Gary Lee Brooks ’68

Gary Lee Brooks ’68 died of prostate cancer on October 9, 2013, at his home in Rockville, Maryland. Gary came to Dartmouth from Peoria, Illinois, and played both football and baseball his freshman year. His freshman dorm was Ripley, where he became good friends with classmates Bob Bednarz, Pat Bremkamp, Bob Kegan, Randy McElrath and Chris Redden, all of whom become fellow brothers at Sigma Nu. He is remembered by many as a “genial giant” lineman on the Sigman Nu interfraternity football team for three years. Gary also served as house manager at Sigma Nu. After graduation he went to Fordham Law School, graduating in 1972. Gary’s early career included working at the U.S. Court of Claims, the General Services Administration and a Washington, D.C., law firm. In 1980 he joined the National Archives and Records Administration, rising to the position of general counsel. While there he played a leading role in lawsuits that resulted in the acquisition of many of President Richard Nixon’s White House tapes and other presidential materials for the National Archives. Gary retired in 2009. A longtime resident of Rockville, Gary played on softball teams for many years and participated in other sports. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Nancy, daughters Kristin and Courtney, mother Ruth, two brothers and two grandsons.