Albert Earl Brooks Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Albert Earl Brooks was born in Tabor City, North Carolina and raised mainly in Buffalo, New York. He served in the United States Army and received his bachelor’s degree at the University of New York at Buffalo in the field of Social Welfare, History/Law. Al worked many different jobs while attending college to support his family from making steel hoods for automobiles to a YMCA Counselor. His more noted jobs in Buffalo were as a Field Representative with the Joint Apprenticeship Program and Project Justice and as the Executive Director of the Buffalo Affirmative Action Plan, all programs designed to train African American men previously denied employment in the building trades. Here in the Washington area he worked for the US Department of Transportation, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the US Department of Labor as an Equal Opportunity Specialist and Civil Rights Officer on behalf of minorities, women, veterans and the disabled. Al loved helping others and working in the community. He was not afraid to wade into large crowds of angry youth to help appease them when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Among other things, he served as a contact parent for his son’s soccer team, as the Director of the Dale City Sports Club, President of the Dale City Jaycees and President of the African American Democratic Club. Many people know him from his work knocking on doors to get out the vote, the times he served at the Election Day polls and the many hours he worked outside the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) doing voter registration and assisting candidates running for office. Some of his happiest results were the young people, no matter the party, whom he encouraged to register and who later, when they saw him, told him, “Mr. Brooks, I voted!” He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one daughter. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, one daughter, two sons, two sisters, and three brothers. He also has five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a host of in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. He was loved by his family and friends. He earned the respect of his community. He will be missed. Remembrances may be made in the form of one of your favorite charities or to one of the following: American Diabetes Association: P.O. Box 7023; Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 American Heart Association: American Heart Association/American Stroke Association; P.O. 417005; Boston, MA 02241-7005 The Southern Poverty Law Center: splcenter.org

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Albert Earl Brooks

March 25, 2021