John W. “Jack” Brooks, a lifelong Grays Harbor resident died on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. He was 78. Jack was born May 15, 1934, in Aberdeen, Washington to Seth Wade and Olive Laura (Sutton) Brooks. He grew up in Aberdeen and is a graduate of Weatherwax High School and Grays Harbor Community College with an Associates of Arts Degree.
Jack worked many years for Grays Harbor Paper before going to work at Grays Harbor Community College as a Counselor for retraining millworkers.