1. Ladies and Gentleman
A
Memorial Presentation for
Charlie Brooks Jr
September 1, 1942 –
December 1, 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 in 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…

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…
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.

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, 1st
on the left.

22. Charlie Jr’s Niece, Aunt 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!!!!

24. Note: The majority of the information for this
presentation came from Jet 12/27/82 & Texas
Monthly 2/1983.
You can view and download these copies from
Google Books. If you need assistance printing,
downloading or you want me to get you
copies of the magazines or this presentation,
please let me know at the memorial or
call Derrek Brooks 682-351-6300
Thanks for Your Support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!