"Charlie, you were the best to work with. Always returned my calls. You and Mary will be remembered as hard working Democrats." -Kitty Packard, longtime SCDP Secretary.
"Sheriff Brown, Thank you for your years of service. We will miss your reports and updates at the Dem. meetings but I hope that we don't miss your presence. Remember that a Title doesn't make a Man, a Man makes the Title. You will always be Sheriff Brown." -Louis Rocha, 2nd Vice Chair Saginaw County Democratic Party
"I hardly can say I 'knew' Sheriff Brown, though I had several occasions to meet and talk with him. Whatever disagreements I may have had over department policy, I always recognized the incredibly difficult job he had taken on in a time of rising crime and shrinking budgets. What struck me in the last months of an often bitter campaign is the way Sheriff Brown composed himself with class and the dignity that the office deserves. Most importantly for someone basing opinions on limited interaction is that 'Charlie Brown' was the genuine article, the "real deal". Whomever replaces him will have not only an immensely difficult task of taking on the workload of Saginaw County Sheriff, he will also have the daunting challenge of living up to the authenticity of the man he follows." -Dan Taylor, SADC Communications Chair