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David Douglas Brown, 63, of Solon, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.   Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2025, at Shueyville Church, with a Celebration of Life to follow at Shuey's in Shueyville, IA.  Please dress comfortably in Modern or Hawkeye Gear to help celebrate Dave.  Private family inurnment will be in Alden Cemetery at a later date.  Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids are in charge of arrangements.

David was born May 4, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of David Wayne and Carol (Moorhead) Brown.  He graduated from Iowa City West, class of 1979.  Dave was united in marriage to Cindy Leah Schager on November 24, 1990, in Iowa City.  He worked at Modern Piping (Modern) for 37 years before retiring in 2022.  Dave enjoyed Lake Macbride Boat Rides, Iowa Football, Water and Snow Skiing, Traveling, Lake Vermilion, Marco Island, Home Projects, and Photographing Soccer Games.  He was active within MCAI (Mechanical Contractor's Association of Iowa), YPO (Young President's Organization), and JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, now Breakthrough T1D).

Dave is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Cindy Brown of Solon, IA; his children Bob (Audrey) Brown of Solon, IA and Nick (Madi) Brown of Minneapolis, MN; his grandchildren Blakely and Cooper; his sister Kristin (Rob) White of Solon, IA; his brother Ken (Alison) Brown of Greensboro, GA; his father-in-law Robert Schager of Iowa Falls, IA; his brothers-in-law Scott (Ginger) Schager of Dallas, TX and Jason Schager (Kelly Ribich) of Ames, IA; as well as aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews; and best friend Mike Shive of Solon, IA.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his mother-in-law Joyce Schager.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be directed to the Dave Brown Memorial Fund