How did Brabantio feel about Othello's before the outset of the play?

Barbantio actually honored Othello. Brabantio had been kind to the Moor: he was mesmerized by the stories of the former slave who had risen to such prominence.

Her father loved me; oft invited me;Still question'd me the story of my life,From year to year, the battles, sieges, fortunes,That I have passed....