Richmond Anthony Brooks, Jr
June 17, 1928 ~ June 2, 2014
Richmond Anthony Carrington Brooks Jr. 1928-2014
Richmond Anthony Brooks Jr. "Rick" of Reston, Virginia and formerly of Annapolis and Bethesda, Maryland, died peacefully at home on June 2, 2014 from complications of a stroke and heart disease. He was 85. Mr. Brooks, a native Washingtonian born June 17, 1928, was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Becker Brooks in 2009. He is survived by two daughters, Carol Ann Brooks of Reston, VA and Deborah Ruth Brooks of Lansdowne, VA, and his beloved granddaughter, Rachel Anne Brooks and his sister, Mary Anne Hall. Survivors from a previous marriage include Richmond A. Brooks III and Vivian B. Salasovic.
Mr. Brooks is an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a project manager for a local general contractor and managed the construction of commercial and government buildings in the DC area. He was also a master carpenter and in retirement designed and built custom cabinetry for homes and businesses in Annapolis. The highlight of his career was leading a team of craftsmen from around the world to redesign the US State Department's Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room, in the 1980's.
In the 1960's, Mr. Brooks served as a president of the Montgomery County Young Republicans club of Montgomery County, MD and a Girl Scout Leader in Kensington, MD for his daughter's Cadette troop. He is also a past president of Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association (PATINA) in the 1990's.
Funeral Services with Military Honors will be held at Old Post Chapel on Thursday, October 30th at 11am, with inurnment immediately following at Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium.
Richmond Anthony Brooks Jr. "Rick" of Reston, Virginia and formerly of Annapolis and Bethesda, Maryland, died peacefully at home on June 2, 2014 from complications of a stroke and heart disease. He was 85. Mr. Brooks, a native Washingtonian born June 17, 1928, was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Becker Brooks in 2009. He is survived by two daughters, Carol Ann Brooks of Reston, VA and Deborah Ruth Brooks of Lansdowne, VA, and his beloved granddaughter, Rachel Anne Brooks and his sister, Mary Anne Hall. Survivors from a previous marriage include Richmond A. Brooks III and Vivian B. Salasovic.
Mr. Brooks is an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a project manager for a local general contractor and managed the construction of commercial and government buildings in the DC area. He was also a master carpenter and in retirement designed and built custom cabinetry for homes and businesses in Annapolis. The highlight of his career was leading a team of craftsmen from around the world to redesign the US State Department's Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room, in the 1980's.
In the 1960's, Mr. Brooks served as a president of the Montgomery County Young Republicans club of Montgomery County, MD and a Girl Scout Leader in Kensington, MD for his daughter's Cadette troop. He is also a past president of Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association (PATINA) in the 1990's.
Funeral Services with Military Honors will be held at Old Post Chapel on Thursday, October 30th at 11am, with inurnment immediately following at Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium.
Service
Fort Meyer Chapel1600 John Marshall Highway
Front Royal, VA 22630
October 30, 2014
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cemetery
Arlington National CemeteryArlington, VA
October 30, 2014
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Our sincere condolences to Carol, Deborah, and Rachel. May our dad and Ricky’s grandfather RIP. He was my dad, by birth, who I never really got to know. I am so sorry for that. I know he would be very proud of the person I have become and of his only grandson, Richmond as he is entering his first year of college. May the angels watch over him. God Bless.
Richmond, Wendy, and Richmond IV Brooks says:
June 12, 2014 at 12:00 am
Our sincere condolences to Carol, Deborah, and Rachel. May our dad and Ricky’s grandfather RIP. He was my dad, by birth, who I never really got to know. I am so sorry for that. I know he would be very proud of the person I have become and of his only grandson, Richmond as he is entering his first year of college. May the angels watch over him. God Bless.
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