Slain UF student memorialized with scholarship

November 17, 2005

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — On Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, University of Florida student and Merritt Island native Thomas Brown was found slain in Jacksonville following the Florida-Georgia football game.

To celebrate Tom’s life, a memorial scholarship fund has been established with the University of Florida. This fund will provide scholarships in the M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction, where Tom was a student. All who wish to contribute should send their donations to:

Thomas Oliver Brown Fund
c/o College of Design, Construction & Planning Development
University of Florida
366 ARCH
P.O. Box 115701
Gainesville, FL 32611-5701

Checks should be made payable to:
UF Foundation Inc.

In the memo line please indicate:
Thomas Oliver Brown Fund No. 012511

The UF Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS.