Alan J Brouard

Alan James Brouard (6/6/1945 – 8/4/21) passed away after a somewhat prolonged and brave battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife of 46 years, Katherine (Kathy) Brouard (Gillaspie), a sister-in-law Mary Brouard, a sister-in-law Linda (Cyril) Page, a sister-in-law Lois Gillaspie and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Keith and Ruth (Warren) Brouard formerly of Martin, Michigan, and his three brothers, Duane, Steven and Kevin. His family were long-time residents of the Martin area, where he graduated in 1963.

Alan proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, he returned to work at Rockwell International in Allegan as a maintenance electrician, using the skills he learned in the navy, then went on to retire after 17 years, from Donnelly/Magna in Holland MI. An avid animal and nature lover he was especially fond of his cats: Vanilla, Nutmeg and Tippy.

In 2002 they built and moved to one of their favorite vacation spots, Beaver Island, Michigan.They resided there for nearly 17 years then moved to SE Michigan due to lack of medical care on the island that was needed for the numerous health issues he was experiencing.

There will be no service at this time. Alan’s cremains will be interred at the Hudson Corner Cemetery in Allegan at a later date.

Memorial funds may be sent to one of his favorite organizations: World Mission, 4200 Alpine Ave, NW, Comstock Park, MI 49321 (see worldmission.cc) for more information, or the American Cancer Society.