Tod W. Brinkman

Rock Island, Illinois Services for Tod W. Brinkman, 36, of Rock Island, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. The Reverend Joseph Robb will officiate. Burial is in Riverside Cemetery, Moline. Visitation is 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Quad City Animal Welfare Center or A-1 Fire and Rescue. God called Tod into heaven on Wednesday, March 5, 2003, when he died suddenly in Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island, with his loving family by his side. Tod William Brinkman was born June 29, 1966, in Moline, the son of William and Rosalie (Erickson) Brinkman. He married Susan Gnatovich on March 7, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tod was a man with unyielding talents, a fun loving, energetic, caring generous man. Among his favorite lines were "There was not anybody I cannot get along with" and "It doesn't have to be this hard." His bright light is now shining in heaven, and he will be greatly missed and never forgotten by so many. He was a talented, avid golfer, a member of Pinnacle Golf Club, and traveled the world as a professional caddy while on the PGA Tour from 1987 to 1995. He loved to race the late model dirt track circuit, traveling to many tracks. NASCAR was his life - he never missed a race, and was a Daytona 500 enthusiast. He was a member of Davenport Moose Lodge #28, where he was looking forward to working with the Special Olympics. He was a devoted Iowa Hawkeye and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He loved spending time with his friends. He especially enjoyed indoor go-karting with Derek and Denny. He loved when his Grandma Violet made him his special pancakes, and he loved music, dancing, sports, shoes, and a good haircut. Tod is survived by his wife, Susan; his parents, Bill and Rosalie; brothers, Kyle of Smyrna, Georgia, and Scot and his wife Kelly of Rock Island; grandparents, Hiram and Violet Erickson of Moline; Uncle and aunt, Randy and Cindy Erickson; and cousins, Kristy and Lynsy Erickson. Tod was preceded in death by his lovely sister, Wendy, and his beloved grandparents, Elmer and Dorothea Brinkman. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family by clicking 'Guestbook' on the right. END OF OBITUARY