He was judging at the Peach Festival this past weekend. We have no promise of tomorrow. Such a shock to all of us. REP Gene Brown

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: I'm completely dispirited to learn just now of
: the untimely passing of my friend and
: kindred spirit, Joseph E, "Gene"
: Brown, Jr., of Florence. I've always looked
: forward to visiting with Gene whenever my
: practice has taken me to the old Florence
: Post Office building or when we would judge
: bbq competitions together. A lot of folks
: will feel this loss for a long time to come.
: My thoughts and prayers are with his family
: and his many, many friends.
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