Death
Brown died in Warrenton, Virginia on August 15, 2002 of lower motor neuron syndrome — being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, since 1999. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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