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Tributes paid after death of Detroit DJ Mike Brown
Charivari Detroit festival and confirmed by his friend Pat Lee.Last year, Lee set up a crowdfunding page for fans to help with funds towards cancer treatment for the DJ.Though no official cause of death has been revealed, Lee said that Brown died on Sunday, January 14 and was undergoing kidney dialysis and waiting for an organ transplant.The GoFundMe page has now been relaunched following Brown’s death to help his family with medical bills and funeral costs.A post on the page calls Brown “one piece of a puzzle that has helped shape the soul of Detroit through friendship, music, supporting culture versus divide, and most importantly, creating balance thru communities.”Of his illness, it adds: “He has been struggling thru kidney dialysis with prayers from all for a transplant while throughout, dealing with cancer. It breaks so many hearts to see this Strong Individual, friend to all who have been blessed to know this gentleman, and family member to many who consistently puts himself aside.
