By SHANNON NESSERALLA, Student Reporter
Ben Brown, a Mooreland High School senior and concurrent student at Northwestern, died Dec. 4, 2020. He was 19.
Brown was involved in a car crash Nov. 29 and later died at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.
“Ben was a concurrent student and a great athlete in the track and field/cross country area,” university officials said in a statement Dec. 17. “Please keep the family and the community of Mooreland in your thoughts during this difficult time.”
Brown planned to graduate from Mooreland High School in the spring of 2021 and then attend Northwestern, where he was going to continue with his passion for cross country and track and field, according to his obituary.
During his high school career, Brown held two back-to-back state championship titles during his last two years on the team.
Brown also made an impact on the small community of Mooreland, according to his obituary. He was a strong Christian who showed his faith. He also worked as a diesel engine technician, a farm hand and was a Mooreland firefighter. He was top in his class academically.
Brown is preceded in death by his older brother, Billy. He is survived by his parents, Joe and Catherine, and his five siblings: Scott, Sandy, Danny, Jesse and Angel.
Donations may be made in Brown’s memory to the Mooreland High School cross country team.