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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-12
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 5, 2013
To recognize, honor, and express overwhelming gratitude to Doris L. Brooks for her outstanding service to the District of Columbia and for her 34 years of service as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner.
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks was born Doris Louise Corbin at Freedman’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. on November 24, 1934;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks attended Bell Elementary School, Randall Junior High
School, and Margaret Murray Washington School in Washington, D.C., and completed a training program at Federal City College;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks was licensed as a Social Work Associate and worked for the United Planning Organization, Family and Child Services, and the District of Columbia Department of Human Services Income Maintenance Division before retiring in 1999;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks has been a member of United House of Prayer for All People her entire life and was anointed a Saint by Bishop Walter McCullough;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks has 9 children (one deceased), 16 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks was elected and re-elected as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner 16 times between 1980 and 2010, and served as a Commissioner from 1980-2013;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks served residents of Wards 2 and 6 during her 34 years of service;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks held the office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for Single Member Districts 2C03, 2C09, 6A09, and 6A10;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks served as a Commissioner on ANC 2C for 24 years, longer than any other Commissioner to date;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks served as Chair and Vice Chair of ANC 2C during the course of her service;
WHEREAS, Doris L. Brooks completed her final term of office as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner on January 2, 2013; and
WHEREAS, as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner representing Shaw, Doris L. Brooks advocated for affordable housing and employment opportunities for Shaw residents.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Doris L. Brooks Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Doris L. Brooks for her 34 years of service to the District of Columbia as an elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
