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| James Pearman & Esther Thymian Brooks: Olathe, Kansas |
 JAMES PEARMAN BROOKS
My wife Esther and I live in Olathe Kansas. We moved here from Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1989. We retired from our jobs, I from ADT Security Systems and Esther from the Computer Science Corp. We came here because our oldest daughter Lyn became a widow when Michael Parks died at age 33 leaving two boys, Jason is now 26 and Ethan 24. Lyn remarried in 1991 to Jim Fastnacht. We have three other children, Larry, Cindy and Beverly. Larry is married to Susan and resides in Elkhart, Indiana, They have two children, Stephanie and Joshua. Cindy is married to Richard Phelps and they reside in Palatine, Illinois. They have two children, Andrew and Erica. Beverly is married to Scott Lewis and they reside in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana They have two boys, Derek and Todd.
Can Anything Good Come Out of Rothsay?
I Had a Good Childhood
Another Parable of the Hidden Treasure
Be sure your sins will find you out!
A Day that Will Live in Infamy
My High School Cadet Corps Experience
Some Things I Remember about My Dad
My First Pony Ride
My Police Chase
The Awesome Strength of My Mother!
The Big Race
I've Killed My Brother!
An Unexpected Tragedy
Stranded in Chicago
They Took Our Place
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 ESTHER THYMIAN BROOKS
Jim quit high school and joined the Navy in 1944 during World War II. He earned his GED later. After graduating from Rothsay, Minnesota high school, I worked for Western Union Telegraph Co. in Los Angeles. That's where we met. It was love at first sight for both of us. After Jim was discharged from the Navy and my detail was complete with Western Union, we were married at my parent's farm home in Rothsay. We moved to Jim's home in Richmond, Virginia to live. Jim went back to the R.E & P. Railroad Yard Office where he had worked while going to high school and I went back to work for Western Union. God has been very good to us and has blessed us in many ways.
It's Not in the Duration but the Donation
My Hometown
Following the Oregon Trail
A Tribute to My Mother
Thank You, Miss Welch
A Tribute to My Dad
Sad Day
Reminiscing: Some Days I Feel My Age
The Good Old Days
A Loud Knock at the Door
My First Date
My First Visit to the Doctor
Preparing for Our Wedding
God Leads Us Along
Now Was My Chance, I Was Ready!
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