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Visitation:
Friday, October 30, 2020, at the Atlanta Christian
Church from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on
Saturday, October 31, 2020, from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30
a.m.
Service:
Saturday, October 31, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at the
church
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Danny W. Brooks, 71, of Atlanta,
passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at his
home.
Visitation for Danny will be held on Friday, October
30, 2020, at the Atlanta Christian Church from 5:00
p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday, October 31,
2020, from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Atlanta
Christian Church on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at
10:30 a.m. Mr. Doug Maris will officiate.
Cremation Rites have been accorded.
Danny was born September 10, 1949, in Lincoln,
Illinois, the son of Herman W. and Mildred J. Logan
Brooks. He married his wife of 52 years, Linda
Halsey, on April 19, 1968. She survives.
Also surviving are three sons: Rodney, of Atlanta;
Keith (Kim) of Lincoln; and Bradley (Gina) of
Bloomington; a brother: Terry (Carol) of Lincoln;
and a half-sister: Connie (Wayne) Turner of Atlanta;
grandchildren: Austin, Caedan, and Jack Brooks, and
Rebecca (Max) Van Rheeden; and great-grandson: Abel
Brooks.
Dan was preceded in death by his parents; one
brother, Ronnie; and one grandson, Jordan.
Dan attended Atlanta Elementary and High Schools and
Lincoln Junior College. He then became a union
laborer, working with his father, uncle Harold
Brooks, and cousin Rick Brooks, for Brooks Masonry
Construction in Bloomington. He later worked as a
corrections officer at Logan Corrections in Lincoln,
retiring after a workplace accident. |
Dan loved sports and served as a
coach for his boys' little league teams. He loved
watching them grow and develop their skills and
never missed a game if at all possible. He was very
proud of the men and fathers they became. He loved
nothing more than family get-togethers with his
children and grandchildren.
In retirement Dan grew to love golf
and the many friends he made at North Greens Golf
Course. He also enjoyed his twice a day trips to the
Country Aire restaurant to discuss the news of the
day with "the guys."
A special thanks to Dale and Liz Kindred ... Liz for
her cookies and sweet tea, and Dale for the special
care he provided Dan with his many visits and rides
around the country to get Dan out and about when he
could no longer drive. Thanks to lifelong friend,
Yaletta Batterton, for her constant support. Also
thanks to the staff at Country Aire for taking great
care of Dan during his visits so he could enjoy the
comeradarie as long as possible.
Thanks also to Springfield Memorial Home Hospice for
their dedicated and compassionate staff -- Michelle,
Abbie, Teela, Becky, Emma, and Beth.
Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Christian
Church.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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