Walter Wilson Brookes

BROOKES, Walter Wilson, 64, of Daniel Island, S.C., husband of Cynthia Ann Brookes, passed away on January 25, 2008. The relatives and friends of Walter W. Brookes are invited to attend his Memorial Service on Thursday, January 31 at 11 a.m. at East Cooper Baptist Church. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. at J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel. Wilson was born October 1, 1943, in West Point, Va., son of the late William Gregory Brookes and Mary Garland Wilson Brookes. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS degree in Engineering. He was also a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam and a member of East Cooper Baptist Church. Wilson was an avid golfer and boater, but most of all, devoted to his wife and loved his children, grandchildren, family and friends. He was fun-loving and witty with a generous spirit. He had a smile on his face and a kind word for all he met. He lived passionately for the Lord, who was the source of his daily joy. Surviving are his wife, Cynthia Ann Brookes of Daniel Island, S.C.; one daughter, Kimberly Brookes Sniffen and her husband, Woody, of Apex, N.C.; two sons, Kevin Andrew Brookes and his wife, Catherine, of Daniel Island, S.C., and Gordon Tyler Wilhoit of Charleston, S.C.; five grandchildren, Devin Brookes Sniffen, Logan Jennings Sniffen, Kylie Joan Sniffen, Wilson Andrew Brookes, and John Yancey Brookes; three sisters, Betty DeBord of Richmond, Va., Mary Shields and Ann Simmons, both of West Point, Va. In lieu of flowers, please send your donations to Samaritan's Purse at www.samaritanspurse.org. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.