Brown died at a hospital in Lexington on November 22, 2022, at age 88. He had been dealing with health complications derived from COVID-19 since the summer. His casket lay in state in the Kentucky Capitol's rotunda for two days starting on November 29, 2022. His funeral was held at the Kentucky Capitol on November 30. Brown was buried in the Lexington Cemetery. References Citations General and cited references Denton, Sally. The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs, and Murder. An Authors Guild Backprint.com Edition. Avon, 1990; Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse, 2001. Further reading External links |- |- 1933 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American politicians American Basketball Association executives American chief executives of food industry companies Boston Celtics owners Brown family of Kentucky Businesspeople from Lexington, Kentucky Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky Democratic Party governors of Kentucky Kentucky Colonels executives Kentucky lawyers KFC people Los Angeles Clippers owners Military personnel from Lexington, Kentucky National Basketball Association executives National Basketball Association owners Politicians from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Politicians from Lexington, Kentucky University of Kentucky College of Law alumni United States Army reservists