene Peake and Sheryl Chambliss; nephews and nieces, DeAnna Gillum Arthur (Jeff), Alicia Gillum, Aaron Gillum (Stevie),Bria Gillum (Roderick McClary), Roland Gillum and Shayla Creasey; and a host of very special friends who touched her life in so many ways.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations and contributions be sent to MeadowLawn Funeral Home, 5611 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78220 and distributed to the family .