Thomas E Browner

Thomas E. Browner, Jr, 70, of Davenport, IA, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Per his wishes, there will be no services. Thomas was born in Quincy, IL, on October 23, 1946, the son of Thomas E. Browner, Sr. and Mary Jo Ries. He married Cyndee Reischmann, who survives. In his youth, Tom joined the Boy Scouts of America, becoming an Eagle Scout and attaining the Order of the Arrow. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Quincy University, becoming part of the school’s first soccer team and going on to win NCIA’s national soccer championship title. Tom went to Chicago to do further studies in orthopedic medicine at Northwestern University, and then entered the U.S. Army, and cared for patients in the orthopedic wing at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Returning to the Midwest, he served as librarian and past president of the Central States Archaeological Society, and also opened “B&D The Fitted Shoe”, an orthopedic shoe store for hard-to-fit feet. At the time of his death, Tom was president of Hawkeye State Archaeological Society. Tom loved his cabin on the river, scuba diving, shooting fireworks, and walking fields looking for arrowheads. In addition to his wife, Cyndee, survivors include his son, Joe Browner; his daughter, Bobbi Browner; his grandson, Maximus Schutz; and his sister, Terry Bordewick.

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