After a gallant fight against herat disease and cancer, Maxie quietly and peacefully departed this life on May 5, 2007 at 9:00p.m. Maxie was born in Glen Burnie, Maryland on April 23, 1929, to the late Maxie A. Brooks and Frances Jackson Brooks. He attended Sunday school at John Wesley United Methodist Church and joined the Church when he became an adult. Maxie graduated from Bates High School, Annapolis, Maryland in June 1946. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and was honorably discharged in 1953. On December 15, 1957, he was united in holy matrimonty to Barbara J. Rice, and from this union, twins Angela and Darrell were born. Dick, as he was known, worked at the Dupont Chemical Company, after leaving the military, until it closed in the 70'. He also worked at IBM and retired after sixteen years of exemplary service. Later in life Dick attended RETS and acquired a diploma in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. He later taught electronics, air conditioning and refrigeration at RETS for a number of years. Dick was extremely talented in repairing any type of electrical and electronic equipment. He was also an extremely ki8nd and generous person who would go out of his way to assist anyone in need. Dick also loved to travel, especially to California and Las Vegas, where he had relatives and friends. He leaves to rejoice in his memory: a wife, Barbara Brooks; a son, Darrell Brooks; a daughter, Angela Briiks; two sisters, Otelia Wiley and Anne Goodwyn Vintes; one brother, Elbert Brooks, four sisters-in-law, Carrie Brooks, Mary Brookss, Lavania Fitzpatrick and Violetta Williams; three brothers-in-law, Garnet Vintes, Houston Rice and Michael Williams; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He also leaves one very devoted friends, James McCallum.