"Just heard of Bryan's suddend passing. I, like so many others, will greatly miss him. He was my DCFS rep. Enjoyed his yearly visits. My prayers go out to your family."
In loving memory of
Bryan J. Eads
April 16, 2012
Bryan J. Eads, age 61, of 1708 E 1332nd Street, Fowler, IL died Monday, April 16, 2012, at 4:40 am in his home.
Bryan was born May 8, 1950 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of S. John and Frances J. Bloom Eads. He married Teresa L.Watkins on September 2, 1977 in Palmyra, MO. She survives.
He was a 1968 Quincy High School graduate and a graduate of Quincy College. Bryan was a licensing Representative for Day care through the Department of Children and Family Services located in Beardstown, IL. Bryan and his son enjoyed bass fishing and drag racing their Chevy S10 pickup truck.
Survivors include: son, Michael J. Eads and his girlfriend Andrea Lewis and her daughter Ellie of Quincy; a daughter, Staci L. Hamilton and her boyfriend Matthew Sellers of Marcelline, IL; 2 grandchildren, Bryant and Kolbee Beeler of Marcelline, IL; a sister, Lohretta Eads of Quincy: an aunt, Jackie Dinon of Pulaski, TN, and a cousin, Andrette Dinon of Pulaski, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services: 1:00 pm Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home, Rev. Jack Perdue officiating
Burial: Mt. Horeb Cemetery near Golden, IL
Visitation: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Wednesday at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home
Memorials: His grandchildren.
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Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.
Tributes
"Bryan was my daycare licensing rep. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. He will be missed."
"Bryan was my DCFS rep. He was a wonderful man. He will be missed. He was caring and he loved to joke. I am sorry to hear of his passing. My thoughts and prayers to the family."
"Michael and Family, I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep you all in my prayers."
"I am so sorry for your loss of such a wonderful man. Bryan was my DCFS Rep. and did a marvelous job. He loved all the kids and would joke with them. Tell stories to each and just made the visit a joyable time. There are many lives he has touched and each one will miss him very much. I know it will not be easy for any of you in the family. God is happy to have him with Him in Heaven. Bryan will be laughing and telling jokes to the angels. May God Bless each of you as you go through this time of healing. Lean heavy on the Lord. Our prayers are with you all."
"So sorry for the loss of a great man. Your family is in my prayers. He was my dcfs representative. When he did my visits he would always make me laugh and would always talk to me about drag racing because he knew my husband was into that also. He will be missed for sure."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Bryan's family. Bryan has always been so good to us at the Wee Care Center in Macomb. We will certainly miss his humor and how much he enjoyed seeing the kids at the day care. We are deeply saddened that we won't be seeing him during visits anymore. We lost a good guy."
"Teresa and family, Sorry to hear about Bryan passing. You and your family are in our prayers."
"Teresa and family, Sorry to hear about Brian passing. You and your family will be in our prayers."
"I am so sorry of Bryan's sudden passing. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Bryan was my dcfs representative. He was such a great guy. Very caring and always considerate of others. The safety of kids was always his first priority. He always had stories to tell and could always make you laugh. He loved talking about his family. He will be greatly missed. God Bless Your Family."
"I am so shocked and sorry for your loss I am a daycare provider that had the honor to work with Bryan without him I don't think I would be where I am today and no matter how nervous I was when he would show up the first few times he always put me at ease and helped me thru all the paper work etc.... My prayers are with you and he will be sooooo missed here. Love you all."
"I am sorry to hear of Bryan's passing. I knew him from the race track and like everyone else has said, he could always make you laugh! I will definitely miss seeing him pulling up in the staging lanes revving up that beautiful s10! My thoughts and prayers go out to the family."
"Your father will always be close by; He will be in your heart and thoughts, always. Mine has been gone awhile, but I still feel his strength. You are in my heart and in my prayers, love to you and your family."
"You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I have been praying for you since this happend and I hope it is helping bringing you and your family some comfort right now. Bryan will be missed he was a great guy! It is unknown to us sometimes why the ones we love are taken from us so early but it was just his time to go home to the Heavenly Father and I hope you all find peace in knowing that he will always be there by your sides each day watching over you and he will always be close in your hearts."
"Bryan is going to be missed greatly. We all had a great time at the race track with him. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends"
"Teresa and family, I am so sorry for you loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you."
"So sorry to hear of Bryan's sudden passing. Had worked along side Bryan for many years through the Pike County/Quincy DCFS office when I worked at Bridgeway. Loved his spunk and ability to make you laugh. His passion was about helping children and families and he demonstrated this through his caring and thoughtful committment with DCFS. He will be missed by those who knew him. Prayers your way."
"Are thoughts are with your family at this tough time Dave and Phyllis Harter aka The mayor and his wife of Havana Dragstrip"
"We raced with Bryan and Mike. We have lots of memories with Bryan from the track. Like so many others, we are in shocked by his passing, and will miss racing with him. Our prayers and thoughts are with his family."
"i only knew Bryan from the race track but he always had a smile and something nice to say and i am saddened by his passing, he will be greatly missed by his family that he loved so much and his many freinds. God Speed my friend and i pray for his family"
"Our thoughts and prayers to Mike and his entire family."
"Mike I'm so sorry to hear about your fathers sudden passing, you are in my thoughts!"
"Bryan was my DCFS licensing representative here in Mt. Sterling. My thoughts and prayers to the your family at this time of loss. Bryan always had a smile and a great sense of humor when he came to do his home visits and all the kids would just light up when he was here. He will be missed by many."
"so sorry for your loss. I always enjoyed Brian, going to miss him at the track. I've got some great memories & stories from our times racing. Rest in peace " wild man""
"Bryan was my DCFS licensing representative here in Mt. Sterling. My thoughts and prayers to the family during this difficult time. He will be missed by many!! May you remember all the special times you have spent with him and keep those close to your heart during this difficult time."
"Bryan was my daycare licensing representative and friend from the race track. Watching his face light up when that red S10 did well at the track was a joy! Like so many others, I am shocked by his passing, and will miss him very much! I pray for comfort for his family, that he spoke so highly of!"
"Teresa and family, Sorry for your loss. I enjoyed working with Bryan. He made our shift enjoyable and the kids loved him. Prayers and Candles lighted for you."
"Teresa and family, I am sorry to hear of Bryan's sudden passing. I have a lot of good memories of Bryan as I worked with him at DCFS as his secretary for several years. He was the life of our team meetings and always had a story to tell. He will be missed by many. May your memories be special and held in your hearts forever. God Bless you all."
"As former director of Family Services, I enjoyed working with Bryan. He showed a wonderful combination of humor and compassion. He was ethical, honest and caring. God bless Bryan and his family. Paula Bristol"
"Am still in shock about Bryan's passing. You all are in our thoughts and prayers."