Ron Brown

Born: 1941 Washington D.C.

Died: 1996

Was the Chairperson for the Democratic National Committee in 1989.

Became the U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton, the first African American to serve in that position.

Was in U.S. Army and served in South Korea and Germany.

Was Chief Counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Kennedy.

Two awards have been named in his honor and he received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

Said: “Great teams work harder after a tough loss.”