“I was thinking what are they trying to do, steal his organs or something like that,” a family member said. “We thought we would never find him, that maybe they threw him in the lake.”
in connection with the theft. Deon Howard, 23, of Rockford, is charged with unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and abuse of a corpse.
In 2021, Brandy Collins, director of the funeral home, was placed on probation for two years and fined $10,000 for "unprofessional conduct, failure to account for personal property and aiding and assisting unlicensed practice," according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Curtis Brown died of natural causes while he was at work Jan. 20, according to a GoFundMe page set up by the family. He leaves behind 12 children and four grandchildren, his brother said.
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