He died in a crash on the
Magherafelt Road in Moneymore on Friday In a tribute to their colleague, the fire service said: "NIFRS is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague, Crew Commander David Brown, who died in a road traffic collision whilst off duty.
He was unable to fulfil scheduled appearances at
Magherafelt's outdoor adventure centre Jungle NI and Meadowbank sports centre, leaving hundreds of children devastated.
But it is believed tensions have developed among Sinn Fein members on
Magherafelt District Council where he has served since 1997.
Number nine Oakvale Manor is located in a highly desirable area of
Magherafelt and it benefits from being only a short distance to the town centre's amenities, top schools and leisure facilities.
His daughter, an aspiring journalist who was due to sit her GCSEs at Rainey Endowed grammar school in
Magherafelt next week, died a short time later.
Magherafelt Sinn Fein councillor Michael McIvor, a friend of the family, said: "Patricia's death has shocked the community.
The policewoman, from
Magherafelt, Co Derry, had a mechanical thrombectomy to remove a clot in her head the day after she collapsed in 2015.
Sixteen-year-old Laura Jamison, living in
Magherafelt but originally from Carrickfergus, was last seen on Tuesday morning.
This time
Magherafelt man Patrick Francis Deery punched his estranged wife and their 11-year-old disabled son.