Biographical Background
Brown was born in Portland, Oregon and lived in Alabama, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Utah. He served as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Spokane, Washington. After working in the field of elevator construction, maintenance, and repair he earned a B.A. in History from Brigham Young University and began to work as a book writer and manuscript evaluator.
Brown died October 5, 2011, after suffering heart failure and a subsequent coma. He was survived by his wife, Jamie.
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