John G. 'Jack' Brooks, 89
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — John George "Jack" Brooks, 89, of North Adams died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at his home.
Born in North Adams on Dec. 9, 1930, a son of Levi and Odna Tondreau Brooks, he attended North Adams schools and graduated from Drury High School with the class of 1950. Jack was a veteran of the Korean War and served in the Navy on the USS Midway.
Jack worked at the former Sprague Electric Co. for many years and then as a quality assurance specialist in Naval Ordnance for General Dynamics from 1989 until his retirement in 1995. He also was a sales representative for Dinn Brothers Trophies until the time of his death.
He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, where he served as a Eucharistic minister and was a member of its finance committee. He had been an active communicant of the former St. Francis of Assisi Church, where he also was a Eucharistic minister, choir member, lector and chairman of its 125th anniversary committee. Jack was a member of the VFW Post 996, American Legion Post 125 and the Fall Foliage Parade Committee.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Joyce Claire Thomas Brooks, whom he married on Oct. 9, 1954, in Incarnation Church; his "kids," Robert and Jessica Burdick of North Adams; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by three sisters and one brother, Olive O'Neill, Irene Hewitt, Ruth Giroux and Arthur Brooks.
FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Jack Brooks will be celebrated Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery. Calling hours at FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR FUNERALS, WEST CHAPELS, 521 West Main St., North Adams, are Friday from 4 to 6 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the St. Elizabeth Parish Meals Program in care of the funeral home. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.
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