Background
Brooks, Tom D. was born on October 6, 1930 in Mangum, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Joe West and Lucille Marie (Kite) Brooks.
Brooks, Tom D. was born on October 6, 1930 in Mangum, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Joe West and Lucille Marie (Kite) Brooks.
Associate of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1951. Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts, Brigham Young University, 1959. Postgraduate, Brigham Young University, 1960.
Master of Science in Deaf Education, Eastern New Mexico University, 1970.
Teacher arts and crafts Liberty Union High School, Brentwood, California, 1960-1962. Office manager Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, San Francisco, 1962-1965. Display manager Montgomery Ward, Pleasant Hill, California, 1965-1969.
Deaf education teacher Napa (California) Valley School District, 1970-1978. Owner Gourmet Food and Cookware, St. Helena, California, 1978-1984. Private practice interior design, from 1984.
Member architectural review board, Pleasant Hill, 1967-1969. Served to corporal United States Army, 1952-1954.
Married Bessie Lee Norberg, September 4, 1956. Children: John Welsford, Katherine Marie.