Cecilia Brooks Fry OBITUARY
Cecilia Brooks Fry OBITUARY
Cecilia Brooks Fry, 84, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2026. She was born on May 2, 1942 to the late Reginald Ray Brooks and Cecilia Hulcher Brooks. Surviving are her son Alfred A. Fry; daughter, Theresa Fry Bistel; brother, Reginald R Brooks, along with cousins and friends. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Alfred E. Fry.
She graduated from St. Paul’s High School in Portsmouth, after which she completed LPN training at Leigh Memorial Hospital in Norfolk. She worked many years at Portsmouth Catholic Elementary School in the kindergarten as an aide, teaching and caring for students. She deeply valued education, and strongly supported her children in their academic achievements. She and her husband showed their devotion to their children by their visits and attendance at their activities.
Cecilia was full of curiosity and interested in many things, including birds, wildlife, and plantings to welcome them. Her curiosity led her into years of genealogy research. This started in the 70s with writing letters of inquiry and looking at microfiche files. Later she expanded her search through local travel and internet res...