Corner Brook, NL

It is with great sadness that the family of the late Corporal Brian Pinksen announce his passing on Monday, August 30, 2010 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany, at the age of 20 years. Brian was deeply loved by his family and friends and will be greatly missed by his mother, Debbie Pinksen; brothers: Brandon and Blair Pinksen; girlfriend, Natasha Burton; father, Neil Pinksen; grandparents, Calvin & Millicent Gillingham and Ross & Gertie Pinksen; aunts and uncles: Byron (Nancy) Pinksen, Ivan (Valerie) Gillingham, Pamela (Roger) Combdon, Dale (Colleen) Gillingham, Morgan (Loriann) Gillingham, Valarie (Mikael) Mantyla, Leonard (Esther) Gillingham, Remona (Kerry) Pittman and Kirby (Mindy) Gillingham; cousins: Daniel, Victoria, Noah, Chantelle, Stephen, Grant, Jenna, Jonathan, Melissa, Joshua, Jenelle, Clara, Cameron, Logan, Amber and Isaiah, as well as a large circle of other relatives and many, many friends. A private family visitation and a private family funeral service will be held at First Pentecostal Church, Premier Drive, Corner Brook. Interment will follow at the Pentecostal Cemetery, Sop's Arm, with Pastor Velmer Bessey officiating. As expressions of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Pentecostal Youth Group. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Fillatre's Funeral Home, 4 St. Mark's Avenue, Corner Brook. The family guest book may be signed or a memorial donation may be made through our website www.fillatre.ca