ALASKA. (THECOUNT) — Alaskan Bush People star Billy Brown, has died. He was 68.

Bear Brown announced the sudden and unexpected death of his father in an emotional statement on Monday, February 8.

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“Our beloved patriarch Billy Brown passed away last night after suffering from a seizure,” the Discovery Channel alum wrote on Instagram. “He was our best friend — a wonderful and loving dad, granddad and husband and he will be dearly missed. He lived his life on his terms, off the grid and off the land and taught us to live like that as well. We plan to honor his legacy going forward, and to continue with his dream. We ask for privacy and prayers during this painful time! God bless everyone!!!”

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Geo quick facts: Alaska is a U.S. state on the northwest extremity of the country’s West Coast, just across the Bering Strait. A semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast and has a maritime border with Russia’s Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west – Wikipedia.