Rosetta Brooks

Rosetta Lorraine Brooks was born on September 23, 1951, in Easton, Maryland,

to the late Shirley Rosetta and Elmer Alfred Brooks. She departed this life on

Saturday, January 23, 2021 at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen

Burnie, Maryland.

“Rain”, as she was affectionately called by family and friends, was educated in the

Talbot County Public School System. She graduated from Easton High School in

1970. She graduated from Delaware State University in 1974, earning a degree in

Sociology. She was employed at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, DC.

Rain also had a love for flowers. She loved to arrange them. She also worked as

a florist in Prince George’s County. Rosetta moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 2000.

She later relocated back to Maryland in 2018, residing in Glen Burnie.

Rosetta’s favorite past time was spending time with family and listening to

music. She was extremely artistic and had a flair for designing a room. She had

an infectious smile that would light up any room she entered.

Rosetta leaves to cherish her memory four sisters. Carolyn of Washington, DC,

Barbara of Glen Burnie, Maryland, Alfreda of Baltimore, Maryland, and Sharon of

Macon, Georgia. One brother, Alfred (Donna) of Herndon, Virginia. Two uncles

Otis Sampson (Debbie) of Easton, Maryland; Gordon Sampson (Joyce) of Prince

George’s County. One Aunt, Anna Sampson (Donald-preceded in death) of Bowie,

Maryland.

Rain did not have any biological children, but she cherished her special niece and

nephews as her own children. Shontel Brooks of Glen Burnie, Maryland, Karl

Brooks (Tamika) of Union City, Georgia, Erik Taylor (Tammy) of Oxford, North

Carolina, Michael Taylor (Kristie) of Snellville, Georgia, Christopher Brooks

(Showna) of Austell, Georgia; Jamaal Brooks of Macon, Georgia, and Najja Lilly of

Baltimore, Mayland. Rain also leaves to mourn her special 11 great nieces and

nephews: Kanige’, Kalaysia, Karl Jr., Malik, Markell, Nyla, Kennedi, Nevaeh,

SumIayyah, Alexis and Chris Jr.

Rosetta was blessed to have a host of cousins and loving friends that cared for

her deeply throughout her life. She will be missed and forever loved.