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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Ryder Gordon Brown died Sunday, Jan. 18, at Boston Children's Hospital after a brief illness.
He loved his school, Ethical Culture Nursery School of Westchester, and learning to swim at AquaTots. A resident of Larchmont Woods, Ryder spent several memorable summers at the Larchmont Shore Club, the lake house in Mahopac and at the beach house in North Falmouth, Cape Cod. He loved to read books, play with dinosaurs, puzzles, trucks and trains. Most of all, he loved people.
Ryder is survived by his parents, Jason and Alison (Blair) Brown of New Rochelle; big brother, Griffin James Brown; and many grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours will be held Friday, Jan. 23, from 3-8 p.m. at Coxe and Graziano Funeral Home, 767 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck. A funeral Mass will be said on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. on the campus of the College of New Rochelle at the Holy Family Chapel, 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle.
The family will be sitting shiva on Sunday, Jan. 25, from 1-6 p.m. at the home of James Brown and Ea Jensen, 240 Fifth Ave., New Rochelle.
To honor the life of Ryder, the family has requested donations be made to two organizations that were a big part of his life: Ethical Culture Society Nursery School of Westchester Attn: Ryder Gordon Brown Scholarship Fund, 7 Saxon Wood Road, White Plains, NY 10605 and The Larchmont Public Library, 121 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont, NY 10538. Donations can be made in the name of Ryder Gordon Brown.
For more information or to place an online condolence, visit the Coxe and Graziano Funeral Home website here.
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