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Longtime DuPage forest preserve fish expert dies

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Longtime DuPage County Forest Preserve District fisheries biologist Don LaBrose died Monday of a heart attack while at work. Friends and family remember LaBrose for his advocacy of fishing programs in the county.

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Among his many duties, longtime DuPage County Forest Preserve District fisheries biologist Don LaBrose, who died Monday, was in charge of restocking district lakes with native fish every year.

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Longtime DuPage County Forest District fisheries biologist Don LaBrose died of a heart attack Monday while working in one of the preserves and his funeral is Friday in Downers Grove.

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Longtime DuPage County Forest Preserve fisheries biologist Don LaBrose died Monday after suffering a heart attack while working in one of the district's preserves. The Downers Grove native was a vocal and well-versed advocate of local fishing. He created a program at the district that allowed residents to donate Christmas trees to the district to be strategically placed in preserve lakes for use as fish habitats.