Brown Family Friends Fundraising Concert Draws 800, Family Thanks Supporters

Reminder: Spadtastics Play 6-10 PM Friday in Fundraiser for Darien Man with Spinal Injury

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Community Organizations

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Arts & Entertainment

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Around Town

By David Gurliacci | August 16, 2016

Longtime Darien resident and father of three DHS grads, Gordon Brown, will be coming home this week from a rehabilitation hospital in Chicago after the tragic accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down this spring. ____________
— an announcement from Brown Family Friends
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His return will be unquestionably challenging and difficult, but, hopefully has been made that much easier by the caring and support of the Darien community. The Aug. 26 Spatastics concert and silent auction, held in Tilley Pond Park to raise funds for his family and defray some medical expenses, was hosted by Baywater Properties and the Glassmeyer family. A crowd of about 800 came out to enjoy the music of “The Spadtastics” and sample cuisine from a variety of local food trucks.

A special benefit concert by the “Spadtastics”, a Darien-based, Grateful Dead cover band takes place from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26 at Tilley Pond Park. Money raised will go to help a Darien man paralyzed with a spinal cord injury earlier this year. __________

— This article, largely rewritten from an earlier Darienite.com article (an announcement from Brown Family Friends), is a reminder about Friday night’s concert. __________

The outdoor concert is part of the Darien Summer Nights series but takes place at the park rather than at Grove Street Plaza.

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This spring, Gordon and Jennifer Brown were like many parents who had lived in Darien for more than 20 years. They were eagerly planning the next chapter in their lives as their third and youngest child, Ben, a varsity hockey player, was just a few weeks away from graduation at DHS. Their middle child, Grace, was thriving as a junior at Tulane University, and their eldest son, Alex, had been working in California after graduation from Colgate University. The Browns were soon to be empty nesters, planning on downsizing to a smaller home, traveling and enjoying their newfound freedom. Then everything changed in one instant.