Preceding him in death was his father Marvin Earl Brown and mother-in-law Julianna Donner Rau. He is survived by his wife Shirley Brown; mother Fay Brown; children, Rocky Rau and his wife Amber, Stephen Tyler and his wife Laura, John Tyler and his wife Anna; grandchildren, Jarett and Trevor Tyler, Makayla, Aubree and Presley Rau; sister Barbara Henk and her husband Chester; nephews, Chad and Colby; nieces Christy and Cassie and numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be from 5 pm until 9 pm Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Zoeller Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 2 pm at Zoeller Funeral Home with burial to follow in Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park.
Those wishing to make memorial contributions may make them to the American Cancer Society, the Heart Association or Hope Hospice.