Alan Denis Brooks
Jan 16, 1927 -May 19, 2015
Alan Denis Brooks, loving father, husband, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 19th at the Kamloops Hospice.
Alan was born in Hertford, England and came to Canada as young child. He grew up in a big family in New Brunswick. He served in the Korean War and was injured and sent to Japan to recover. While in Japan he met his beautiful wife, Yaeko, whom he cherished for 64 years.
Alan lived a life of service to his family, friends, church and fellowman. He was faithful and true to the end to his Lord and Savior whom he loved. He and Yaeko served two missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chicago inner city and the Philippines, after he retired.
Alan bids farewell to his beloved Yaeko, their five children, Susan, Lance, Sally, Vance and Deborah, their spouses, 26 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, a brother, 3 sisters, many nieces, nephews and his many dear friends.
He is welcomed home by his parents, Edith and Archie Brooks, 3 brothers, 2 sisters, 2 grandbabies, 5 great grandbabies, his many friends and comrades in arms and his dog, Jake.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2165 Parkcrest Ave, at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home. www.kamloopshospice.com
Special Thanks:
We are grateful to Melanie Doiron of the Moncton hospital and amazing staff who took special care of our father when we needed their services unexpectedly.
The Fox Flight Air Ambulance, Captain Katrina Rankine, and her extraordinary crew, and the DVA for life flighting our father home to Kamloops to our mother so family and friends could have 4 more precious days with our dad. And to the Kamloops Hospice and Staff for their outstanding compassionate care in his last days.
A mighty tree has fallen. But his spirit lives on. And we shall meet again.