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Updated: 07 Apr 2013

Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
May 20, 2009

Edward Lydell Brookshire passed away on Monday, May 18, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with heart and kidney disease. Eddie was born in 1955 in Oklahoma City to Lloyd and Nancy Brookshire . He married Janice, his high school sweetheart and soulmate, on June 29, 1974, and would have celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary this June. They have two children, Kelli and Edward, and Eddie spent every summer coaching, watching, or cheering them on in various activities. Eddie started racing stock cars in the late 1970's and worked his way up to super-modified until a near-fatal crash in 1982. He won several championships and trophies, and loved to race. He loved classic cars, too, and spent much of his life rebuilding and reselling them. He was a plumber by trade, and together with Janice, they founded Sooner Service Company in 1979 and spent 30 years building it into one of the most successful plumbing, heating, and air conditioning service companies in the metro area. Eddie and Janice had lots of hobbies, and their circle of friends encompasses every aspect of their life. Eddie loved to fish, and took his entire family on camping, boating, and fishing trips every summer in the RV. Family trips to the lake usually expanded to quickly include old and new friends. They loved Harley-Davidson motorcycles and Eddie and Janice loved to ride, whether it be just around town, or across the country. They loved to sing, too, and were well known in karaoke joints all around town. Eddie was an incredible poker player, and even played on the World Poker Tour in San Jose, California, in March 2006. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, and older brother Wayne Brookshire .

He is survived by his wife and soulmate Janice Brookshire , daughter Kelli Brookshire , son and daughter-in-law Edward and Denise Brookshire , adopted daughter Tricia Jones and grandson Aiden Todd, along with two sisters, and one brother. Services will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Smith & Kernke, 14624 N. May Avenue in Oklahoma City. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Eddie's honor to the Oklahoma Heart Hospital, whose staff treated him with the utmost care and respect. Mail donations, payable to OHH Volunteer Auxiliary, designated for Eddie Brookshire , to: Oklahoma Heart Hospital

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Compiled, transcribed and submitted by Marti Graham, Oklahoma County, OKGenWeb Coordinator, Jul 2009. Information posted for educational purposes for viewers and researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.

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