Carl Eugene Brazee

Former Bonners Ferry resident Carl Eugene Brazee, 40, passed away from a heart attack Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at his home in Arlington, Texas. Carl was born Feb. 6, 1967, in Peoria, Ill., to Gary and Diana Hopple Brazee. His family moved to Bonners Ferry in 1974. Carl graduated from Bonners Ferry High School and moved in 1997 to Fort Worth, Texas. He moved in 2004 to Arlington. Carl was a member of Laborers Local 238. In 1997, he joined his mother, Diana Martin, and her husband, Ken Martin, in business as a plumber for Able Cable Sewer and Drain in Fort Worth. His interests included hunting, football and storytelling. Survivors include a son, Mathew Brazee of Missoula, Mont.; brothers Jack and Cole Brazee; his mother in Fort Worth; his father in Peoria; his grandmother Beverly Deal Palouse, Wash.; and many relatives and friends.