Brian James Shook

As we’re all shocked and set back in this totally unexpected passing of Brian James Shook A.K.A “Shook”, born on October 27, 1984, in Missoula, Montana, has gone to his resting place on June 17, 2015, after battling a long hard road of addiction. It took his life before he could kick it in Anchorage, at his home. He will be greatly missed by his only child, Braelyn Shook, his brothers John Shook and Mike Hamilton, and his father, John Shook, but also happy to know he will be with his mother, Bonnie Moats, who he greatly loved and missed.

I also know he will be missed by a slew of friends as Brian was a “I could take you or leave you” type of guy, depending on what the person wanted. But if you were lucky enough to become his friend, you had a friend for life who would be there any time you needed him with his huge smile and bubbly personality always trying to make it happier when he was around, say what “you want me to pee in your butt” to watch your shock on your face as he burst into that loud laugh we’re all going to miss!

For his family, we got to know the softer side of Brian, the loving, protecting and sadness he had inside of him from losing his mother at a young age that he couldn’t get out of his mind, and as he got older started trying to mask with drugs and after years of doing this and never figuring his way out it has taken his life and now leaves his loved ones with the hurt, pain and guilt for not being there for him more because we got to a point where we felt he wasn’t needing us, not realizing that it had ahold on him none of us could understand since we’ve never had to deal with it! In all this we pray that even if it’s just one family that we can reach through this, if you have a son, daughter, sister, brother or any other family member that’s going through this, as it may take years or never even be able to kick it, let them know you’re a phone call away and will be there to listen. If nothing more, don’t ever let them go on feeling like the drug is their only true friend, because in the end, if anything happens like what happened to our beloved Brian, you’ll be feeling the guilt, heartache and pain we all now feel.

Memorial service for Brian will be held at Legacy Wasilla Heritage Chapel 1015 S. Check Street in Wasilla on Saturday, June 27, at noon.