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Jilly_in_VA

(14,624 posts)
Sat Sep 2, 2023, 11:10 AM Sep 2023

Cameron Brooks, longtime Democratic Party organizer, candidate, has died

Democratic Party organizer, leader and Knoxville City Council candidate Cameron Brooks has died of complications related to his treatment for cancer, Knox News has learned.

Brooks previously served as the chairman of the Knox County Democratic Party and served as a Knox County election commissioner. In mid-August, he announced he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. While his campaigning slowed, he remained on the ballot, facing incumbent councilperson Lynne Fugate and fellow challenger Darin Worsham.

Brooks, 45, worked as a real estate agent, cared deeply about local elections and was an avid animal advocate.

"Cameron crossed the Rainbow Bridge shortly before 1:00 a.m. to round up our beloved 4-leggers before continuing on," Brooks' husband Wes Knott wrote on Facebook.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/01/cameron-brooks-knox-county-democratic-party-organizer-has-died/70736580007/

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Cameron Brooks, longtime Democratic Party organizer, candidate, has died (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Sep 2023 OP
So sorry to hear thIs. Just 45 years old! Tanuki Sep 2023 #1
Damn. LunaSea Sep 2023 #2
Damn.....I hate to hear this... Docreed2003 Sep 2023 #3

LunaSea

(2,934 posts)
2. Damn.
Sat Sep 2, 2023, 01:42 PM
Sep 2023

Cameron was a great help to us buying our house.
Nice guy. Smart guy.
He will be missed.

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