Chief Curtis D. Brown, 51 of Dalhart, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. A Funeral Service is scheduled for 2:00pm on Monday, October 10, 2022 at the Rita Blanca Coliseum with Kelly Vandygriff officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-4:00pm on Sunday at the Rita Blanca Coliseum. Arrangements are entrusted to Horizon Funeral Home. Curtis DeWayne Brown had a passion for helping others. His family, friends, co-workers and community now celebrate his life. Curtis was born in Dalhart, TX where his family has long settled. He graduated from Haven High School (Kansas) in 1989, and later moved back to Dalhart with his infant son, Dustin. Curtis married his love and partner-in-life, DeNisa, in Dalhart in 2008, where they raised his young daughter, Hannah, together. His children, grandchildren and family were the bedrock and pride of his world. He was an integral part of the Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department, serving in different capacities, for 28 years. Curtis earned his 17-year pin as Dalhart Fire Marshall. He successfully navigated the dual roles of paid city Fire Marshall and elected Fire Chief. He had the official support of the city and the unwavering respect of the fire department members. His talent and passion created a vibrant and effective fire department, and he was named Fire Fighter of the Year for the Texas Panhandle and later that year for the state of Texas, where he was honored to receive the traditional leather firefighter helmet. Curtis also served in many community and professional organizations including Rotary Club (President), Coffee Memorial Blood Bank (Board member) and Panhandle Firemans and Fire Marshall Association (Executive Board for 6 years, advancing each year). He is a current member of the Executive Board for State Firemans and Fire Marshall Association, and he started the first local chapter of The Brothers Keepers Motorcycle Club, where he was appointed president by the National Board. In addition to being a firefighter, Curtis worked various jobs throughout his life and found employment in farming, Kawasaki motorcycles, and as a prison correctional office, and more recently tow truck driver. As a tow truck operator, he helped drivers with disabled and wrecked vehicles, delivered gas to stranded motorists and unlocked cars. He would often say to those he helped "Pay me later". Curtis was a professional prankster and proficient pestbeware if you leave your phone or drink unattended. No one was safe from his antics. He enjoyed riding his Harley, mechanicing, the comradery of ATV group trips, food, rapping with his daughter, Hannah, to "Sugar Boom Boom" while driving to school, and two-stepping with his wife to country music. He was especially good at "The Chicken Dance." He loved an occasional beer.but only off-duty and out of town! Some mornings you might find him assisting elementary school crossing guards or student drop off at school. The school children loved his jokes and banter, where he could easily disrupt the orderliness of the class in moments. But more importantly, the children learned life-long fire safety skills during Fire Safety Week because of his amusing instructional delivery under his true passion of this program. His real-life Dalmatian dog (Hope then Arlo) assisted him in demonstrating fire safety techniques, to the delight of the children. After a night-time grid search for an auto accident survivor, Curtis saw the need for a search dog. He did some research, found Max the Bloodhound, and he and DeNisa trained Max together. For several years, they diligently helped the community through search and rescue. He always made time for others, the hour was never too late, and had a standing tradition to have lunch everyday with friends and breakfast on Fridays. Curtis DeWayne Brown lived a life of passion and dedication. He has been an inspiration of service, and his legacy will live on through the firefighters he has trained, and his firefighter son, Dustin, who is proudly following in his fathers footsteps. Curtis is survived by his wife DeNisa Brown, his children: Hannah Brown of Dalhart, TX, Dustin and wife Elisa Brown of Mt. Hope, KS, Amber and husband Robert Hale of San Antonio, TX, Janice and husband Mike Krallman of Cassville, MO, and Jordan and wife Mackenzie Romero of Amarillo, TX, his grandchildren: Shandy, Kyla, Carter, Brooklyn, Noble, Khloe, Merrick, Landrie, Sawyer, Kennedy and Lila, his parents: Charles Stuart of Dalhart, TX, Lila Brown of Haven, KS, grandmother Opal Brinkley, one brother Paul Brown and a very large extended family. Curtis is preceded in death by his father Richard (Dickie) Brown, Mother Linda Miller, brother Billy Brown, sister Angela Michelle Brown, and grandparents Lawrence and Dorothy Murray and Claude and Dee Brown. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to: Dalhart Fire Department or Bi-County First Responders Fund 110 Denrock Ave. Dalhart, TX 79022 To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Curtis D. Brown, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Memorial Donation Visitation Sunday, October 09, 2022 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Rita Blanca Coliseum Dalhart, Texas 79022 Funeral Service Monday, October 10, 2022 2:00 PM Rita Blanca Coliseum Dalhart, TX