Remembering Coach Peter Brewer

Editor,

The fondness that I knew of Coach Peter Brewer was that of the heart of the God of heaven and earth. He has literally made the graveyard rich, and this feels like someone stole from me. 

Our dialog on life in this nation in this day of horrendous hate or what is called tribalism he hated it. He was morally conservative versus being racially conservative. The one beauty that stands out for me as a Black man is that he never made any reference to race. He would state “what is the heck wrong with us.”

He is not only a great loss to his family but also to this Nation. Because he possessed an attribute that could have brought about racial reconciliation with competence as well as he coached. 

If he was a Politian, he would not as the racial conservatives do today tell a Black voting Republican to “go talk to your people.” Whatever the given issue he would address it himself with austerity. That hallmark made the graveyard rich at least 500% higher than the ounce of gold. 

I’m going to miss you my brother “RIP.”

–Gregory Newman, Oakland