Possible chainlinker tragedy,

http://http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140810/uptown/search-contin...

The article names a David Brown, it's chainlinker Dan Brown. No final call on status but hoping for the best.

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on August 11, 2014 at 8:16am

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on August 11, 2014 at 8:17am

TEAM TEAM RAGBRAI 2010

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on August 11, 2014 at 8:19am

Doesn't seem real at all. Those pics above of his smiley sun burned face brought tears to my eyes.

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on August 11, 2014 at 8:35am

I really hope their thoughts about him being able to swim back are correct and he's oddly back and roaming around chicago...

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on August 11, 2014 at 8:47am

That's what I'm thinking too. It would be so typical Dan to just show up and say, yeah I swam back no problem.

Aaron Bussey said:

I really hope their thoughts about him being able to swim back are correct and he's oddly back and roaming around chicago...

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on August 11, 2014 at 8:53am

Thats what I am thinking - if this is true I am buying his the biggest boot of beer EVER at Brauhaus next time I see him. Fingers crossed and praying

Julie Hochstadter said:

That's what I'm thinking too. It would be so typical Dan to just show up and say, yeah I swam back no problem.

Aaron Bussey said:

I really hope their thoughts about him being able to swim back are correct and he's oddly back and roaming around chicago...

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on August 11, 2014 at 8:58am

That would be great.

Julie Hochstadter said:

That's what I'm thinking too. It would be so typical Dan to just show up and say, yeah I swam back no problem.

Aaron Bussey said:

I really hope their thoughts about him being able to swim back are correct and he's oddly back and roaming around chicago...

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on August 11, 2014 at 9:56am

Here's Dan volunteering at ATA's Bike to Brew event the end of July.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on August 11, 2014 at 10:21am

There are some pics of Dan Brown taken by Steven Gross at the 10,000 Member Party for the Chainlink that Steven was kind enough to post on the site. I included a few below.

Classic Dan Brown story: I brought two staff members from my firm, Erin and Alexandra, to the 10K member party because they just started at the firm and hadn't gone to a bike event before and I wanted them to meet people from the bike community. I introduced them to Dan who then proceeded to regale them with a solid 10 minute discourse on everything from craft brews in Chicago, to why he thinks I should ride more, to why rock concerts are better in Ireland as opposed to England.

They thought he was hilarious. A man that loves life and with a huge heart. He is truly one of a kind.

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Permalink Reply by Tim S on August 11, 2014 at 10:24am

got the news on the dock about a person missing off a sailboat on Sunday before heading out to race, never thought it would be a person I know.

hoping for a positive outcome