Newspaper Clippings for
August, 1994
from a loose clipping, source unknown 5 August 1994
Robert R. Brooks, 47, of Millburn in Old Mill Creek, passed away
on August 5, 1994 at home.
He was born September 12, 1946 in Waukegan and graduated from the
Waukegan Township High School in 1964. He attended Valparaiso
University in Valparaiso, Indiana and served in the U. S. Navy for
4 years and played in the Navy Band. He worked at the Dynapar
Corporation in Gurnee and most recently was employed for 12 years
by the Flolo Corporation in Gurnee as a Sales Representative. He
played French Horn with the West Grade School Band, the Waukegan
Township High School Band, the Library-Fremont Concerts, the
Racine Symphony Orchestra, the College of Lake County Wind
Ensemble, the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra. He was a Charter
Member of the Historic Millburn Community Association of which he
served as Treasurer for approximately 10 years.
He is survived by his wife, Jill (Reitz) Brooks, and his son, Ross
Brooks, at home; his parents, Robert A. Brooks and Eleanor (Lossman)
Brooks, of Zion, Illinois; his sister, Bonnie Brooks (James)
Whalen, of El Paso, Texas; many devoted relatives and a host of
friends.
A memorial service will be held at the Millburn Congregational
Church at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August, 21, 1994. In lieu of flowers
donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the
Historic Millburn Community Association, 19610 W. Grass Lake Road,
Lake Villa, Illinois 60046. Arrangements are under the care of
The MARSH FUNERAL HOME OF GURNEE, 305 Cemetery Road, Gurnee,
Illinois.
