Diane Brooks

TORRINGTON, WY….. Memorial services for DIANE DARLENE BROOKS, 57, will be held on Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 10:30am at the United Methodist Church in Torrington, Wyoming with Reverend Ora Dailey officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the United Methodist Church of Torrington. Diane passed away on November 13, 2009 at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in Marshalltown, IA. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. She was born in Casper, Wyoming on February 23, 1952 to Cecil Warren and Darlene Mae (Blakeley) Brooks. The family lived in Glenrock until 1958 when they moved to Torrington and purchased the Torrington News. Diane was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church at an early age. She received her education and graduation at Torrington with the class of 1970. On June 28, 1970 Diane was united in marriage to Bryce Carl Hunter and from this union two daughters were born. The family lived in several towns including Loveland, CO, Laramie, Casper, Worland, and Riverton, Wyoming. The couple later divorced and Diane and the girls moved to Chadron, Nebraska in 1985. Diane entered college at Chadron State College and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Psychology and Social Work. She received the Outstanding Senior Award for Social Work and Magna Cum Laude. Two years later she earned her Master’s Degree. While attending college she tutored many students and enjoyed working with Hospice. After graduation she was employed at Panhandle Mental Health in Chadron for several years as a counselor/therapist. She then moved to Gillette and then to Sheridan, Wyoming where she continued her work. After being in Sheridan for five years with the Northern Wyoming Mental Health, she moved to Marshalltown, IA in June of 2009, to be near her girls because of failing health. Diane enjoyed being a grandma to her two grandsons, Alex and Josh. She had a close relationship with God and tried to live his plan. She had a great love for dogs, especially her Great Dane. Diane was a caring and compassionate person, and her clients were very important to her. After earning her certificate as a member of the National Crisis Team, she was called for many critical situations. Diane held a Majority Degree in Job’s Daughters and enjoyed working in the organization as her own daughters were Honored Queens in Chadron. She is survived by her two daughters, Lisa Kay ( Jeff) Hamar of Marshalltown, IA, and Jill Denise( Jim Lazzell, fiancée) of Nevada, IA, two grandsons, Alex and Josh Hamar, her parents, Warren and Darlene Brooks of Torrington, brother Larry(Kate) Brooks of Ft. Collins, CO, nieces and nephews, Jenni and Mark Trail, Katie Jo and Rhett of Nebraska City, NE, Amber and Cory Brooks, Kassidy and Gage of Casper, WY, and Cody brooks of Chadron, NE, as well as a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents.

Diane Brooks

February 23, 1952 - November 13, 2009