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Billy Brown – the patriarch of the Brown family in 12 seasons of the hit series “Alaskan Bush People” – has died.
Billy died Sunday after an attack. His son, Bear, wrote on Instagram the family is “sad to announce that our beloved patriarch Billy Brown passed away last night after suffering an attack.”
Bear added, “He was our best friend – a wonderful and loving father, grandfather and husband, and he will be greatly missed. He lived his life on his terms, off the roster and from the country and taught us to to live like that too. “
A Discovery spokesman told TMZ … everyone at the network was devastated, saying Billy had been “part of the Discovery family for years” – a pioneer, a sweet man and definitely one of a kind. to his family and those who knew and loved him as they dealt with this devastating loss. ‘
Billy was an avid hunter and a fairly brilliant fisherman in the North Pacific. He grew up in Texas and when he was 16, he experienced a tragedy – his mother, father and sister died in a plane crash.
After meeting his wife, Ami, in Texas, they decided to move to Alaska where they raised their family of 5 sons and 2 daughters.
Billy was 68.
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