Lauren Faxon Brooks of Old Greenwich lost her valiant and courageous struggle with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 57 on Oct. 12.
She had a wonderfully humanitarian, kind and gentle spirit and will always be remembered for her unwavering commitment to helping family, friends and those in need. She was an extraordinarily gracious woman blessed with many gifts, including a boundless sense of humor and compassionate nature that will live on in the hearts of and continue to inspire all who knew and loved her.
Originally from Palo Alto, Calif., she graduated from Cubberley High School and Cal Poly in San Luis, Obispo, Calif., where she was a member of Delta Chi Omega. She met her husband, Torrey, while she was the registrar at the Stanford Business School. They married in the Napa Valley and settled in Greenwich in March 1985. She was a member of the Greenwich Board of Realtors for 17 years, was the founder and president of Brody Realty, and was a member of the Greenwich Country Club.
For the past eight years, she was an active board member and the vice president-education of Time for Lyme, Inc., of Greenwich, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and research regarding Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. She was instrumental in creating and disseminating educational materials regarding tick-borne diseases, both for local and national use. She was especially proud of her work with the local chapter of the American Red Cross to create a tick removal kit, which is now distributed nationally, and her personal guidance of many individuals afflicted with Lyme.
The Brooks family owned the Brooks Community Newspapers until 1998. She was the daughter-in-law of B.V. Brooks, who was the president and publisher of the newspaper company.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her two sons, Brody and Brandon of Old Greenwich; her mother, Ernestine Faxon of Palo Alto; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Robin and James Yurash and Teri and Matt Peters of California; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and, of course, her beloved Dachshund, Bailey. She was predeceased by her father, Bill Faxon.
Memorial contributions may be made to Time for Lyme, Inc., designated for the Lauren F. Brooks Memorial Fund at P.O. Box 31269, Greenwich 06831. For additional information about her, visit www.laurenbrooks.org.
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