1. Ladies and Gentlemen
A
Memorial Presentation for
Charlie Brooks Jr
September 1, 1942 –
December 7, 1982

2. 2916 Ennis Ave; FTW, TX;
The House where Charlie Jr grew up

3. According to the Family & this 1940 Census, the house has been
in the Family at least 73 years!
Also, Thanks to Aunt Mary Dewitt for keeping it in the Family!

4. His Farther, Charlie Sr or Papa Charlie, worked at Swift Meat Packing
Company (closed 1971), so the Family was doing Great Financially!

5. Papa Charlie was a pillar of the community!!!
A story I’ve heard was that he used to Help Anyone in the Community
that Needed Help!! He was Loved by the entire Riverside Community!!
Needless to say, Charlie Jr, was a little spoiled!
Papa Charlie passed at 55, when Charlie Jr was 13 years old. He was
devastated and took it Extremely Hard and Rebelled!!!!! He began
spinning out-of-contol and eventually began using Drugs in his late teens
(around 17-18).
Long Story Short, he would be in and out of prison the rest of his life,
until his Execution on December 7, 1982, at the age of 40.
Although he took his father’s death Hard, he was still a Good Person and
was Well Liked in the Riverside Community!
Another story I’ve heard was that he was the only person in Riverside
with A Pony and he used to let everybody ride it. He was very well liked
by everyone!!

6. Charlie Brooks Jr is buried here at Cedar Hill
Memorial Park in Kennedale, TX

7. The Supreme Court of the United States rejected by
6-3 a petition to grant a stay of execution [2][3]. The
State Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended
by 2-1 that the execution should proceed [2]
However…

8. 3 Judges Dissented, including Mr. Thurgood Marshall.
Here’s what Mr. Marshall wrote:

9. Here was his last meal:
And his last words…

10. Here are some Headlines & Pictures from Texas
Monthly on the Execution. – February, 1983

11. The Death Chamber at Huntsville “The Walls” Prison Unit.

12. According to this article, Charlie Jr confessed, but I don’t believe that.
I believe he may have been under duress and coerced…
Last words are
actually in the
earlier slide,
these would be
the last words
he said to this
reporter.

13. Keith Brooks Joyce Brooks (ex-
leaving “The wife) & Vanessa
Walls Unit”& Sapp (new wife),
checking his leaving Huntsville
watch. It’s (The Walls Unit)
12:10am, after after execution!
the execution!

14. This was the guy killed, David Gregory.

15. We, the Family, know in our Hearts, that Charlie Jr
DIDN’T kill Mr. David Gregory, that Woody Loudres
did… and we forgive him though (most of us)!
This is Texas Montly’s Writer’s Opinion:

16. The Advocates for the Death Penalty outside of
Huntsville “The Walls” Unit, during the Execution…

17. When Charlie Jr became a Muslim, he changed his name to: Shareef
Ahmad Abdul-Rahim. Here is one of the ministers allowed to see the
Execution: Imam Larry Amin Sharrieff.

18. The first funeral was for his Muslim Faith.
It was at Hassan Masjid of All-Islam on 1201 E Allen, FTW, TX

19. Here we are at the Wake (for the second funeral), at Wiliams
Funeral Home on Ramey.
Keith, Joyce & Derrek Brooks

20. Here are some of the Headlines & Pictures from Jet:
December 27, 1982 magazine. It has Jane Kennedy on the
cover…
Joyce
Brooks,
ex-wife &
Derrek
Brooks
leaving
The Walls
Unit after
execution

21. The prosecutor was Jack Strickland, left
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, middle
John Hutchinson, right

22. Charlie Jr’s Niece, Aunt Berrie Jean Mitchell (Jeno), and Imam
Larry Sharrieff, leaving Huntsville prison after the execution.

23. Ladies and Gentleman, this Concludes this Memorial
Presentation for Mr. Charlie Brooks Jr… RIP
What do we want? Justice. When do we want it?
Now!!!!
Petition for DNA Test on Evidence in Mr.
Charlie Brooks Jr’s Case is the Next Step!

24. Note: The majority of the information for
this presentation came from Jet
12/27/82 & Texas Monthly 2/1983.
You can view & download these copies
from Google Books. If you need
assistance printing or downloading
please email me:
derrek_brooks@yahoo.com
Thanks for Your Support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!