Edward Alton Brooks III

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Born on Dec. 20, 1957, in Oxnard, Calif., Edward Brooks III passed away Dec. 1, 2015, at St. Helena Hospital in Napa, surrounded by his loving family at the age of 57.

Eddie or “Buddy,” as his family and friends called him, was raised in Marin County, Calif., relocating to Lake County in the late 1990s. He loved Lake County, and living near the water.

Buddy had a wonderful sense of humor. He enjoyed playing his guitar and all kinds of music. He worked for various attorneys in Lake and Mendocino County as a licensed process server.

Buddy is survived by his parents, father Edward Brooks Jr. and mother Margaret Brooks, both of Lakeport; his sister, Regina Weinstein; his brother, Scott Brooks; and his beloved nieces and nephews, as well as his many cousins, all of whom he grew up with and stayed close to after adulthood.

The family would like to thank the kind EMTs, Sutter Lakeside Emergency Department and St. Helena Hospital ICU Staff.

Per his instructions, there will be no services.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary 707-263-0357 or 994-5611 or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com .