Edward A. Brown, 55, of Moline passed away Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Trinity West Medical Center, Rock Island.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 7th at Esterdahl Mortuary, Ltd., 6601 - 38th Avenue, Moline with Chaplain Rev. Dr. Robert Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Greenview Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, with a Masonic Service at 8:30 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary, conducted by Doric Lodge #319 A.F. & A.M. Memorials may be made to Ed's family.
Ed was born August 3, 1948 in Moline, the son of Les Brown and Donna Schropp. He worked at Eagle Warehouse in Milan from 1968 to 1978 as a mechanic, and belonged to the Teamsters Union Local 371. Ed proudly served as a Moline Police Officer for 20 years from July 1978 to August 1998. He served as President of the Moline Police Benevolent Association. He retired from the Moline Police Department in August 1998. Ed was a Master Mason, Doric Lodge #319 A.F. & A.M. in Silvis. He was a Christian who enjoyed working in his garden, cooking, watching NASCAR races and was a die hard Cub fan.
Survivors include a son, Edward Jr., Grand View, Michigan; two grandchildren, Megan and Ian, Grand View, Michigan; his mother Donna Schropp, Ava, Missouri; grandmother, Velma Chappell, Ava, Missouri; two sisters, Marge Preston, Rock Island and Kay Jewell, Thorntown, Indiana; a half-brother, Dave Brown, Moline; two half-sisters, Melissa King, Petersburg, Illinois and Claudia Brawner, Stanford, Illinois; two step-brothers, Chuck Hill, Moline and Ron Hill, Conway, Arkansas, along with several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father Les Brown and step-mother, Molly Brown.