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Obituary for Brake


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday December 12, 2002

Ernest Ernie Brake Jr., 67, a resident of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, December 10, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Patricia"Pat" Brake; daughter, Denae Brake-Byrd and husband, Robert Byrd; son, Bryan Brake; daughter, Stacey Brake; dog and buddy, Shogun, all of Albuquerque; brothers, Norman Brake and Darrell Brake; and sisters, Ruth Ballentine, Geneva Ellison, Carolyn Hudson, and Patricia Ragsdale. Mr. Brake was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Beulah Brake; and brothers, Harvey and Eldon Brake. He will be remembered as a loving, caring, and kind husband and father, who was always independent, never a quitter, and forever strong. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 1:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE. Memorial contributions may be made to the UNM Cancer Research Center, 9300 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd NE.