Shirley Jeffers Brooks was only 55 when she passed away February 11, 2005 in Columbia SC. It’s hard to say goodbye. We wish that we had more time, and perhaps that during the time we had we had spent more of it together. We wish that so much of her life had not been lost to her illness, that things could have been different for her, and for us. While we know that she is at peace and that her struggles are at an end, there is pain and sadness. But even though she is gone, she has left the legacy of her love and perseverance. Mom is survived by the four of us .The ways she touched our lives will remain, and I ask you to keep those memories alive by sharing them with me and with one another.