gifted former Echo photographer Pat Brookes has died

HIS surprising shots captured the second Bobby Stokes scored to carry Saints an historical FA Cup victory and the legendary common Isle of Wight fairs starring Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and The Who.

Former each day Echo photographer Patrick Brookes changed into additionally handy to checklist performances by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, welcome the exceptional cruise liners to Southampton and seize images of the troubles in Northern eire.

Pat, as he turned into at all times accepted, changed into born on June 2 1947 in Southampton and attended Bitterne Park babies college. He changed into most put out when, on his sixth birthday, the entire events appeared to be celebrating the Queen's coronation as opposed to his big day.

relocating to Hill Head in 1958, Pat enjoyed swimming and biking within the nation-state. He overlooked his tests as a result of glandular fever and as an alternative interviewed for a trainee journalist's job at the Echo, later switching to photography.

Pat left domestic at 18, moving to a flat in Southampton, and married his first wife Diana on the age of 20. they had two babies, Vicky and Matthew, and settled in Hedge conclusion.

Pat loved the hospitality and go back and forth once in a while afforded him as a photographer, then image editor, and later went on to work for The Mayflower as their press officer, advertising and marketing suggests like Phantom of the Opera.

In 1984, Pat married Jayne and they welcomed daughter Charlotte.

The couple, who lived in Cadnam and later Romsey, adored to entertain and go back and forth, enjoying journeys to China, India, Madagascar, New Zealand, South Africa, Mauritius and The Seychelles, as well as normal travels to the South of France and different components of Europe.

Pat passed away peacefully last month within the sanatorium where he become born following a long fight with cancer.

Pat leaves his wife Jayne, children Matthew and Charlotte and grandsons Ben, Maxim, Toby and Leo. unfortunately, his eldest daughter Vicky handed away last year.