Lawrence E. Brooks

Mr. Brooks, 60, of Red Bank, died Dec. 7, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was the former chief of the Red Bank- Navesink Hook and Ladder Fire Department. He was predeceased by his wife, Joyce Brooks. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Steve Ruzicka of South Carolina; three nieces; and six great-nieces and great-nephews. A funeral service will be held Dec. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Interment will follow at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to the Red Bank-Navesink Hook and Ladder, P.O. Box 868, Red Bank, NJ 07701.