Rabideau said Brown will be cremated in Burlington and his ashes will be sent to his parents, Donna and Clyde Brown, in Maine.

She asked that any donations in his memory be made to the American Cancer Society.

"He was very close with my mom, Frances Nichols, who died of breast cancer a couple years ago, so he'd really appreciate that," she said.

"He just wanted to see other people smile. He will be greatly missed."

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