Obituary for Richard Brooks

  • Richard Anthony Brooks

    Brooks, Richard Anthony, age 69, of Langhorne, PA, passed away peacefully on October 7th, 2019. Born in Philadelphia he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Benjamin Brooks and Adele Wheeler, his brother Ben Brooks, and his sister Linda O’Donnell.

    Richard was a talented woodworker, woodcarver, artist and musician. He was also a motorcyclist who spent many years riding dirt bike trials with his son and coaching him in bicycle trials. He loved making music with his granddaughters and taking them fishing.

    Richard was the beloved husband for 37 years of Rita (nee Lane) Brooks. In addition to his wife he is survived by his son Marc Brooks, his grandchildren Kiersten Lynn, and Riley Elizabeth Brooks, and his siblings Bill Brooks, Terry Cooney, and Adele Ciccarelli.

    In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Capital Health Hopewell Oncology Department at One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534.