Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 5:44
AM
Subject: Kurt Brown's Obituary
The following was sent by Captain Kurt Brown’s
family..............
Kurt
H. Brown was born
in 1942 in Rochester, NY. Kurt was the son of George A. Brown, Alexandria Bay,
NY and Florence Ostrander, Theresa, NY. George was an Athletic Director, while
Florence was a third grade and music teacher. They moved back to Alexandria Bay,
NY in 1943 to raise their son, and Kurt graduated from Alexandria Central School
in 1960, while excelling in music and athletics. From 1960-1964 Kurt attended
Colgate University, majoring in Mathematics. Kurt was awarded scholarships in
baseball, ice hockey, and vocal music at Colgate. Additionally, Kurt was a
brother of Phi Delta Theta and was a US Air Force ROTC Cadet at Colgate. He
earned many Air Force awards, which led to his being commissioned as a regular
officer upon graduation. After graduation Kurt played professional hockey in
Holland as a goaltender with the Dutch National Team, where he met his wife,
Else Van Breugel, to whom he was married in 1967. In 1965 Kurt entered USAF
Pilot training, and flew the C-130 Hercules serving in South America, Europe,
Africa, and Vietnam until 1970. Kurt was hired by Delta Airlines in 1972 and
flew worldwide commercial routes until retiring to Sarasota, FL in 2002. From
1980-1996 Kurt acted as the Hockey Program Director and a coach for the
Barrington Area Hockey League in Barrington, IL. BAHL grew from 83 to 600
players under Kurt's volunteer direction, and became one of the largest and most
competitive youth hockey clubs in Illinois. Kurt was inducted into the Colgate
University Athletic Hall of Honor in October of 2011 for his performance in the
sport of ice hockey, with two goaltending records from 1964 still standing.
After retiring Kurt volunteered at the Sarasota Veterans’ Association, St.
John’s Methodist Church, Heritage Oaks Homeowners’ Association, served as
President of the Ostrander Family Association, and played senior ice hockey. In
2010 Primary Central Nervous System (Brain) Lymphoma was detected and Kurt
battled this disease, caused by Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam, until his
passing on September 9, 2013. Kurt is survived by his wife Else, his three
children: Sjoukje, Kurt O. (married to Sadie), Alexander, two grandchildren:
Carter and Anneke, his sister, Barbara, and numerous extended relatives. Kurt’s
first loves in life were his wife, family, friends, and his churches, and he
wishes everyone a long and healthy life. A memorial service will be held at the
Alexandria Bay, NY United Methodist Church on October 19, 2013 at 1:00pm. Burial
services will follow immediately at Barnes Settlement Cemetery, Alexandria Bay,
NY. In lieu of flowers, please send donations In Memory of Kurt Brown to
either: Hope Lodge NYC (c/o Karen Radwin) 132 W 32nd Street NY, NY
10001 or to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center c/o Hugh B. Kelly, Annual
Giving Officer MSKCC 633 Third Avenue, 28th Floor NY, NY 10017 or
online at: http://mskcc.convio.net/site/TR/Events/GivingSite?pxfid=32013&fr_id=1580&pg=fund
~ IN MEMORY ~
Vietnam war veteran, DL Capt. Kurt H. Brown
October 8, 1942 ~ September 9, 2013
Please see message below from the family of Captain Kurt H.
Brown. Captain Brown hired on with Delta Air Lines 09-04-1972 and was based
Chicago for much of his career. Arrangements are pending and will be posted
when known. Survived by his wife Else personal condolences may be sent to the
family at
4553 Chase Oaks Drive , Sarasota FL 34241-9182 .... (941) 924-9214
Thank you,~ Carol
From:
kurtbrown@comcast.net [mailto:kurtbrown@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 8:47 PM
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 8:47 PM
Friends and
Family-
Kurt Brown, “Captain
Kurt”, “Coach” or whatever you may have called him, was put in the ICU at The
Ohio State University Medical Center with pneumonia and two other infections
last Saturday, August 30, and was successful in defeating all of his infections.
He received tremendous care from all the ICU staff.
Yesterday he was
deemed stable enough to undergo an MRI to determine how successful his most
recent radiation treatments were. Today those results were read and
unfortunately, the PCNSL had returned all over his brain and upper cervical
vertebrae. Included in the area was his brain stem, which explained why he was
not able to breathe off the ventilator even though his lungs were clear. Per
Kurt’s written wishes, at 5:07 PM the ventilator was removed and Kurt passed
away peacefully at 6:04 PM surrounded by his wife, Else, his children, Sjoukje,
Kurt, and Alex, and his sister, Barb.
We all want to
express our sincere gratitude for all of your thoughts, stories, poems, jokes,
support, and prayers throughout the past 21 months. Without all of you, our
family and more importantly, Kurt, would not have been able to make it through
all of the trials and roadblocks. We also would not have been able to celebrate
all of the successes along the way without you. Thank you all so very much for
being a part of Kurt’s life; he was truly blessed and thankful to have shared
his life with you.
Even though you may
not have heard from Else personally, she is very thankful for all of your
support and could not have made it through each day without your thoughts and
prayers. Every post on this site was read to both Else and Kurt, and they were
very aware of your caring messages.
Details about a
memorial service and donations in lieu of flowers will be coming after we have
finalized plans. They will be emailed and posted on www.caringbridge.org as well.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| November 14, 2011 - 09:10
AM Kurt and Else Brown |
This message has been sent to the
Sarasota and Bradenton newspapers.
Hockey Hall of Famers
On October 1, 2011, Kurt Brown of Sarasota’s
Heritage Oaks GCC community was inducted into the Colgate University Athletic
Hall of Honor as an Ice Hockey goaltender from 1960-1964. As an Alternate
Captain, Kurt backstopped Colgate’s first two entries in the Eastern College
(ECAC) playoffs, 1963 and 1964, to only be stopped by the ECAC Champion each
year. Kurt held four Colgate goaltending records for over 40 years, and still
holds two: best single season save average and longest shutout streak. Kurt was
one of Colgate’s first post-college professional players, playing in the
American Hockey League and for the Dutch National Team in Europe. At Colgate, he
also played Baseball and sang in the renowned “Colgate 13” acappella group.
Kurt’s former Colgate hockey coach, Ole Kollevoll, of “The Meadows”, Sarasota,
was previously selected to the Hall of Honor and, unfortunately, passed away
last year.
Kurt was a Vietnam era Air Force pilot and then
flew over 30 years for Delta Air Lines, moving to Sarasota in 1999 and retiring
in 2002. He still plays hockey 3 times a week at the Ellenton Ice and Sports
Complex.
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HALL OF HONOR
Kurt Brown Class of 1964
Induction Class of 2011
Men's Ice Hockey
Brown served as an alternate captain for the Raiders during the 1962-63 and
1963-64 seasons and recorded a 1.83 goals against average that was the best in
all US Collegiate Hockey in the 1962-1963 season. Brown held the Colgate record
for single season goals against average for 41 years and is ranked seventh in
ECAC Hockey history. Brown still holds the career save percentage and single
season save percentage records for Colgate with a .917 and .930 respectively.
After Colgate, Brown attended training camp with the Providence Reds of the
American Hockey League and eventually signed and played for the Dutch National
Team in The Hague, Holland for the 1964-1965 season. Brown also lettered in
baseball for three years while at Colgate.
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