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“The show must go on,” thought Jennifer Sanchez ’16 (pictured above) when COVID restrictions clamped down in March of 2020 and all gatherings at enclosed places, including theaters, were banned. Sanchez, a musical theatre major at Rhode Island College, started writing “Abue” (an endearing term in Spanish to refer to a grandmother) during her senior year as a way to see her Mexican heritage reflected on stage. 

Phyllis was born in Colon, Panama. Mrs. Brooks was a housekeeper, and Operating Room Technician at the Newport Hospital, where she worked for over 20 years. She was a devout Jehovah Witness. She loved to cook and feed her family and friends. She is survived by 4 children: Alphonso Timpson-Brooks, Gail Elizabeth Brooks, Delano Joseph Brooks and Linda Marie Brooks. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and is preceded in death by her son Leon Brooks Jr. Calling hours will be held on Friday May 7, 2021 from 4-7 pm in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Br...