Edward Robert Brooks ’52

Ed Brooks died July 30, 1997, during heart surgery at Loyola U. Medical Center in Maywood, Ill. His memorial service was held at the U. of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

At Princeton Ed prepared to follow in the family tradition of medical practice, majoring in chemistry and belonging to the Biology Club and Pre-Med Society. He was a member of Terrace Club and served as business manager of the Nassau Lit. After graduation, Ed earned a master's at Columbia in business psychology.

A position as account executive took Ed to Chicago, where his avocation as a writer and gourmet cook became his profession. He appeared for 10 years on the Jim Conway Show, cooking and teaching, later wrote restaurant reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times, and ran two gourmet consulting firms. In 1964, he was inducted into the Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, the oldest gourmet society in the world. His column, "North Looping with Edward Robert Brooks," appeared in the North Loop News until a week before his death.

Ed is survived by his wife, Rosemary, and three children, Robert Jr., Catharine, and Gregory. We offer them our deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1952