Peter Brown RIP

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Peter Brown RIP

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Word has been received of the passing of Pete Brown, nephew of Larry Malloy, Pete was a pretty capable song writer and wrote a song some years ago called, "The Cause Of It All", that Ed Palmer has recorded and sung for many years. He was a good man and will be missed, following is an obituary written by his sister Mary Skala:

PETER C. BROWN, BORN 9/26/40, AT REST 01/03/08. LOVING
HUSBAND TO TERESA(TORRES) BROWN, FATHER OF MICHAEL,
JEFFREY, KENNETH(ANGELA), AND VICTOR(JAMIE). LOVING
GRANDFATHER TO SYDNEY, MADISON, MICHAEL II, GRANT,
SAVANNAH, AND GRACE. BROTHER TO: TERRY, ATHLEEN,
SHEILA BYRNES, DALE, LINDA(STJOHN), BARBARA SKALA AND
BERNARD. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS FRANK
E. BROWN AND STELLA(GREEN) BROWN, JOSEPH BROWN, JOSEPH
ST.JOHN, AND TRACEY BROWN. HE WAS AN UNCLE TO MANY
NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
PETER WAS A MECHANIC ON LARGE EQUIPMENT. HE LOVED
RENOVATING OLD CARS AND PLAYING HIS GUITAR. HE ALWAYS
HAD A GIFT FOR WRITING POEMS AND SONGS. HE WAS ALWAYS
THE FAMILY'S SPOKESMAN. HE WAS BORN ON BEAVER ISLAND
IN 1940 TO FRANCIS(FRANK) AND STELLA(GREEN) BROWN AND
ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR THE ISLAND. HE LOVED THE FISHING, THE
SLOWER PACE AND THE STORIES OF BEAVER ISLAND. HE MUST
HAVE GOTTEN HIS GIFT OF SONG FROM HIS GRANDFATHER, JOHN
W. GREEN WHO WAS KNOWN FOR HIS SONGS. HE WAS LAID TO
REST ON JAN 7, 2008 AT HOLY SEPULCHRE CEMETERY, OAK
LAWN, IL.

PETE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3+WEEKS.HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS PANCREAS WHICH CAUSE HIM TO BE IN CONTINUAL PAIN,THEN THEY FOUND CANCER IN HIS BRAIN. HE DID DO A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF RADIATION BUT STOPPED IT WHEN HE STARTED TO SLIP AWAY. HE HAD ALL OF HIS FAMILY AROUND HIM DURING HIS LAST DAYS. HE WAS A GREAT BIG BROTHER AND IS
MISSED MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY.

(Note: Pete's grandfather, John W. will be known forever in Beaver Island folklore for wrapping up a song he had just sung with these words: "THAT, was a durned hard song to sing", whereupon one of his wisecracker friends said, "It was a lot harder to listen to!!")
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