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Broughton Reid, Jr. was born in Gaffney, South Carolina, on July 18, 1954 to the late Broughton and Wanda Reid. Broughton, or Boobie as he was affectionately known to many, was the oldest of three boys and served as a role model and hero to his younger brothers while growing up in the Baltimore community of Cherry Hill. His brothers often joked that they were glad he was born first so they didn’t have to answer to the name Broughton. Broughton was a gifted athlete and excelled in football, basketball and track. He received numerous honors at all levels throughout his sports career. In 1972, his senior year at Northwestern High School, he was selected to the Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) All-Maryland football team and Baltimore’s All-City teams in both football and basketball. A September 10, 1972 Sun Paper article headlined “High School star Reid happy to make Morgan...” He would attend Morgan State University on a full athletic scholarship where he stared as a defensive back. Broughton would also have a short stint as a free-agent with the Baltimore Colts. Though he loved sports his real gift was bringing joy to everyone he met. For some odd reason known only to him, Broughton believed he had the talents of a great comedian. With a name like Broughton I guess you had to learn to laugh. Family members (especially his two younger brothers), close friends, classmates, co-workers and anyone who crossed his path was fair game for his well rehearsed and often repeated barrage of Rodney Dangerfield-like jokes. When Broughton entered a room the mercury in the laugh thermometer was sure to shoot to the top. While at Morgan State University Broughton would meet Evelyn Wallace whom he would marry years later. A wise man once wrote “children are a gift from the future” and from that marriage would come Broughton’s greatest gift, Shannon Reid. Broughton was a proud and loving father and through the grace of God he got a chance to see his little girl graduate from high school before she enters her first year at Delaware State University later this month. Broughton was called home on Friday, August 11, 2011 at approximately 10:30pm, seventeen years to the day that his mother’s homecoming service was held at this same church. Broughton is survived by his daughter Shannon, stepson Richard Duque, two brothers- Vincent and Ervin Bernard Reid, one niece- Keyanna Murrill, one nephew- Joshua Paul Saunders, two uncles- Boyce and Marcellous Brown, three aunts – Alonia Alston, Jesse May Brown, Little Baby Fitzpatrick, and too many cousins to mention. We are glad God has a sense of humor because we are sure on Friday, August 11th around 10:31pm the laugh thermometer in heaven went to an all time high. WE LOVE YOU BOOBIE!