BERNARD CURTIS BROWN II: Fan of
Basketball and School
Unlike
many 11-year-olds, Bernard Curtis Brown II bounded out of
his house every school day. "He lived to go to school,''
said his mother, Sinita. ''If he was sick, he would
always say he was feeling better so he could get to
school."
But before Bernard left, a few things had to be in
order. His parents did not demand it, but Bernard's bed
had to be made, his room straightened, and his clothes
ironed before he stepped out into the world. ''Oh yes, he
was a neat child,'' his mother said with a laugh.
He also awoke with a unusual energy. "He would just
pop right up," his mother said. So she did not mind
letting him stay up late to watch basketball on
television.
An ambitious player, Bernard had just bought a pair of
Air Jordan basketball shoes and was wearing them on Sept.
11 on a flight to California as part of a trip sponsored
by the National Geographic Society. A Washington
resident, he was enlivened by the prospect of Michael
Jordan running the court for his hometown Wizards.
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