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10/23/2009 4:04:10 PM EDT
http://www.roanokefirefighters.com/

I knew Chris Brown for over a decade, bumping into each other on calls and in training.  He left work early on Monday or Tuesday with a bad headache, then checked himself into the hospital that evening.  Last night one of the guys on my hockey team who is on the city FD got a text while we were warming up to the effect that Chris had slipped away.

I'll miss him.  Funeral is Monday.

10/23/2009 4:30:15 PM EDT
[#1]
Damn.



RIP Brother.
10/23/2009 4:42:08 PM EDT
[#2]
That sucks, one less right-thinking American. Sorry for the loss to his family and his extended FD family. I'll hoist a glass in his honor.

What did he succumb to; H1N1; a brain aneurysm  or Meningitis?
10/23/2009 4:59:38 PM EDT
[#3]
I don't know exactly, and I only heard bits and pieces of the conversation so I wouldn't want to guess.  I do know it was brain related and was not H1N1.
10/23/2009 9:58:09 PM EDT
[#4]
I'm sorry for your loss. It's dejavu. Had a good friend of mine pass away  years ago. I was his relief on midnight shift, I was a rookie and my Bullet proof vest hadn't come in yet, he would give me his to wear when he punched out. He was finishing his 1600-2400 hrs, i drove him home and he said he didn't feel well and had a headache. He went home and never woke up. 32Yoa and passed away. I still have that vest 13 years later. Life is so precious......
10/24/2009 9:20:32 AM EDT
[#5]
RIP Captain..........




10/24/2009 11:02:58 AM EDT
[#6]
RIP Brother
10/24/2009 11:52:35 AM EDT
[#7]
10/24/2009 5:30:19 PM EDT
[#8]
As a Roanoke City LEO, it's sad when you see one of your co-workers and friends' lives cut short like this.  We'll all miss Chris and our prayers go out to his family.
10/24/2009 7:36:50 PM EDT
[#9]
Damn that hits hard, I was born in Roanoke. I will keep in and his family in my thoughts.
Everyone stay safe out there and take care of yourselves.
10/26/2009 10:21:15 AM EDT
[#11]
Damn dusty rooms. . .

Here's to a place where there aren't any late night runs, you always have good water, and some other crew rolls the hose for you.

Stand down, Cap.
10/26/2009 4:19:56 PM EDT
[#12]
Took some photos today, I'll see if I can get permission to post them.  Like any public safety funeral, it was simultaneously impressive and heartbreaking.
10/26/2009 8:30:23 PM EDT
[#13]
That sucks. Prayers sent.
10/27/2009 10:14:35 PM EDT
[#14]
My sincere condolances. I've lost three friends in the past year, all in the FD, and know how hard it is to see a brother or sister go before his or her time. Prayers sent for the family... may they find some comfort during this trying time.



RIP, brother...