Passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Loving husband of Margaret (McGowan) Brooks, father of Donna Brooks and Robert T. Brooks, grandfather of Brody, Dylan, Sydney and Emerson. Loving brother of Lynda (Brooks) Donovan, brother-in-law of Richard Donovan, brother-in-law of Gladys (McGowan) Ulley, many nieces and nephews as well as close friends. Visitation will be on Monday, August 5, 2013 in Pointe Claire at Collins Clarke McGillivray and White Funeral Home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A full military funeral service preceding the burial will be held at the funeral home chapel on August 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Raphael's Catholic Cemetary, South Glengarry, ON.