Terry Brink

Brink, Terry D. MADISON Terry D. Brink, age 65, died on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. He was born on Feb. 26, 1942. Terry attended Madison East High School before entering the U.S. Marine Corps on Feb. 26, 1959. He spent two years at UW-Madison after his discharge in 1963. While in the Marines, Terry served with the Second Battalion Fifth Marines, one of the most decorated units in the Corps, until April 1963. After serving 14 months in the South Pacific, he returned to Camp Pendelton, Calif. Terry then met Margaret "Peggy" Clarke, and six weeks later were married. After being discharged in 1963, he and his family returned to Madison. Later in 1963, Terry started working for Brinks Armored Cars until 1968, when he joined the Town of Madison Police Department. In 1970, Terry went to work for the Dane County Sheriffs Department until his retirement as a sergeant in the Detective Division. In 1980, Terry started the departments police K-9 unit. In 1983, he and his faithful companion, Echo, went to Germany to compete in the K-9 World Championship. Echo took second place at that competition. Terry is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Peggy; their two sons, Russ (Karen) Brink of Kansas City, Mo. and Troy (Beth) Brink of Madison; his sister, Judy (Wayne Hellestad) Attoe Hellestad of Madison; as well as grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Tina Rene Brink Kellerhuis, in January 2000; his mother, Margaret "Margo" DuBe; his father, Frank Brink; and step father, Damase DuBe. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to HospiceCare Inc., 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI 53711.