Rosa Gill Brinkman, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Mobile, Alabama. She graduated from Bishop Toolen High School (now McGill-Toolen). Rosa’s hobbies included gardening and photography – she loved plants and animals as well. Above all else, Rosa considered her biggest accomplishment to be her family. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother, and will be greatly missed.
Rosa was preceded in death by her husband, Martin “Teddy” Brinkman; mother, Laura Gill; daughter, Deborah B. Burton; grandson, Jerome “Jerry” Burton, Jr.; and two younger siblings, Ida Miller and Paul Gill.
She is survived by her children, Martin “Marty” Brinkman, Tara B. Bradley, and Mark Brinkman; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Pam Lamarre and Laura Stringfellow.
A graveside service for Rosa will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 1 p.m. in Pine Crest Cemetery, located at 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, Alabama 36605.