Alfred J. (Tom) Brazeau
September 8th, 2019
BRAZEAU, Alfred
Alfred J. (Tom) Brazeau, a longtime resident of Grande Prairie and the last ten years of Red Deer, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Centennial Centre in Ponoka, at 88 years old. Dad will be lovingly remembered by his son, Tony Brazeau of Calgary; his daughter, Cathy Brazeau of Red Deer; son, Jeff (Linda) Brazeau of Airdrie; grandson, Matthew Brazeau of Airdrie; granddaughter, Kaite (Dan) Fulmore of Calgary; and Joyce Junck, his special friend of Red Deer and his golfing buddy, Ken Fedoruk of Grande Prairie. He will also be missed by, his brother, Reg (Nadine) Brazeau, his brother, Stan Brazeau; both of Terrace, B.C., his brother, Howard (Cathy) Brazeau of Westlock. Tom was born December 11, 1930 in Smith Alberta. He started working at 16 for Swanson Lumber as a Sawyer, moving on to a carpenter shop at the Gold Mine out of Yellowknife, then onto McGregor Telephone and Power as a lineman, onto Pool Construction as a carpenter, onto Charlie Turner as a Construction Foreman, onto the Department of Public Works as a journeyman carpenter, and onto Rice Engineering working in Yellowknife and Hay River. He obtained his license as a Construction Contractor and his last position was as a Building Inspector for the City of Grande Prairie. He was an active member in the G.P. Gun Club and a very passionate golfer. He also enjoyed hunting, camping, curling, ice fishing, ATVing, and snowmobiling with his family. Dad spent his final years participating in senior activities and road trips, playing pool, wood working, drawing, golfing and visiting family before severe dementia took over. He will be missed by family and friends. Dad will be interred at Alto Rest Cemetery, Red Deer along with his wife, Phyllis (Johnston)Brazeau who predeceased him. A Memorial Service will be held at Living Stones Church, 2020 – 40 Avenue, Red Deer, AB on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at 11:00 am, with a light luncheon to follow.
Messages:
To Cathy, and the Brazeau family, we offer our heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
My condolences to the family and friends. I have not seen Alf for quite a few years, but I remember him well for the few years we worked together as Building Inspectors for the City of Grande Prairie. I considered him a "good guy". Lynne Coulter
I am the niece of uncle Tommy. My father was his brother Edward married to Margaret. We all as a family send our love and deepest sympathy to you all. (Margaret lives in Quesnel,B.C. and do I (Gwen). Sharlene lives in Kamloops,B.C. Dale lives in Dawson Creek,B.C., Glen lives in Beaumont,Alta We are so sorry for your loss! Much love to you all at this time. On behalf of our family, Gwen Erixon ( Brazeau)
Tommy always had a special place in our hearts after marrying Phyllis. We looked forward to his visits with Phyllis to Carstairs and later on Calgary. When we visited them in Grande Prairie he was always excited to show us the latest birdhouse he had built. We had one of his stools he made for many years. He will be deeply missed.
We send our love and condolences to his family. We would love to come but dad (Reg) is also in a home with dementia., our thoughts will be with you guys.
Remembering the many years we had with Tom, beers & talks in the workshop. Our family will all miss him. Bunny - Trudy -Tracy
To all the Brazeau family, I send my sincere condolences. Alf was a great mentor and friend when I worked at the City of Grande Prairie Planning Dept in the early 90's . Later when I became a realtor, Alf gave me the opportunity to sell his house. I still treasure the birch bird house he made for me several years ago. Just recently, my grand daughter asked me where I got the cute bird house, and I answered " my friend Alf made it for me " .