In Memory of
						
						
						Alecia A. Brown
						
						
						January 9, 
						1962 - December 1, 2016
						
						
						
						Obituary
						
						
						
						Alecia Ann Brown Retired Port Authority police 
						officer, 9-11 survivor Alecia Ann Brown, 54, passed away 
						on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Kindred Hospital in 
						Rahway. 
						
						
						
						Born on January 9, 1962, to Richard and Irene (Evans) 
						Brown in Trenton, N.J., Alecia was raised in Jersey 
						City, N.J., and resided in North Plainfield, N.J., 
						before moving to South Plainfield, N.J., eight years 
						ago. 
						
						
						
						The visitation will be held on Saturday, December 10, 
						from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Higgins Funeral Home, 209 West 
						8th St., Plainfield, N.J., followed by a funeral service 
						at 12 noon at the funeral home. Cremation is private. To 
						send condolences, please visit
						
						higginsfuneralhome.com 
						
						
						
						Alecia attended Virginia Union University. She was 
						employed as a police officer for the Port Authority of 
						New York/New Jersey, and was a 9-11 survivor. She 
						retired Nov. 29, 2008. 
						
						
						
						She enjoyed traveling, fishing, and music. Alecia is 
						survived by her parents, Irene (Evans) Gaynor and James 
						Gaynor; sister, Simone Brown; brother, Darin Gaynor; two 
						nieces, Paris Brown and Normandy Brown-Lands, and a host 
						of loving family and friends.
						
						
						
						
						Published in Star-Ledger on Dec. 
						4, 2016 
						
						
						
						Service:
						Saturday, December 10, 2016
						9:00am - 12:00pm
						
						
						
						Higgins Funeral Home
						209 W 8th St 
						Plainfield, NJ 07060
						(908) 756-0017