Thomas Brown

Thomas E. Brown, 61, formerly of Columbia Falls, died May 5, 2011, due to injuries from a motorcycle accident in York, Pa.

Thomas was born to Julius and Olga (Olson) Brown on April 8, 1950, in Detroit Lakes, Minn., where he grew up and attended high school.

He married Anne O'Neil in December 1979. They had one son, Cale Brown, who was killed in an accident in 2008. Thomas and Anne moved to York in 2000.

A celebration of life will be held at North Forty Resort, on Highway 40, on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m.