Brookie A. Terlikowski, 42, of Yawkey.
Brooke was stubbornly alive. More alive than most. She was always laughing the loudest, telling stories and sharing some (very) honest opinions, During her long-fought battle with cancer, she was more stubborn and more alive than ever. Over and over, she was told, “There’s no way,” and over and over, she responded, “There is. I’ll show you.”
Even now, after passing at her home on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, she is still living. She is in the feet and hips of her granddaughter, who learned to dance like Naunie. She is in the heart of her husband, tending to the flowers she grew there. She lives in the soft resilience of her daughters, the hard-working hands and humor of her son.
Brooke dealt in a specific, rare version of love. To be loved by her meant to learn to love others better. Whether it was at Sumerco Church of God, where she lent her strength and prayed for others, or at the Alum Creek Pharmacy, where she spent countless hours being a mother and a friend to all of Lincoln County, Brooke always spread love. Feel the ground, breathe the air, remember her smile. The love that is Brooke is there, clinging, stubbornly.
She was predeceased by her father, Dwayne “Pete” Adkins, and sisters, Stephanie and Nikki Adkins.
Brooke is survived by her husband, Scott Terlikowski; three children, Levi, Lindsay and Carly Terlikowski; daughter-in-law, Shelby Terlikowski; and her feisty granddaughter, Avery Jade. Her same, strong spirit runs through her parents, Johnny and Diane McNeely and sisters, Crystal Lovejoy and Misty Price. She is also survived by siblings, Dwayne (Chunk) Adkins, Brian Adkins, Timmy Adkins, Sherri Richmond and Carri Wood; and touched many other family members and friends, all of whom cannot wait to see her again and will be watching for cardinals until then.
Service will be 5:00 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Curry Funeral Home in Alum Creek with Pastor Richard McCallister officiating. Following the service a fellowship meal will be held at the Sumerco Church of God.
The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-9959.