Ralph Brooks

Brooks, Ralph William “Red” – President of Champlain Graphics, Whitby; 30+ years Alger Press – Peacefully at his home in Oshawa just three months after the loss of his beloved wife Pauline Brooks, on Monday March 4, 2013 in his 86th year. Proud father of John Brooks & his wife Patricia, Gloria & her husband Walter Koester, Jim Brooks & his wife Karena, Greg Brooks & his wife Cathy and Tim Brooks. Cherished Papa to Cynthia Brooks, John Paul Brooks (Keira), Nina Tzambazis (Jay), Charlie Koester (Jessica), Angie Young (Derek), Corey Scott (Karen), Taylor Brooks, Jessica Brooks, Justine Brooks, Candice Brooks, Logan Brooks and the late Jannette Brooks. Great papa of Connor, Liam, Kyle, Ethan, Owen, Evan, Mitchell, Grace, Kaleb and Tyler. Predeceased by his parents Florence (nee Winterflood) and Ernie Brooks, his brother Ernie Brooks and his sister Joan Wamsley. Friends may call at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East Oshawa on Thursday March 7th from 3 – 5 & 7 – 9 p.m. Prayers in the chapel at 8:15pm. Funeral Mass will take place at St. Mary of the People Church on Friday March 8th, at 11 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Memorial donations to the R.S. McLaughlin Cancer Centre would be appreciated.