Monica Marcella Crooks

Monica was born on January 30th, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York to Conroy White Sr. and Dally White. Monica was the third of five children and she has three sisters: Ingrid Sylvester, Patty Cole, Connie McDaniels, and her brother Conroy White Jr. She attended Clara Barton High School and on June 15, 1991, she met her high school sweetheart, Rodolfo A. Crooks. Monica graduated from Medgar Evers College. On July 18, 1998, Rodolfo and Monica got married, and together they had three children Kaleb, Kylah and Kadyn.

Monica always had a passion for children and service. She worked as a childcare provider in New York, and upon moving to North Carolina, she served in Triangle Church's children’s ministry and daycare. A few years later, she established her own at-home daycare called Precious Times Preschool. She was active in her community, often volunteering at her children' s schools, and heavily involved at her church Triangle Church of Christ. Monica was known to be very creative. She loved making homemade gifts, doing hair, and making crafts with her family and friends.

Monica’s battle with breast cancer began in 2014. Although this news was hard to bear, that diagnosis didn’t stop her from doing the things she loved to do. She continued to run her day care and take care of the people she loved most. She fought very hard, and inspired many people throughout the course of her journey.

Monica was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and more. She is preceded in death by her father, Conroy White, Sr., and her brother, Conroy White, Jr. She will be greatly missed by her husband, Rodolfo; her three children: Kaleb, Kylah, and Kadyn; her sisters: Ingrid (Earl), Patty (Enfield), and Connie (Bryan); and her mom, Dally. Monica also leaves behind her best friend, Chino. Ten nieces & nephews: Earlena, Krystian, & Courtney Sylvester, Epiphany (Tavarus) Andrews, Enzo, & E'lan Cole, Enya, Julien, Milan, & Xavien McDaniels, Ja'mes Champion, Nyla Crute, Riley & Raegan Connor, Tatiana, Jahmel, Tristan, & Logan Crooks, Allen, Alexander, Sydney, & Jasmin, Allan & Mikaela Thompson stepsister: June Nelson, & step-nieces: Juliette Palma-Williams, Donna Henry, & Staci Baylor; great nieces & nephew: Nura & Luna Andrews, & Jayce Johnson, three aunts: Victoria Grant, Mary & Rose Cunningham; mother-in-law: Gloria McRae, father-in-law: Herbert(Barbara): sisters-in-law: Ivette Champion, Yvonne (Alexis), Tiffany (Pierre), Jessie Crooks, Johny (Talisha), Herbert Jr. (Megan), Mario Thompson; her Ride and Dies: Connie McDaniels, Althea Massenburg, Ciara O'Briant, Wendy O'Briant, Daya Johnson, Keisha Barber, Christine Weeks, Felicita Frederick, Monica Money, & Felicia Carter, and a host of cousins and friends.

A funeral service for Monica was held Saturday, February 12, 2022 Triangle Church of Christ, 2103 Page Rd., Durham, NC. Burial followed in Raleigh Memorial Park.