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Raymond Randall Brooks

Services will be held privately for Raymond Randall Brooks, who died on Thursday, June 15th at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital, while awaiting a liver transplant for chronic liver disease. For the past three years, Raymond has been in declining health due to his chronic disease, struggling to attain a transplant.

Born & raised in Elmira, New York, he was an alumnus of Horse Head High School, Class of 1976. He came to the Boston-North Shore Area in 1979, working for the former Piedmont, Air- North, U.S. Air & finally American Airlines at Logan Airport. He worked as a Customer Service Agent for all of his career, continuing to work until failing health curtailed his abilities one year ago. “Ron” was indeed a Renaissance man, excelling in the art of cooking and presentation, to flower arranging & horticulture. He and his proud & devoted friend of thirty years, Edward J. DeMattio, were the respected “Dads” of several canine buddies over the years. Their dogs shared their lives & their families. The couple have resided in the Lynn area for over 20 years.

Raymond was the son of the late Milton R. Brooks & Charlotte (Pease) Brooks. He is the devoted brother to Martie B. Clark of Elmira, NY., Milton R. Brooks, Jr. & his wife Wendy of Beaver Dams, NY, Kenneth S. Brooks & his wife Allison of Cypress, Texas, Daniel L. Brooks & his wife Laura of Horse Head, NY & Joanne K. Brooks of Denver, Colorado. He is also lovingly survived by many nieces & nephews and the DeMattio family of Revere & the North Shore.


Services

Funeral Services were Private

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, 401 Park Drive, Suite 602 Boston, Ma. 02215-3354 or to MSPCA-Angell, 350 So. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130-9923

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  1. John O'Hara
    Mar 11 2018

    I was just thinking about Ray. we called him “Sonny” It was sad when this came up. I lived with him breifly in 1976. I was oddly living in Beachmont from 2015- 2017. He had a tumultuous teen life. I’m glad he found stability after leaving Elmira. He was a great guy.

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To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.

On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.

Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.

Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.

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