Roger Gordon Brooke

Mr. Roger Gordon Brooke, age 72, of The Rock, passed away June 18, 2023.  He was born in Atlanta, son of the late Robert Earle Brooke, Sr. and Virginia Sarah Cain Brooke. Roger was a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management. He worked in construction for several years and then returned to college where he received in Civil Engineering degree from Southern Technical College in Marietta. 

Roger worked on large high rise construction projects in numerous states across the Southeast and the Caribbean, including North Carolina, Alabama, and Washington D.C.  He was the lead concrete engineer for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in D.C., which is the second largest concrete structure in North America. 

 

When he wasn’t hunting on the family farm he loved so much, he was preparing for his next fishing trip.  Any other free time was spent on his tractor, moving dirt and enjoying God’s nature.  Roger was a proud patriot, instilling a love of this beautiful country in any who crossed his path.  

 

He is survived by his sons: Rocky Brooke (Emily) of Senoia and Brantley Brooke of Oviedo, FL; grandchildren:  Conner Brooke, Ivy Jane Brooke and Raelynn Brooke; brother:  Robert E. Brooke Jr. (Barabara) of Thomson.

 

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, June 23, 2023, 1 p.m., at Trinity Baptist Church, 410 S. Church Street, Thomaston. Pastor Bob Wilson will officiate. Friends may visit the family after the service at the church. Moody Daniel Funeral Home