Today, at 12:30 p.m., during the “Conversation with the
Councilman” Radio Show (broadcast on KPRT-1590AM),
3rd District City Councilman Jermaine Reed announced that arrangements have
been made for services for Mrs. Carol Brooks, the beloved wife of Mr. Alvin
Brooks, longtime community activist in Kansas City. Surrounded by her loved ones, Carol, 78, passed
away peacefully shortly before midnight on Sunday, July 21, 2013, after a
two-year battle with cancer.
"Kansas City lost a noble champion this past
weekend. Although the name Carol Brooks never showed up on an election ballot,
her witty grace and bold radiance was felt throughout the community. As a
caring mother of six, and strong wife of Alvin Brooks, Carol embodied the
saying, “If you need anything said, ask a man. If you need anything done, ask a
woman,” remarked Councilman Reed.
SERVICES:
Thursday, July 25,
2013:
Mass Community
Choir Rehearsal
St. James United
Methodist Church: 5540 Wayne Ave., Kansas City, MO 64110
Kansas City Choir
Members Gloria Britton Ellis and Donell Nolan Sr. are coordinating a Mass
Community Choir. If you are interested in participating as part of the
Mass Community Choir, the choir will sing during the “Carol Brooks: Gospel Tribute
and Celebration of Life” on Friday, July 26th, please attend this mandatory
choir rehearsal.
Choir Rehearsal: 6:30
p.m.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Carol Brooks: "A Gospel Tribute and Celebration
of Life"
St. James United
Methodist Church: 5540 Wayne Ave., Kansas City, MO 64110
Visitation: 5:00 p.m.
– 7:00 p.m.
Service: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Homegoing
Mass Celebration
St. Monica Catholic
Church: 1616 The Paseo Kansas City, MO 64108
Visitation: 9:00 a.m –
11:00 a.m.
Mass: 11:00 a.m.
Cemetery
Park Lawn
In lieu of flowers the
family request donations be made to the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime.
Sympathies
may be sent to:
Brooks
Family
P.O.
Box 414523
Kansas
City, MO 64108
Additionally,
condolences may be posted on the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime Website at www.adhocgroupkc.com.
For further questions
please contact Councilman Reed at (816) 863-8914.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
Carol is survived by
her husband, Alvin Brooks, as well as her six children, 17 grandchildren,
21 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
21 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
· Ronall was the
oldest and served in the Air Force. He was married and had five children, 15
grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Carol and Alvin were devastated by his
passing ten years ago.
· Next in line is
Estelle, who has gifted Alvin and Carol with two children and four
grandchildren. Her primary job is as a social worker but she stays in top
physical shape as an aerobics instructor and personal trainer.
· Carrie lives in
Phoenix, Arizona, has two children and owns her own consulting business. She is
always first to tell her father that hers is a for-profit company!
· Rosalind works
for the U.S. Department of the Army in Fort Riley, Kansas, as a child, youth,
and school services administrator. She has two children.
· Diana is the
daughter who followed in her grandmother’s footsteps and is a beautician with
her own shop on East 63rd Street. She has four children and 2 grandchildren.
· Tameisha is Al’s
“baby” and has four children. She works at Delta Airlines in Augusta, Georgia.
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