Michelle R. Brooks, PhD

Michelle Renee Brooks Bacon was born May 6, 1954 in E. St. Louis, Missouri to Scott and Gennie V. Yancy. Michelle graduated Glenville High School in 1972. After high school she attended a number of colleges where she obtained her Masters, PhD, and doctorate in special education.

She taught in Youngstown city schools and moved to Cleveland and taught in Cleveland and East Cleveland city schools. She taught at Superior Elementary and Shawn High School, from where she retired and she was loved and respected by many and considered a Master Teacher.

She was a member of the NAUW (National Association of University Women) where she was an active member. She traveled to Chicago for a conference where she acquired the title of Public Relations person and became known as MischeLe'. She was the life of the party. NAUW Branch meetings will not be the same without her lively input.

Michelle had a love for fine jewelry, fancy cars, line dancing, spending time at the casino, with her family and people- as Scotty would say, “she would talk to a tree.”

Michelle leaves behind her two children Janae and Scotty Brooks. She also leaves behind 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Michelle was preceeded in death by Danny Brooks Jr., her many siblings, and her many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 7 at noon at Mt. Haven Baptist Church, 3484 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Cleveland, OH 44104.