James Reginald 'Jinx' Brooks
Born In: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed in: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: November 9th, 2010
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of a very caring gentleman and friend James Reginald ‘Jinx’ Brooks, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at his home.
Born in Glace Bay, he was the son of the late Roland and Rose Catherine (Pembroke) Brooks and was a member of St. Anne’s parish, Glace Bay.
Jinx was a member of the Laborers Union Local 1115 and worked in the construction industry his entire working career, spending the last 15 years prior to his retirement in 2003, as a grounds keeper at Lingan Golf and Country Club, a job he truly enjoyed.
Jinx played sports all of his life, playing on several hockey and baseball teams in the Caledonia area of Glace Bay and in later years enjoyed watching it on TV with his boys. His favourite teams being the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Red Wings. He was also a past member of the Sergeants Mess, Glace Bay.
Jinx will mainly be remembered as a very caring and gentle man, meek and mild and respected by many. He was the type of man who would do without, so he could provide for others.
He will be sadly missed by his loving friend of 43 years, Jean Peori; her two sons, who Jinx considered as his own boys, Carl (Karen), Sydney, Billy (Kathy), Glace Bay, and their children Garrett, Dawson and Rileigh; twin sister, Betty Head, Glace Bay; nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Visitation for Jinx will be held Friday, Nov.12 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. A funeral mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Anne’s Church, Glace Bay, with Fr. Leo Boone officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, with a luncheon to following in the church foyer, all are welcome.
Online condolences to the family are available through www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
