{"id":7838,"date":"2011-02-17T09:21:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T17:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=7838"},"modified":"2011-02-24T12:22:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T20:22:59","slug":"passing-of-dan-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=7838","title":{"rendered":"Passing of Dan Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dan Brown <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 7, 2011<\/p>\n

I am saddened to report the passing of Dan Brown, yesterday, of pneumonia. He is survived by son Nick and daughters Amanda and Meghan.<\/p>\n

Dan was a personal friend of mine, since the 7th grade. We were classmates in junior high and high school, part of a smaller group of couples that got together for dinner on prom nite.<\/p>\n

As kids, we shared a love of baseball. Later in life, it was fastpitch that led to our paths crossing again. The game remained a passion of Dan’s throughout his life. Dan was a member of the old Signal Hill Roughnecks team in the 80’s and he and I were both involved with the Bullet fastpitch team organized by Mike Ryan during the 1990’s. Dan was a popular member of the squad, amazing everyone by overcoming a number of heart problems along the way, and always quick to share a joke, quip or laugh.<\/p>\n

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Bullet Fastpitch reunion, 2010, with friends (L to R) Frank Rios, Gene Campos, Craig Rysavy, Dan Brown, (red shirt) Mike Ryan, Ken Kiefer, Lito Archer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In recent years, after he hung up his cleats and glove, he became an umpire, including working with younger umpires for the ASA.
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Dan Brown, ASA umpire<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Dan took pride in his work as an umpire, applying the same dedication he did as a player and coach in the game. His Facebook moniker? “BeachUmp”. He was a product of Long Beach, and loyal to the local game, as well as other activities in town, including the local minor league baseball team, the LB Armada. His constant smile and distinctive laugh was a fixture among his friends, whose affection for him is clear in the postings at his Facebook page<\/a> since his passing. (Readers are invited to view and post comments about Dan below)
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\nI miss you, my friend. Our condolences to his family and friends.<\/p>\n

Funeral Services:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday \u2013 February 18, 2011 at 9: 00 am at
\nAll Souls Mortuary
\n4400 Cherry Avenue
\nLong Beach, CA 90807.<\/a> <\/a>
\nThe telephone number is 562-424-8601. <\/p>\n

From the Brown family:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nWe have scheduled Dad’s service to be on Friday, February 18th at 9:00am. It will take place at All Souls Mortuary with a reception to follow at the Lakewood Country Club immediately following (10am-2pm). In lieu of flowers, should you wish to make a donation in Dad’s name please choose the charity of your choice or the LA Coastline Umpire Association which was near and dear to his heart.<\/p>\n

All Souls Mortuary
\n4400 Cherry Ave
\nLong Beach, CA 90807
\n(562) 424-8601<\/p>\n

Lakewood Country Club
\n3101 Carson St
\nLakewood, CA 90712
\n(562)421-0550<\/p>\n

Please feel free to forward this email to other loved ones and friends of Dad. I have so many email address I can’t tell who some are so please bear with me if I skipped some people or emailed you twice. Thank you to everyone for your continual love and support.<\/p>\n

Love,
\nThe Brown family\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Browns - Nick, Meghan, Dan and Amanda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A very large turnout for Dan’s service at All Souls Cemetery chapel, and reception that followed. Dan’s son Nick and daughter Meghan spoke at the service. Meghan read a portion of a poem by Grantland Rice that we share with you:<\/p>\n

\nGame Called \u2014 what more is there for us to say?
\nHow dull and drab the field looks to the eye
\nFor one who ruled it in a golden day
\nHas waved his cap to bid us all good-bye.
\nThe Big Guy\u2019s gone \u2014 by land or sea or foam
\nMay the Great Umpire call him \u201csafe at home.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

February 7, 2011 I am saddened to report the passing of Dan Brown, yesterday, of pneumonia. He is survived by son Nick and daughters Amanda and Meghan. Dan was a personal friend of mine, since the 7th grade. We were classmates in junior high and high school, part of a smaller group of couples that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-asa","8":"category-general","9":"category-players","10":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7838"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7846,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7838\/revisions\/7846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}