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http://registry.faa.gov/N413D
Location: Broadus, MT
Accident Number: WPR16FA182
Date & Time: 09/17/2016, 1236 MDT
Registration: N413D
Aircraft: BEECH 95 B55 (T42A)
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Unknown or undetermined
Injuries: 3 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On September 17, 2016, about 1236 mountain daylight time, a Beech 95-B55 airplane, N413D, impacted terrain about 30 miles southeast of Broadus, Montana. The airline transport pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal cross-country flight. The flight departed from the Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), Billings, Montana, about noon, and was destined for Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), Rapid City, South Dakota.
The airplane wreckage was found by a ranch caretaker as he was returning to work from lunch, about 1300. The caretaker reported hearing an airplane during lunch (between 1130-1200), but he did not go outside to look for it nor did he hear the airplane impact the ground.
Figure 1 - OpsVue flight track of the accident airplane.
Track data for the flight was obtained from Harris OpsVue, which uses Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data and applies an altimeter correction to estimate altitude. The altitude data may have an error of +/-300 ft.
The OpsVue data indicated the airplane departed BIL, about noon, squawking a transponder code of 0456, and made a right turn toward the southeast. About 6 minutes later, the airplane had climbed to an altitude of 5,500 to 5,600 ft. and began squawking a transponder code of 1200. Track data consistent with the accident airplane continued for about 13 minutes.
No data was available between 1213:13 and 1225:03; data consistent with the airplane's course then resumed at an altitude of about 5,800 ft and continued on the southeast course for about 36.5 nautical miles (nm). No data was available between 1233:04 and 1235:28; another track then began at an altitude of 5,800 ft, still heading southeast and about 7.3 nm from where the track stopped. At 1235: 57, the track started a left turn with data ending at 1236:04 at an altitude of 5,800 ft. The last data point was located about 43.35 nautical miles southwest of Broadus, Montana.
The accident site was located about 58 miles southeast from the last identified radar track at an elevation of 3,751 ft. (about 30 miles southeast of Broadus).
Pilot Information
Certificate: Airline Transport
Age: 64, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Single-engine
Toxicology Performed: Yes
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 03/03/2016
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 4116 hours (Total, all aircraft), 0 hours (Total, this make and model)
The 64-year-old pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single- and multi-engine land. He also held a flight instructor certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine. On the pilot's most recent FAA medical application dated March 3, 2016, he left the total flight time question box blank. However, on his FAA medical application dated March 4, 2014, the pilot reported 4,116 total flight hours. The pilot held a third-class medical certificate with the limitation that he must wear corrective lenses.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Registration: N413D
Model/Series: 95 B55 (T42A) A
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1974
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: TC-1726
Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle
Seats:
Date/Type of Last Inspection:
Certified Max Gross Wt.:
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines:
Airframe Total Time:
Engine Manufacturer:
ELT:
Engine Model/Series:
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
The 1974 twin-engine Beech 95-B55 (T42A), serial number TC-1726 airplane, was powered by two Continental Motors, Inc., IO-470-L21A engines (left: serial number 454399; right: serial number 454385). The engines were equipped with Hartzell Propeller, Inc., model BHC-C2YF-2CHUF propeller assemblies.
According to logbook entries dated May 25, 2016, annual inspections had been completed and signed off for the airframe, engines, and propellers. Total airframe and left engine time in service was 4,337.5 hours; the left engine had 653.2 hours since overhaul and 16 hours since the last annual inspection. The right engine had 4,326.3 total hours, and 1,410.3 hours since overhaul and 16 hours since the annual inspection. During the annual inspection, an overhauled cylinder was installed at the No. 2 cylinder position on the right engine. The propeller logbook entry reported 80.5 hours since overhaul.
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KBIL, 3581 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 154 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1753 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 287°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 10000 ft agl
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 13 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: /
Wind Direction: 250°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: /
Altimeter Setting: 29.92 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 23°C / 3°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Billings, MT (BIL)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: Unknown
Destination: Rapid City, SD (RAP)
Type of Clearance: Unknown
Departure Time: 1200 MDT
Type of Airspace:
A National Transportation Safety Board Meteorologist reviewed the weather for the area at the time of the accident. The accident site was in a warm air sector of a front with westerly wind of 15 to 20 knots over the region, with clear skies. A review of the National Weather System national weather radar composite for the period depicted no weather echoes over the region at the time of the accident.
The closest official weather observation was located at Dawson community Airport (GDV), Glendive, Montana, located about 9 miles east of the accident site at an elevation of 2,458 ft. The observation reported wind from 220o at 13 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, sky clear below 12,000 ft above ground level (agl), temperature 26o Celsius (C), dew point 7o C, altimeter 29.77 inches of mercury.
No specific turbulence was reported near the accident site below 12,000 ft.
Airport Information
Airport: BROADUS (00F)
Runway Surface Type: N/A
Airport Elevation: 3282 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Unknown
Runway Used: N/A
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width:
VFR Approach/Landing: None
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 Fatal
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 Fatal
Latitude, Longitude: 45.119167, -105.035833
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator, an FAA inspector, and a representative from Textron Aviation, the airplane manufacturer, responded to the accident site. The airplane came to rest on flat open land covered with tall grass on a 143° magnetic heading. The main wreckage was confined to the impact area, with all major components identified at the accident site. Flight control continuity was established from the cockpit controls to all primary flight control surfaces.
Both the left- and right-wing bladder fuel tanks had been breached; however, the smell of 100 low-lead fuel was evident. The nose landing gear was retracted and pushed up and aft into the cockpit where it impacted the front carry-through spar.
The left wing was canted forward and had leading-to-trailing edge crush damage the length of the wing. The ground scar was consistent with the width and length of the left-wing leading edge. The left engine was canted down and partially separated from the wing, and the propeller assembly separated from the engine and was located about 10 to 15 ft forward of the main wreckage. The propeller blades had light chord-wise scratches. One blade was bent aft mid-blade but remained attached at the hub; the other blade was loose in the hub. The propeller spring was buried vertically in the ground aft of the left wing leading edge ground scar.
The right wing was canted forward and sustained damage from the wing root to the engine nacelle; the outboard portion of the wing remained intact. The right engine remained partially attached to the wing. The engine case was cracked forward of cylinders Nos. 5 and 6. The propeller assembly separated from the engine and was located underneath the right-side cabin fuselage. One blade was bent aft at the hub and slightly curved and was loose in the hub; the other blade had minimal damage and remained in the hub.
Ground scar signatures indicated that both the left-side and right-side propellers impacted the ground in a near-vertical attitude and separated from their respective engines.
The airframe, engine, and propellers were examined on October 25-27, 2016, at Osterman's Auto Service in Belgrade, Montana.
Visual examination of the left engine revealed that the bottom of the crankcase had been fractured due to impact damage. Crankshaft and camshaft continuity were established during a compression check, with thumb compression obtained at all cylinders. The cylinders were borescoped with no foreign debris observed. Both magnetos were manually rotated and produced spark at their respective ignition systems. The engine-driven fuel pump, throttle body/metering unit, and the fuel manifold valve were disassembled and examined with no discrepancies noted.
Visual examination of the right engine revealed that the crankcase, camshaft, and No. 6 connecting rod had been fractured; however, the fracture surfaces did not display any signs of lubrication or operational distress and were consistent with impact forces. The oil pan was crushed and removed to facilitate examination of the internal components of the engine. Because of the damage, a compression check was not performed; however, borescope examination of the cylinders revealed no preimpact anomalies. Both magnetos separated from the engine but remained attached to their respective ignition harness. The magnetos were manually rotated and produced spark through their respective ignition systems. The engine-driven fuel pump, throttle body/metering unit and fuel manifold valve were disassembled and examined with no discrepancies noted.
The damage to all propeller blades were similar. One blade from each propeller denoted as L2 and R1 exhibited chordwise/rotational abrasion; the majority of the striations were on the camber side of the propeller blades. The hydraulic unit on each propeller had fractured and separated from the propeller assembly and the pitch change rods were bent. The preload plate opposite to the L2 and R1 blades were marked near the high end of the normal operating range. The L2 and R1 propeller blades had fractured pitch change knobs. The R1 propeller blade bearings were fractured on the camber side of the blade with ball imprints visible on the blade.
The physical damage to both the left and right propeller assemblies were consistent with the development of power from each engine at the time of impact. The propeller manufacturer stated that the damage and blade angle impact marks suggested a low-power range of operation and sudden stoppage (less than one revolution) during the impact sequence. There were no discrepancies noted that would have prevented normal operation.
There were no discrepancies with the engines or propellers noted that would have precluded normal operation.
Medical And Pathological Information
The Department of Justice Forensic Science Division, Missoula, Montana, performed an autopsy of the pilot. The cause of death was listed as multiple blunt force injuries due to a light [air]plane crash, with the manner of death as an accident.
The FAA Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed forensic toxicology testing on specimens of the pilot. Cyanide testing was not performed; carbon monoxide, volatiles, and tested-for-drugs were not detected.
NTSB Identification: WPR16FA182
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, September 17, 2016 in Broadus, MT
Aircraft: BEECH 95 B55 (T42A), registration: N413D
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 17, 2016, about 1300 mountain daylight time, a twin-engine Beech (Baron) 95-B55 airplane, N413D, impacted terrain about 20 miles east of Broadus, Montana. The owner/Airline Transport Pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed from the Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), Billings, Montana, about noon, with an intended destination of Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), Rapid City, South Dakota.
The airplane wreckage was found by a ranch caretaker as he was returning to work from lunch, about 1300. The caretaker reported hearing an airplane during lunch, but he did not go outside to look for it nor did he hear the airplane impact the ground.
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator, A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, and a representative from Textron Aviation, the airplane manufacturer, responded to the accident site. The airplane came to rest on a 143-degree magnetic heading on flat land. The main wreckage was confined to the impact area, with all major components identified at the accident site. The airplane's control surfaces remained attached; the left propeller had separated from the left engine and was located just forward of the main wreckage. The right propeller separated and was located underneath the right side cabin fuselage. The nose landing gear was retracted, and pushed up and aft into the cabin where it impacted the front carry through spar.
Both the left and right wing bladder fuel tanks had been breached; however, the smell of 100 low-lead fuel was evident. Both the left and right wings were canted forward, with both engines partially separated from their respective wings. The left propeller blades had light chord wise scratches. The right propeller blades had no chord wise striations.
The airplane was recovered and is in a secured storage facility.
Timothy Scott Brown, 64 of Marathon, FL. and Harbor Springs, MI. died September 17, 2016 in Broadus, Montana.
Tim was born July 22, 1952 in Petoskey, MI. the son of Ray H. Brown and Jeanne M. Brown (nee Brink). He grew up in Harbor Springs, MI. and attended school at Petoskey High School. After high school, he attended the University of Michigan, where he obtained his BBA and MBA; and his LLB from Notre Dame.
On December 30, 1999, he married Tricia Marie Verhelle in Harbor Springs, MI. They had two sons, Timothy and Theodore Brown.
He owned and operated The Colonial Inn of Harbor Springs and other motels in Michigan and Florida. He loved his family, his business and his friends. He traveled the world and liked his martinis extra dry. Tim was an avid fan of U of M football, a sailor, pilot, and mountaineer; in 2015, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with his son, Tim.
There will be a visitation, Monday, September 26, 2016 from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Childhood Catholic Church. The Funeral Mass will take place on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., also at Holy Childhood Catholic Church. Father Joe Graff will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, MI.
Tim is survived by his son, Timothy Patrick Brown; and his brothers, Robert Lewis Brown and Richard Ray Brown.
While flowers are welcome the family urges friends to consider charitable donations to Little Traverse Sailors (PO Box 583, Harbor Springs, MI. 49740) , Hospice of Little Traverse Bay or a charity of choice.
Tricia Marie Verhelle Brown, 45
Tricia Verhelle Brown graced this earth too briefly. Born in Bon Secours Hospital, in Grosse Pointe, she joined her 10-year old brother, Bob, and 7-year old sister, Michelle, as "the baby". She attended St. Paul On the Lake Catholic School for first grade and made the "family move" to Petoskey, Michigan for the continuation of early schooling at St. Francis. In Petoskey High School, she was delighted to be a member of the girl's tennis team with coach Karen Langes. Her junior year was spent in Australia as an exchange student. Upon returning for her senior year, she was an Advanced Placement student at North Central Michigan College, where her father, Bob Verhelle, taught Economics. Her parents told her that she had to spend one year "with Dad" because the tuition was free, so her remaining freshman college credits were earned there.
After the Australia exposure to the international opportunities, always knowing from her early teens that she wanted to pursue a law degree, she chose Washington, D.C. for her undergraduate degree as well as her law degree, from Catholic University. Her close friend, Meghan Monroe, was her roommate for the undergraduate year and we don't know how they ever graduated... postcards were sent back from horse racing tracks, ski places out West, Broadway shows in New York, wishing her parents "were here"! As done for her brother when he graduated from dental school, her parents hired an advertising plane to circle the site of graduation, the largest Catholic Church in North America, the Basilica on the grounds of Catholic University, with a trailing banner that said, "Tricia Verhelle, J.D." Tricia came out of the ceremony and, as everyone grabbed for their cameras, said, "Oh, brother, my Mom did this"!
Wanting to practice real estate law, the wise Bill Conn told Tricia to "follow your mother around" or get some real estate experience. Tricia wrote to David Johnson, as Bay Harbor was just popping on to our local scene, and asked to join the real estate sales staff. David wrote back that she was too young at 25. Tricia replies, "I can do that job, I've been listening to my mother for years and I'm not too young!" She had three great years selling the fast-moving Bay Harbor real estate and at the same time rehabbed a house in Harbor Springs.
Tim Brown was a blind date that won her heart, 19 years apart in age, neither ever married. Timmy (15) and Teddy (13) followed and begin to learn, at an early age, the family business of Inns both in Florida and Michigan. With time being split between both locations, each with a tutor, Tricia was a full time homemaker right beside them.
Tricia pursued several hobbies... tennis, ballroom dancing, and explored the world of artists, developing her own unique style of watercolor. When she sold her first art piece in a gallery in Key West, she called her parents to make sure they hadn't been the ones to buy it! She won first place twice in a juried Plein Air Art Show in Key West.
The USTA Northern Michigan 3.5 Women's Tennis Team counted Tricia as a very active member as they won the last two years to go forward to the state level. Six of this Team will be pallbearers, carrying Tricia's pink casket. Although the funeral services will be closed casket, Tricia will be dressed in her favorite Lilly Pulitzer dress.
When asking Tricia's friends to describe her, these words always appear: beautiful, kind, thoughtful, gourmet cook, smiling, and always loving to family and friends.
Tricia is survived by her son Timothy Patrick, her mother Patricia Verhelle, her brother Dr. Robert Verhelle and her sister Michelle Verhelle.
There will be a visitation, Monday, September 26, 2016 from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Childhood Catholic Church. The Funeral Mass will take place on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., also at Holy Childhood Catholic Church. Father Joe Graff will officiate and burial will be in Holy Childhood Cemetery in Harbor Springs.
While flowers are welcome the family urges friends to consider charitable donations to Little Traverse Sailors (PO Box 583, Harbor Springs, MI. 49740) , Hospice of Little Traverse Bay or a charity of choice.
Theodore Robert Brown, 13
Teddy Brown age 13 was a tall, happy teenager just learning to fly in their twin engine Beechcraft Baron plane with twin yokes. He was determined to solo by 16 but his dreams came to a sudden end.
The landing of the family's private plane on a bit of high clearing in the wilderness of Montana, showed the amazing skill of Teddy's father Tim. Known by everyone to be a conservative pilot, Tim brought the plane down with all three wheels still intact.
The Little Traverse Sailing School, in Harbor Springs, was Teddy's favorite place for the last 5 years. He could nicely handle the family sail boat with the guidance of his father. He was a willing "Bell Boy" at the family owned Colonial Inn, hauling luggage up steps, getting water, irons and in return getting $1.00 tips to save up for the next complex Lego project. His older brother, Timmy, said, "What will we do with all that Lego"! Timmy also said, "I always felt like an only child that happened to have my best friend living in the same house... Teddy." Teddy had villages & train tracks running all over what was once a dinette area, enormous ships, castles, all done from scratch with his always growing cache of Lego parts.
Teddy auditioned for the Little Traverse Civic Theatre's last two performances and had dual roles in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and the comical role of sheriff in "Robin Hood". From early days, his grandmother, Pat Verhelle, nicknamed Bam, had an ongoing running story with "very active audience participation" from his brother and him, based on the raft of Pooh Bear characters that went on for numerous years, creating many live shows with mountains of couch pillows for props.
If one was describing Teddy, the first impression would be of a delightful youngster, eager to hug and smile. Upon further study, one would sense a love of life and all its surprises to discover just around the corner. Now he has the best surprise of all. Teddy is survived by his brother Timothy Patrick and his grandmother Patricia Verhelle.
There will be a visitation, Monday, September 26, 2016 from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Childhood Catholic Church. The Funeral Mass will take place on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., also at Holy Childhood Catholic Church. Father Joe Graff will officiate and burial will be in Holy Childhood Cemetery in Harbor Springs.
While flowers are welcome the family urges friends to consider charitable donations to Little Traverse Sailors (PO Box 583, Harbor Springs, MI. 49740) , Hospice of Little Traverse Bay or a charity of choice.
Charitable donations may be made to:
Little Traverse Sailors
PO Box 583, Harbor Springs MI 49740
Hospice of Llittle Traverse Bay
One Hiland Drive, Petoskeey MI 49770
Tel: 1-800-342-7711
Web: http://hospiceltb.org/
Tim Brown, who died in the crash, seen in 2015, with son, Timmy, who did not make the trip and survives the family tragedy.
A Marathon resort owner, his wife and son died in a plane crash in Montana on Saturday.
Timothy Brown, 64, Tricia Verhelle-Brown, 45, and their 13-year-old son Theodore “Teddy” Brown perished in the crash 12 miles south of Boyes, Montana, where a rancher found them in the rural area around 12:10 p.m., according to Carter County Sheriff Neil Kittelman.
The Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron was en route from Billings, Mont., to Rapid City, S.D., according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Billings is the closest city to the crash site, Kittelman said. The 1974 six-seat plane was registered under the name Tropical Isle Resort Inc.
Brown was the owner of the Kingsail Resort in Marathon and the Seashell Beach Resort on Grassy Key, along with two other hotels in Michigan. Brown’s body was sent to the Montana state medical examiner in Billings for an autopsy while the Stevenson Funeral Home out of Mile City, Mont., retrieved the bodies of Tricia and Teddy from the crash site, he added.
Denise M. Michaels commented on a Billings CBS News affiliate video about the crash that she is the cousin of Tricia, and the Browns lived part of the year in northwest Michigan and the rest of the year in the Florida Keys.
“She and Tim were very happily married and traveled all over the world together,” Michaels wrote. “They have another son named Tim, 15, who didn't make the trip. He stayed home with relatives and is the only surviving family member. We are reeling and stunned with the new of their deaths.”
The NTSB will investigate the crash and a representative said preliminary results could be available as soon as next week.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com
Carter County officials identified three family members on Monday who died in a private airplane crash Saturday in the southeast corner of Montana.
Sheriff Neil Kittelmann named 64-year-old Timothy Brown, 35-year-old Tricia Brown and 13-year-old Theodore "Teddy" Brown as the crash victims. The family owned hotels in Marathon, Fla. and Harbor Springs, Mich. Kittelmann said the airplane was registered in Florida and the adults had Florida driver's licences but the family split there time between the two states.
He said their twin engine Beechcraft Baron crashed Saturday at about noon in a grassy area bordering a field about 12 miles south of Boyes. The aircraft took off from Billings Logan International Airport and was likely headed to Michigan because the Browns had asked for weather conditions between Billings and Harbor Springs.
Miriam Riesland owns the property neighboring the crash scene and was one of the first people to reach the wreckage.
Riesland said the plane crashed near the Carter and Powder River county line in an area visible from a county road. The man who lives closest to the crash discovered the plane at about 2 p.m. while checking on cattle. She accompanied him to look for survivors.
She said the aircraft was heavily damaged with at least one missing propeller and the scene was littered with debris. Riesland checked the pilot's pulse but when she discovered he was dead she immediately returned home to notify emergency personnel.
"I didn’t know there was two other bodies in there. It was such a mess," Riesland said.
Kittlemann said a medical examiner autopsied the family's bodies in Billings Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash. The plane will be moved to either Bozeman or a facility in Arizona for analysis.
Source: http://billingsgazette.com
A Harbor Springs businessman, his wife and a teenage son have died after a plane crash in Montana on Saturday.
Rick Gillis, director of Stone Funeral Home, said Timothy Brown, 64, Tricia Verhelle-Brown, 45, and their 13-year-old son Theodore “Teddy” Brown died on Saturday in the crash.
The family's other son was not on the trip and remained in the Harbor Springs area.
Officials with National Transportation Safety Board only had limited information available about the crash as of noon Monday.
According to preliminary information, the crash happened at about 2:40 p.m. local time near Broudus, Montana.
All three passengers on board were reported to have died in the crash of the Beechcraft model BE55.
Officials said the aircraft was en route from Billings, Montana to Rapid City, Iowa when the crash happened.
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent an investigator to the scene and more information on the crash is expected to be available later this week.
Federal Aviation Administration Records show the twin-engine aircraft is owned by Tropical Isle Resort, Inc. located in Monroe, Fla.
Brown owned the Colonial Inn in Harbor Springs, as well as a Holiday Inn Express and the Breakers Resort in St. Ignace and the Seashell Beach Resort and Kingsail Resort in Marathon, Florida.
Gillis said services for the family are pending at Stone Funeral Home.
Source: http://www.petoskeynews.com
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