Dulce Brooks

Dulce Maria Muirhead Brooks died Friday, July 24, 2015. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28 at Lake Shore Baptist Church, 5801 Bishop Drive. Visitation will be Monday, July 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd.

Dulce was born March 1, 1921 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil to Dr. and Mrs. H.H. Muirhead. She was the eighth child born to the missionary couple and came to the states at 15. She earned her B.A. from Baylor University, married Richard H. Brooks in 1941, and was a mother to five children. After a career with a Dallas travel agency, she retired to Waco in 1989, living with her sister Sudie Adams. Dulce was fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English, and was a member of the local French club. Always vivacious, she loved music, dancing, reading, travel and most of all, people.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard H. Brooks; her brothers, J.J. Muirhead, M.D., S.J. Muirhead, M.D., E.E. Muirhead, M.D., and Harry Muirhead; and her sisters, Sudie M. Adams, Bess M. Estes, and Elena M. Ware.

She is survived by her children Richard S. Brooks, Beverly B. Downward, Tom H. Brooks, Joe K. Brooks, and Cinda B. Lewis; her ten grandchildren and her eight great-grandchildren.
Sweet lady, you have certainly lived well, teaching us to enjoy the present moment and love generously. Com muito carrido, sentiremos saudades.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Caritas of Waco, www.caritas-waco.org or Meals and Wheels of Waco, www.mealsandwheelswaco.org.