SHANNON LESTER BROWN

1971 - 2016

Shannon Lester Brown passed away at Loma Linda Hospital on July 26, 2016 after a long illness lovingly surrounded by his wife, mother, step-father and children. He was 45 years old. Shannon was born in Bishop, CA on February 26, 1971 to Cactus and Bonnie Brown and lived his entire life in Bishop. At age 6, his family moved to Chalfant Valley where he hunted for lizards, horned toads and yes, snakes.

He had many passions which included bowling, cooking, food, fishing, his children, grandchildren and reptiles. He traveled all over the Western United States with his closest friends hunting for snakes. He was a breeder of snakes and furnished many pet stores and private parties with milk snakes, corn snakes, king snakes, boas and more. For several years near the end of the school year he was invited to bring some of his collection around to the schools to educate children and let them see and feel the skin; he never said no.

He was a fabulous cook and working for Fosters donuts, Whiskey Creek, The Bowling Alley, Village Café, Chalfant Valley Mercantile and he co-owned Bubbas Grill with his parents and sister for 5 years. His most passionate love was food. He always wanted to be the guy that traveled the world trying different cuisine. Shannon also loved football and was a diehard Raiders fan and he spoke fluent Spanish.

He attended classes to become a certified bowling ball driller and was very good at it. He had the knack to drill your bowling ball the exact way you liked it. He accomplished bowling two 300 games at the Back Alley bowling alley over the last few years.

Shannon leaves behind his wife, Chantel; mother and step-father Bonnie & Dave Schulz, father, Cactus Brown of Modesto, CA; brother, Bobby Brown; sister, Crystal Brown, step-brothers, David and Jeremy Schulz; daughters, Cynthia, Bonnie, Emmasue, Mariposa and Zonata Brown; step-children Mark Hall and Tavian Beasley; grandchildren, Martin and Damien Rico; a baby girl expected in September 2016; Mark III, Brandon and Todd Hall; aunts, uncles, cousins and so many friends. He will be so terribly missed.
A celebration of Shanonn's life and finger food pot luck will take place at the Back Alley, 649 N. Main St., Bishop on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 at 1:00PM. The family requests if you have a Raiders hat or shirt, please wear it in Shannon's honor.