LeRock (LeRoch) Joseph Brin

LeRock (LeRoch) Joseph Brin, 91, of Salina, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living Home.

He was born October 13, 1933, in Damar, Kansas, the son of Adrian and Emma (Lanoue) Brin.

LeRock graduated from Damar High School in 1952. During his high school years, he played baseball, loved dancing, and enjoyed driving his hot rods.

As a teenager, he bought his first Model T for $25 and drove it 131 miles with his grandmother from Aurora, Kansas, to Damar.

After graduating from high school, he married Germaine Thyfault on June 12, 1952. They were married for 24 years, during which time they loved to go out dancing with their friends. LeRock was a jack of all trades; he was the first owner/operator of the filling station located on Highway 18 at Damar. He also owned heavy dirt moving equipment and was a soil conservation contractor, spending countless hours building terraces and waterways throughout Rooks and Graham counties.

LeRock was a member of the Knights of Columbus.

LeRock and his family moved to Salina in 1969, where he started a remodeling and drywall business. Later in life, he purchased and drove his semi-truck for Stress Cast of Salina.

He was married to Beverly Mauk and later had a long relationship with June Rotach. In his final years, he enjoyed working in his welding shop, where he made all kinds of unique gadgets, planting a large garden, and hanging out with his best buddy, Spike (the dog).

Survivors include his four children: Jerry Lee (Tillie) Brin of Wichita, Randall Joseph (JaNae) Brin, Janelle Marie (Mike) Hull, and Mark Alan (Darla) Brin, all of Salina.

LeRock was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Louis Brin, in 2007.

LeRock is also survived by his siblings: Connie Desbien of Palco, Verlee Burton of Salina, Carrol Brin, Adrienne Cargile, and Mallone Normandin all of Hays.

He is preceded in death by a brother, Dennis Brin.

LeRock is the beloved Pepe to fifteen grandkids and the beloved Great Pepe to twenty great-grandchildren (with one on the way!).

Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Damar, followed by burial at the church cemetery.