Opinion: Father Richard Brown was more than a priest; he was truly our father [Opinion]
is chair of the Latina Success Leadership Program for MANA de San Diego. She retired from IBM and was president of the Catholic Youth Organization at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church from 1969 to 1976. She lives in Chula Vista.
Father Brown wasn’t just a father figure to me but to hundreds of other youngsters spanning decades in Barrio Logan. What was wonderful about him? Even though he wasn’t a Latino by blood, he understood our customs and cultures sometimes better than we did and encouraged us to be proud. What made him a legend and beloved by so many was that he extended his ministry beyond the walls of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Our Lady’s School where he was pastor for nearly four decades.
When some questioned his choice, Father Brown responded, “Look, these are good guys who just love their cars. What’s wrong with that?”No argument followed, and the Masters and Baja Kings, another car club, became friends of the church and supported all our Catholic Youth Organization events, and other car clubs followed.
Jesuits are educators, so it didn’t stop there. He educated some of our highest clergy when Bishop Leo T. Maher and Sebastiano Cardinal Baggio of the Vatican were invited to ride in a “rag top” convertible lowrider for an Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration in 1984. He believed in unifying all the car clubs with “the blessing of the lowriders,” an annual event that moved from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to Chicano Park where it was celebrated on Chicano Park Day.
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