Arthur L. Brown III

LENOX -- Arthur L. Brown III, 49, of Stowe, Vt., formerly of Lenox, died Aug. 4 while sailing on Lake Champlain's Shelburne Bay in Burlington, Vt. He was reported missing Aug. 4 after he dove off a sailboat to retrieve a floating winch. Friends on the sailboat threw him a life-saving device but could not locate him afterward. He was found Aug. 16.

Born in Providence, R.I., on Feb. 20, 1958, son of Arthur L. Brown Jr. and Edith Benn Brown, he moved to Vermont from Warwick Neck, R.I., in 1967. He graduated from Stowe (Vt.) High School in 1977, received his associate degree in business management from Champlain College and was certified as a food and beverage professional by Cornell University.

Mr. Brown worked for more than 20 years in hotel management, including as general manager of Cranwell Resort & Golf Club and as assistant general manager for hotel operations at Canyon Ranch Health Resorts, both in Lenox. In 2000, he returned to Stowe to pursue entrepreneurial interests.

He enjoyed ice- and rock climbing, downhill and cross country skiing, off-road motorcycling, roller-blading, sailing, scuba diving, cooking, training dogs and restoring homes. He was a certified diver.

He leaves a sister, Emily Knox of Woodstown, N.J., and two brothers, Jeffrey A. Brown of Wilmington, Del., and Greg B. Brown of Plymouth.

FUNERAL NOTICE -- Memorial services for Arthur L. Brown III, who died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, will be Saturday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. at St. Johns-in-the-Mountains Episcopal Church, Stowe, Vt. Friends may call from 2 p.m. until the time of the service; reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Foundation, the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or St. John's-in-the-Mountains Building Fund. Arthur L. Brown III, aka "Art," "Artie" and "Tiger," died tragically while sailing on Shelburne Bay. He loved all things Vermont, especially Stowe. He leaves two nephews, Martin J. Knox of Connecticut and Andrew S. Knox of Pennsylvania, and two great-nieces, Sabrian and Ashlin Knox. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Beatrice Mazuzan. Personal notes may be sent on http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeqrsjc/arthurbrownmemorial220588407/.