A co-founder of Dutch Bros., a coffee chain at the West Coast, has died from Lou Gehrig's Disease.

The Associated Press: "Travis Boersma said his brother, 55-year-old Dane Boersma, died Thursday morning at his home in Grants Pass.

The Boersmas started Dutch Bros. pushing a coffee cart up and down the streets of Grants Pass. They started franchising the company in 2000. It has since grown to more than 150 coffee stands in seven states, with more than $50 million in sales last year."

Dane Boersma was born in Lynnwood, California and he is a third generation Dutch American. When he was diagnosed with ALS he started Dane's Drive to raise funds for research to find a cure for ALS. Mr. Boersma is survived by his wife, Sandy, a daughter and two sons.