Robert Douglas Brooks was born on December 29, 1942 in Macon, Georgia and died on May 26, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 75. Robert is predeceased by his mother and father, Carlton and Mildred Brooks; his son Robert Douglas Brooks, Jr.; brother James Carlton Brooks, MD.; and son-in-law Rick Weikel. Robert is also predeceased by his two beloved Labrador Retrievers Scarlett and Ally. Mr. Brooks is survived by his wife Mary Ellen Brooks; daughters Kim Weikel and Kathryn (Aric) Getty; grandchildren Ryan, Lauren, Matthew, and Grace.
He received his BA and JD from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law Macon, Georgia. He was executive editor of the Mercer Law Review. He served in the U.S. Army where he was assigned to JAG in South Korea. He worked in the property and casualty insurance industry at Crum and Forster and retired as President of Shelby Insurance Company.
Services have been entrusted to Schoedinger Worthington Chapel, 6699 N. High St., Worthington, Ohio 43085. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Alzheimer's Association of Central Ohio (https://www.alz.org/centralohio).
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