[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E213]
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                        TRIBUTE TO DONALD BROOKS

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 27, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my condolences to 
the many friends and family of Donald Brooks, a leading businessman 
from my congressional district, who recently passed away.
  Donald Brooks, a resident of Western Springs, IL, and owner of 
Marcia's Hallmark Card Shop, was a longtime pillar of the La Grange, 
IL, business community. He was a leader in the La Grange Business 
Association, serving as its treasurer, and he spearheaded efforts to 
make the downtown retail shopping area among the finest in suburban 
Chicago.
  Mr. Brooks, a pharmacist who owned a drug store for 24 years, was an 
early organizer of the Endless Summer Festival that brings tens of 
thousands of residents into the community each summer. In addition, he 
was an important nuts and bolts organizer who coordinated the LGBA's 
cable television advertisements and served as the group's pointman on 
downtown parking issues with village government.
  In addition, Mr. Brooks, a graduate of Lyons Township High School in 
La Grange, served his country as a member of the Air Force Reserves 
during the Vietnam war.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my sympathy to Mr. Brooks' wife, Marcia Jane, 
and all his friends and family on the untimely passing of this true 
community leader.

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