Death
Browne suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. During the year prior to his death he spent a considerable amount of time in the hospital and a wheelchair, but he continued to write, give speeches, and host an ETV (internet-based television) show called "This Week in Liberty with Harry Browne" on the Internet-based Free Market News Network. He died on the evening of March 1, 2006 at his home in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife, Pamela, beside him. He was 72 years old. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Lanier Wolfe Browne, and his daughter, Autumn Lee Browne.
On March 30, 2006, Harry Browne was eulogized in Congress by U.S. Representative Dr. Ron Paul.
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