Celebs We've Lost in 2017
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March 26, 2018
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Messages of support poured in on social media after news of Chicago Fire actress DuShon Monique Brown, who played a secretary on the NBC series reportedly died at 49 of natural causes.
@DuShonMonique Your lovingkindness and understanding have been a safe place of great importance to me. I will always love you. I miss you. pic.twitter.com/ZFfvXC0ZnP
— Kara Killmer (@karakillmer) March 24, 2018
Very sad to hear about DuShon's passing yesterday. I'm grateful we got to work with her and so happy she got to make millions of people smile. She will be greatly missed.
— Derek Haas (@derekhaas) March 24, 2018
According to Deadline, Brown “played the no-nonsense assistant Connie, joined the Chicago Fire cast on a recurring basis during the show’s first season in 2012 and appeared in 54 episodes. She also appeared on Fox’s Prison Break as infirmary nurse Katie Welch and guested on Empire, Shameless, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams and Boss.”
A $10,000 GoFundMe has been set up to support the family.
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