Mr. Cortez O. Brown leaves to cherish his memories, father, Rev. Homer G. Brown, Sr. (Min. Cynthia), Cahokia, IL.; one son, Cortez O. Brown, Jr.; four sisters, Tarnaisha Williams (Joe), East St. Louis, IL., Secora Spencer (Rev. Shawn), Pontoon Beach, IL., Tamika Brown, Collinsville, IL., and LaShunda Gibson (Stacy), Atlanta, GA.; one brother, Homer G. Brown, Jr. (Min. Angelique) Belleville, IL; one special brother, Donald Wilkerson, II, Belleville, IL; and a host of family and friends.