John Clayton Brooks, 95 CAMBRIDGE, Md. - John Clayton Brooks, of Cambridge, died Thursday, July 24, 2008. He was 95. Mr. Brooks was born in Hoopersville, on Aug. 5, 1912, the son of the late Glesner Neild Brooks and Hattie Clayton Brooks. He married Pamelia Adele Weaver on June 20, 1946, in Rice, Va. Mr. Brooks was educated at public schools in Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. He graduated from Chesapeake City High School in 1929. He attended the University of Maryland and graduated from Goldey Beacom Junior College. Mr. Brooks served for four years in the U. S. Navy Reserve, section base inshore patrol an advance base unit for occupation of Japan during World War II. He made his career in the seafood business, starting in 1933 with his family at The J. M. Clayton Company in Cambridge. He retired at the age of 82 in 1994. Mr. Brooks was active in many industry associations and served on the boards of the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association, Shellfish Institute of North America, National Blue Crab Industries Association, and the Dorchester Seafood Packers Association. He served on many other committees to advance the seafood industry in Maryland. He was instrumental in the development a mechanical crab picking machine, the Quik Pik during the 1970's which is still in commercial use today. Also active in the community, Mr. Brooks served as Vice-President of the Cambridge, Maryland Hospital, was a board member of the Dorchester County United Fund, Cambridge Yacht Club, Delmarva Advisory Council, and the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Brooks was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church having served as past chairman of the Trustees, Finance Committee and the Pastor Parish Relations Committee. He had also served as the church treasurer. He was a former advisory board member of Union Trust Company of Maryland and Signet Bank. Mr. Brooks held memberships in the Cambridge Yacht Club, Cambridge Country Club, Rescue Fire Company, and American Legion Post 91. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Bonnie C. Brooks in 1996. Mr. Brooks is survived by his wife, Pamelia Adele Brooks; three sons, John C. Brooks Jr. and his wife Diana, William W. Brooks and his wife Kathy, and Joseph N. Brooks and his wife Barbara, all of Cambridge. He was the loving grandfather of John Clayton Brooks III and his wife Lisa, Joseph Andrew Brooks, Matthew S. Brooks, Erik W. Brooks, Patrick M. Brooks, Susannah L. Brooks, and Morgan E. Brooks. He is also survived by a newborn grandson, John Clayton Brooks IV who will be known as Clayton at the request of his great-grandfather. His brother Paul R. Brooks also survives. A memorial service will 2 p.m. Sunday in Grace United Methodist Church, 501 Race Street, Cambridge. Rev. Jay Hurley and Rev Douglas M. Ridley will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Mr. Brooks donated his body for educational use to the Maryland State Anatomy Board. Final burial will be in the family plot at Dorchester Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Endowment fund of Grace United Methodist Church, 501 Race Street, Cambridge, Maryland 21613.