Derrick Ivan Jay Brown age 28, of Peridot, AZ passed away on February 23, 2017 at Honor Health Hospital in Scottsdale, AZ. He was born in Phoenix, AZ on March 1, 1988, the son of Edison and Thelma Brown. Derrick attended Rice Elementary, San Carlos High School and finished high school in Montana. He worked as a chef and also as a labor doing odds jobs in Tucson. Enjoyed being around his family and loved to tell jokes. Derrick is survived by his parents Edison and Thelma Brown, his children Serenity Alexis Thorne and Derrick Ivan Jay Brown Jr., his siblings Antoinette Brown and Charmayne Brown. Wake will be on Friday, March 3, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. at the Brown residence in Peridot, AZ. Funeral Services will be held on March 4, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at San Carlos Miracle Church. Interment will be at Lower Peridot/Six Mile cemetery.