Roger Brooks

Roger Dale Brooks, 44, of Rochelle, passed away on Tuesday July 11, 2023, in Kyle. He was born in Brady to Donna Brooks Jordan on July 7, 1979, and weighed 7lbs 7oz. Roger fought a lifelong battle with Dystonia Leigh's disease, a genitive disorder that attacks the brain stem, muscle and bone development, eyes and speech. He was a 1998 graduate of Brady High School, an avid bulldog football fan, and avid Dallas Cowboy fan. He loved fishing, riding mules, and country music. He was a Pentecostal and loved going to church and praising God. Roger was a real daredevil with his wheelchair. He was trying to either jump a curb or sometimes a bike ramp or by him trying to take in in places it could not go. Roger always stood up to do the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem until he physically could not get up out of his wheelchair or someone was not there to help him, at the age of 18 he signed up for selective service and we had Air Force and Army actually come to the house and wanted them to talk to him about joining the service they were really surprised to see his condition and thanked him and left. He was responsible for the Brady Post Office becoming ADA compliant and he busted down a lot of doors in Brady Education of becoming integrated all classrooms to special needs students after spending one and a half years at Texas School for the Bind in Austin. Roger is preceded in death by his grandfather, JD Brooks, Jr., step grandfather, Kenneth Winchester, maternal great-grandparents, Nelson Myers and Edna Mae Poe Myers. Roger is survived by his parents, Michael and Donna Jordan, three brothers, Jonathan Ryan, Cody Ryan of Brady, Rusty Ryan of Mason, sister Kachina Cane, two grandmothers, Betty Winchester and Elva Jordan, nephew Bass Myers, two other nephews and a niece, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Friday July 14, 2023, at Heritage Funeral Home of Brady. Graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday July 15, 2023, at Cowboy Cemetery in Rochelle. Pallbearers will be Joshua Jordan, Paul Davis, Kevin Dotson, Malcom Boggs, James Stidham and Tim Jones. Honorary Pallbearers will be Scott Bayles, Bob Patterson and Philip Jordan. The family of Roger Broods wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Marbridge Foundation in Menchaca, Texas. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Heritage Funeral Home of Brady. Please view Roger Brooks' online memorial at www.heritagefuneralhomes.com

Roger Brooks

July 7, 1979 - July 11, 2023