Ray Browne, a one-time D.C. Council candidate and former three-term Shadow Representative, passed away over the weekend. He was 71. Browne was a D.C. native, having grown up in the Trinidad neighborhood. He also owned his own insurance company, The Browne Company. Prior to serving as Shadow Rep., Browne was an ANC Commissioner, and an active member in the local Democratic Party. He’s survived by his wife, Barbara, who lives in Ward 4. Our deepest sympathies go out to the Browne family.