Daniel Michael "Danny" Brinkley Jr.'s Obituary
Daniel Michael “Danny” Brinkley, Jr. of Shamrock, TX passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023 in Amarillo, TX at the age of 46 years, 3 months and 28 days. A family-led Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at the Dalton O’Gorman Rodeo Arena in Shamrock, TX with Tanner Whittaker officiating.
Cremation and Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors in Shamrock, TX.
Danny was born on April 13, 1977 in Wellington, TX to Mike and Mae (O’Neal) Brinkley. He grew up in Wheeler, TX and graduated from Wheeler High School in 1995. He was a Wheeler Mustang through and through. To most of his friends, he was known as Spanky. In addition to enjoying horses and trucks, Danny loved listening to his nephew Jayce sing and play guitar.
Preceding him in death were his maternal and paternal grandparents and numerous aunts and uncles.
Danny is survived by: parents, Mike and Mae Brinkley of Shamrock; sister, Leslie Lepp and husband, Josh of Shamrock; nephew, Jayce Lepp of Lubbock, TX; aunts and uncles, Berline Woodruff of Shamrock, Ruth Hall of Shamrock, Saundra James and husband, John of Wellington, Tammie Williams of Florida and Jewell Chandler of Atkins, AR; his adopted brothers, Chy Phillips and wife, Sara of Groom, TX and Aaron Shannon of Odessa, TX; and numerous cousins.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the American Heart Association at www.Heart.org.
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