Thomas M. Brooks, Jr., 93, died on November 9, 2021 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Eleanor L. (Gertridge) Brooks with whom he would have celebrated their 72nd anniversary in two weeks. Tom was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1927 in Providence, R.I. the son of Thomas M. Brooks and Dorothy (Chicoine) Brooks. He grew up in Dartmouth and was a 1946 graduate of Dartmouth High. He served two years in the United States Marine Corps. Tom was a member of Noquochoke Masonic Lodge and a member and Past Master of Abraham H. Howland, Jr. Masonic Lodge.
Although his principle employment was as an Assessor for the Town of Dartmouth and later the Town of Stoughton, he served his town in many other capacities. Tom was one of the original members of the Dartmouth Board of a Public Works. He was a 34 year member of Dartmouth Fire District One and was the Chief of the Department for 12 years. He also was a member of the Dartmouth Board of Registrars for a number of years. After retirement he worked as an EMT, for several different companies. It kept him busy, made him lifelong friends and he proudly continued until he was 82 years old. He spent many hours coaching Little League teams when his sons were young, and in later years never missed one of his grandson’s hockey games. His family was his greatest treasure. He smiled brightest when in the presence of his great-grandchildren, or driving his little red sports car.
Tom is survived by his wife, his son Scott T. Brooks and his wife, Jane, his grandchildren Stephanie (Brooks) Miller and her husband Todd and Scott T. Brooks II and his wife Rachel, his beloved great grandchildren Ella Grace White, Thomas James Brooks, and Amelia Grace Miller, his step-granddaughter Catrina Forsythe and her children Jayla and Ta-Rey, his sister-in-law Audrey (Duce) Brooks, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son Kevin Harry Brooks, his brother John Chicoine Brooks and his sister and brother in law, Louise (Brooks) Gertridge and Harry D. Gertridge.
Funeral Services honoring Tom, will be held on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 1:00PM in South Dartmouth Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited. Arrangements are in the care of the WARING-SULLIVAN HOME at DARTMOUTH, 230 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA 02748. To leave a note of condolence: www.waring-sullivan.com
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