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Gordon BRUNETTE Obituary
Our father, brother, husband, and grandfather Gordon passed away on June 5, 2021. Gordon was born August 21, 1935 to Vera and Charles Brunette. He was 1 of 13 children and attended schools in Spokane. He graduated with an Education degree from Gonzaga University. He met his wife of 66 years, Agnes at North Central HS.
He is survived by his wife, Agnes, his children Jeff (Yogi) (Darelynn), Andrea, Linda, and Julie; 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; siblings Marion, Judy, Larry, Mark, and Ken. He was preceded in death by his son Ron, grandson Blake, parents Charles, Vera, brothers and sisters Dale, Duane, Jean, Carol, Charlie and Bruce, and sons-in-law Ron and Dick.
Graveside service will be held Thursday, June 24 at Riverside Cemetery. Please arrive at 10:00 to meet and drive to the graveside. Following the service, a memorial service will be held at 12:00 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of your choice or Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Gordon's name.
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Michael Tomlinson
June 23, 2021
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Gordon Brunette. Mr. Brunette, without a doubt, was the single most influential and best teacher that I had at Mead High School (MHS) where he taught me geometry, chemistry, and let me work as one of his chemistry lab assistants in my senior year. His enthusiasm for mathematics and chemistry and the teaching of these subjects was unparalleled. Moreover, he took an active interest in his students, where they were headed (or thought they were headed), and ready to provide direction whenever needed. He always maintained a good sense of humor (even when another student and I were inadvertently trying to blow up the lab). Mr. Brunette was an active advisor to the MHS Science Club even accompanying an entire pack of nerds to Palouse Falls for a field trip when I am sure he could have found something else better to do with his time. Mr. Brunette was the person that suggested that I study oceanography at University of Washington. Thanks to Mr. Brunette, I worked as an oceanographer in the private sector and academia for 45 years before semi-retiring in 2018. So, thank you Mr. Brunette, you will be missed, and may you have fair winds and following seas!
Michael Tomlinson
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