Educator, civil servant and activist Wadell Brooks Sr. of North Chicago dies; ‘His work helped so many people’737710324
Educator, civil servant and activist Wadell Brooks Sr. of North Chicago dies; ‘His work helped so many people’ Brooks, who earned three degrees himself in a life devoted to helping others as an educator, civil servant and activist in numerous organizations, including the NAACP and Urban League, died Monday from cancer. He was 89.