Alison Danielle Avery

May 04, 1987 - October 26, 2015

Alison Danielle Avery Obituary (Age 28) Passed away October 26, 2015. She was born May 4, 1987 to Anson T. and Kathy Jo M. (Fletcher) Avery in Spokane. Alison was very active as a child: basketball, volleyball and climbing to the top rail of the swingset. She could be found as a teen sitting on the garage roof talking on her phone. She loved reading, music, learning to shoot and shopping. She made family and friends a priority and was first to defend the disenfranchised in society. She went on to learn how to work on a sheep/cattle ranch and received her Search & Rescue certification. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from EWU in June and was already pursuing entrepreneurship. She met Chris Brookshire in January 2010 and he helped her discover snowmobiling and resurrected her love for dirt bike riding. She loved shooting her shotgun and becoming proficient at self-defense. She had been attending Greenacres Community Church, a member of Beta Gamma Sigma (an international honor society for collegiate schools of business) and a member of Beta Alpha Psi. She contributed to Wounded Warriors Project, American Cancer Society, Relay For Life and helping at Bosom Buddies Pink Ribbon Teas. Alison is survived by her fiance Chris Brookshire; parents Anson and Kathy Jo Avery; brothers Fletch and Bryan "Ave" Avery; Alison's grandma Betty Fletcher; "Poppa Larry" Lowe; Chris's parent's Gary Brookshire, Pepi Storro and Gale Storro; Grandma Faith Phillips; Chris's siblings Beka Johnson, Travis Storro, Amanda Deland, Angela Galatin, Madison Deland, Kaylee Deland, Eli Tucker, Titus Tucker and Zoe Tucker; Chris's nieces and nephews Chloe Brookshire, Dalyce Brookshire. Jeffy Johnson and Emily Deland. She was preceded in death by both sets of her grandparents; aunt Lingie Lewis; great-aunt Sue Wright; half-sister Heather Avery; Chris's grandpa Lloyd Phillips; and sister Dessa Brookshire. A Memorial Service will be held at 3PM, Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Heritage Funeral Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or Eastern Washington University Business Department Scholarship Fund.