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Aaron Luke Burks
Sept. 29, 1980 - Nov.25, 2013
NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- Aaron Luke Burks, 33, of North Platte, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at his home.
Aaron was born Sept. 29, 1980, to Geoffrey Rex and Pamela Sue McCollum Burks in McCook, Nebraska. He grew up and attended school in Stratton, Nebraska, and worked as a welder for Diamond Country. The family later moved to North Platte where Aaron completed his senior year of high school, graduating from North Platte High School in 1999.
Following graduation, Aaron worked as a welder at the Gerald Gentleman Station during the shutdowns. He later worked in Lincoln, Nebraska for Structural Enterprises doing both construction and welding. Aaron then went to work for Zachry Industrial building coal fire power plants in Nebraska City, Arkansas and Texas and was an Iron General Foreman. In 2011, he went to work for Cleary Buildings in North Platte where he became a Foreman and then a Subcontractor for them. He was an avid gun collector, member of the N.R.A. and liked to target shoot.
Aaron married Amanda Lorraine Doucette on Oct. 28, 2006, at North Platte.
He is survived by his wife, Amanda, their dog, Sandy, his parents, Geoffrey and Pamela Burks, and father and mother-in-law, Edmond and Bonnie Doucette, all of North Platte; two sisters, Dawn (Jason) Tuller, of Imperial, Nebraska and Becky Burks (fiancé, Drew Fausett), of Grand Island, Nebraska; brothers-in-law, Michael (Debra) Doucette, of Honeyville, Utah and Douglas (Clea) Doucette, of Pocatello, Idaho; his nieces and nephews, Amanda, Ashley, J.D., Amber, Isaac, Eli, Ariel, Whitney, Hunter, Tanner, Taylor and Alissa; and other family.
Aaron was preceded in death by his son, Adan Luke Burks.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at the Parkview Community Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Stratton. Visitation will be 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday with family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Condolences may be shared online at odeanchapel.com. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore in North Platte is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers the family has established a memorial.
North Platte, Nebraska 69101
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