By…Tink Bechtol & Karen Hill
Design by Heather Nelson
Brooke’s Legacy The devastating loss of a young woman’s life has led to the rescue of thousands of sick, severely injured, and abandoned animals.
Brooke Br ooke A Ashley s h le y M Miller, ille r , a b beautiful e a u t if u l y young oung 1 18 8 y year ear o old, ld , w was as a fiery little rredhead edhead w ho lloved oved h er ffamily a m ily a nd ffriends. riends. SShe he w as ffull u ll o ife, spirit p and who her and was off llife, ssmiles. m ile s . W hen B ro o k e e ntered a rroom, oom, tthe he a tm o s p h e re c hanged tto o When Brooke entered atmosphere changed la u g h t e r a nd ffun. un. SShe he h ad a p o s it iv e o u t lo o k o n llife if e a nd w o u ld a lw a y s laughter and had positive outlook on and would always llook ook fforward o rw a rd a and nd n never ever b back. a ck. W When hen I w was as sstanding t a n d in g a att h her er m memorial e m o r ia l service with 500 and knew my daughter’s service ffilled ille d w it h 5 00 ffamily a m ily a nd ffriends, r ie n d s , I k new tthat hat m y d a u g h te r’ s memory never how many hearts m emory sshouldn’t houldn’t sstop top tthere. h e re . I n ever kknew new h ow m any h earts sshe he ttouched ouched u ntil tthat hat d ay. B ro o k e w as a v ery sspecial p e c ia l p erson tto o sso om any, a nd m yg until day. Brooke was very person many, and my oal goal was, w a s, a and nd iis, s, tto ok keep eep h her er sspirit p ir it a alive. liv e . o u se house O nB r o o k e 's 1 8 th b irthday, sshe he w as d riving tto oh er g ra n d p a re n ts’ h On Brooke's 18th birthday, was driving her grandparents’ ffor or h er p arty. SShe he w as iinvolved nvolved iin n a ttragic r a g ic a ccident tthat hat e je c t e d h er a nd her party. was accident ejected her and h er sseven even w eek o ld p uppy, M ia, ffrom ro m h er ttruck. ru c k . M ia ffully ully rrecovered ecovered ffrom ro m her week old puppy, Mia, her Mia h er h ead ttrauma, ra u m a , d despite espite a ffew ew sscars. c a rs. B Brooke ro o k e w was as fflown lown tto o a FFlorida lo r id a her head center head underwent ttrauma ra u m a c enter ffor or ssevere e v e re h ead iinjuries. njuries. SShe he u nderwent ttwo wo sseparate e p a ra te e m e rg e n c y b rain ssurgeries, u r g e r ie s , a nd a fte r e xactly sseven even d ays iin nac oma, sshe he emergency brain and after exactly days coma, p a sse d a way. SShe he llived iv e d e v e ry d ay tto o tthe he ffullest, u lle s t , a nd a lways ffound ound tthe he passed away. every day and always good everything g ood iin ne v e r y t h in g a and nd e everyone. v e ry o n e . O ne o ro o k e ’s g reatest lloves oves w as a nimals. SShe he w as a n a v id b a rre l One off B Brooke’s greatest was animals. was an avid barrel rracer acer ffor or n in e y e a rs w it h h er m uch lloved oved q u a rte r h o rse , R ed D awn. SShe he nine years with her much quarter horse, Red Dawn. was a ctively iinvolved nvolved iin n TThe he H appy TTrails r a ils 4 -H H C lu b , w o rk e d a a t 's K id s , was actively Happy 4-H Club, worked att P Pat's Kids, A p p le b e e 's a o ste ss, a nd a he N ew TTo oY ou C onsignment SShop. hop. SShe he Applebee's ass a h hostess, and att tthe New You Consignment a ls o w worked o rk e d a att m my yp pet et g grooming rooming sshop, hop, G Groomingdale's r o o m in g d a le 's o off N Naples. a p le s . B Brooke ro o k e also was attending Edison Community College att a age Her w as a t t e n d in g E d is o n C o m m u n it y C o lle g e a ge ssixteen. ix t e e n . H er ttwo wo younger brothers, Mason and Colton, and one younger Cheyenne, y ounger b ro th e rs, M a so n a nd C o lt o n , a nd o ne y ounger ssister, is t e r , C heyenne, are allll ffollowing her with off a animals. Brooke and a re a ollowing iin nh er ffootsteps o o tste p s w ith ttheir heir llove ove o n im a ls . B rooke iiss a nd always will her a lw a y s w ill be be rremembered emembered ffor or h er llove ove o off llife, if e , h her er llove ove o off c children h ild r e n a and nd h her er love for animals. She is in the hearts of all of us. l
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“Brooke was a very special person to so many, and my goal was, and is, to keep her spirit alive”