Sybil Brooks

Sybil Dawn Brooks, a comforting and loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, has passed away. Born on June 20, 1963, in Baltimore, Maryland, Sybil left this earth on August 16, 2016, in Dover, Delaware. Sybil’s tender and playful heart had room for many — both people and animals. The essence of her big heart is captured in her profound love for three men in her life: her beloved and intensely loyal husband, John Brooks, who survives her, as well as two whom she has now joined in heaven, her father, Ronald Kuykendall, and her son, Michael Broseker. In her last wishes, she asked that her son’s ashes be placed alongside her and that she be buried next to her father. In 29 years of marriage, John and Sybil were true partners, leaning on one another and putting each other’s needs before their own. After renewing their vows in 1999, Sybil and John moved to Delaware to begin a new chapter in their life. There she found the perfect job match for her warm heart: working on the Amtrak Autotrain, where she welcomed passengers and enjoyed learning their stories. Her heart embraced a flock of children — her son Michael and three daughters, Samantha Asif, Stacey Broseker, and Tiffany Wright — as well as her grandchildren, Usman and Aaliyah Asif, Kylie and Kayla Seligman, and Levi Wright. They loved her right back, as they will do forever. Sybil also tended an army of adoring pets. In her world and in her heart, there was always room to help a needy animal. She supported numerous animal rights organizations. She was a collector of cats, giving them outlandish names and nursing them back to health. The adopted kitties shared her home with her pride and joy Buddy, a $99 try-it-out special at the flea market who became the pal and protector of a lifetime. Buddy was 130 pounds of constant companionship, and though he eventually weighed more than Sybil, her lap was always available to him for cuddling. Sybil predeceases her mother, Doris Kuykendall; step-father Bernie Francis; her sister, Tracy Merrill; and brothers Jason Edwards, Roger Edwards, and Gene Kuykendall. Sybil was predeceased by brother Gary Sheets. A private burial ceremony will be held on August 19 at Cedar Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn Park, Md. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Sybil Brooks, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Sybil Brooks

June 20, 1963 - August 16, 2016