Sandy Brooks was my guardian angel.  I met her working in a McDonalds restaurant and when I was 17.  She plucked me out of the resaurant and got me a job at corporate, which I worked at for 25 years climbing the ladder for success.  She believed in me, therefore I believed in myself. I visited her once in New York.  I do not think she will ever know the influence she had on my life. I think of her often and have several hand written notes from her.  My gratitude to her kindness has no bounds. What a wonderful and remarkable woman- I am so lucky that our paths crossed.

We the people at Green Tea Restaurant will miss you always.

My niece Sandy stayed with us every weekend for a year when she was working in Dedham. We enjoyed and looked forward to those visits.  Sandy brought her cocker spaniel with her, and we enjoyed her too.  

Sandy was funny from a very early age. I remember two instances when she was about 3 years old:  

  I was visiting her parents (my brother and sister-in-law), and we had dinner at her father's boss's house.  He house was a big and beautiful, not like the more modest house that her parents rented. Obviously impressed with the boss's house, she unexpectedly asked from her seat at the dining table:  “Do you pay rent here?”

   In South Haven, Michigan, at her grandparents summer resort, she excused herself from a conversation she was having with someone by saying:   “I have to go get dressed.  My fancy Aunt Muriel is coming.”  

I am very sad that my beloved niece Sandy is gone.

So sorry to hear about Sandy.  She was a good friend and businesswoman. We shared many fun times together. We will miss her. Debi & Shelly Friedman

Close friend and colleague I will miss Sandy very much. Whether it was a golf round, work discussion or dinner downtown, Sandy was always a delight. I smile when I look at a picture on my desk of us together on one of our Arizona golf experiences (I lived in Scottsdale and she would visit frequently). 
She is a special lady. Always willing to help or add insight. 
My life is better because of Sandy's friendship.

I got to know my cousins Donna and Sandy when I moved to the Chicago area for college. They took me under their wings and I spent a lot of good times with each of them.
After graduation, Sandy helped me furnish my first apartment. We always had fun together exploring the near north side, which she loved. She even arranged a blind date for me (not so successful), but illustrative of her desire to help her family in any and every way possible. She and Donna fed me more meals than I could count.
Sandy and Donna had huge hearts, sharp minds, a great sense of humor, and a drive to live life fully. 
I now mourn for Sandy and for Donna. They were a gift I'll always cherish.
- Gail

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Sandra R Brooks

11 August, 1939 – 23 July, 2012

Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home

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