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Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Patricia Curry
September 11, 2023 | Work


Dallas, Texas
1925 - 2019
BROOKS, James Elwood James Elwood Brooks, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, teacher and friend, was born May 31, 1925 and died peacefully at home September 13, 2019. Jim was the only child of Helen and Elwood Brooks. After growing up in Salem, Indiana, he served in the U.S....
Read MoreGrief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Patricia Curry
September 11, 2023 | Work
Dr Brooks was my all time favorite teacher at SMU. So sad for his family. He was an awesome teacher!
Rebecca (Becky Iglehart) Collins
Becky Collins
September 26, 2019 | Dallas, TX
I would like to express my deepest sympathy for your loss. I pray that the God of all comfort grant you peace at this time.
September 23, 2019
It was an honor to know Mr. Brooks. His humility and wry sense of humor always brought a smile to my face. My prayers for he, family, and many care givers. God Bless you Mr. Brooks.
Mary Lee Giambruno-Fuge
September 18, 2019 | Waxahachie, TX
My sympathies to his daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren as well as his friends and colleagues at SMU and the Institute for the Study of Earth and Man. He was a wonderful person and I am proud to have known and worked with him.
Patricia Curry
September 17, 2019 | Dallas, TX