Jeffrey D Brooks

On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, Jeffrey David Brooks, loving son, brother, spouse, and father of three, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 56. He was born August 21, 1962, the third child to Jackie G. and Bette (Wilmoth) Brooks, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He spent his early years there before moving to Mustang, where continued in school, wrestling, playing football, and graduating high school in 1980. He was active in FFA, showing Hampshire Pigs and holding various offices. Jeff then continued on to Oklahoma State University where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor’s in Animal Science. He remained a devoted fan of OSU and the Cowboys. He was often seen wearing one of his many OSU sweatshirts and his home was decorated with OSU memorabilia. For over 30 years, he worked in the poultry industry, gaining respect and recognition from his peers. He was one of the few people in the country who adeptly scheduled the complex logistics of hatching and shipment of eggs and layer birds around the nation. He moved to Pensacola, Florida, in early 2017 where he fell in love with the sugar-white sand beaches and warm teal water teeming with large sea shells. Shell hunting was a life-long beloved activity of his. Shortly after moving here, he took up kayaking and it quickly became his favorite pastime. He loved the immense peace of paddling through a calm bayou or across the smooth Perdido Bay, watching the fish and dolphins jump, the wide variety of shore birds, and the stunning sunsets from his kayak. As a first-year sea turtle rescue volunteer, he had the very rare opportunity to locate a nest a few months before his passing. Jeff had the biggest heart and couldn’t have been more pleased to find the turtle nest. He named the mother “Jewels”. He is survived by his spouse Julie Mathews of Pensacola, FL; his three children, Madison Brooks of Austin, TX, Josh Brooks of Austin, TX, Jacob Brooks of College Station, TX, from his first marriage to Elizabeth Humphries; his sister Karen (Mike) Shropshire of El Reno, OK; and his mother Bette Brooks of Oklahoma City, OK; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Jackie G. Brooks, and his sister Terri L. Brooks Queen. There will be two services: The first, a formal memorial service at 1 PM on Monday, December 17, 2018, at Christ United Methodist Church (4201 Hwy 6, College Station, TX. (Please contact Madison if you need more information.) The second, an informal beach service at 2 PM on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at a beach in Perdido Key (Pensacola), FL. This will be followed by a good ol’ modern-day Irish Wake, sans alcohol, at a local meeting hall. (Shorts and flip-flops, Jeff's regular outfit, are encouraged if weather permits. Please contact Julie for details.)rrangements are entrusted to Cason Funeral Service in Foley Alabama

Jeffrey D Brooks

August 21, 1962 - November 28, 2018

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Jeffrey D Brooks

August 21, 1962 - November 28, 2018

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