Charles Curtis “CC” Rooks ... He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Tyler Rooks and Welby Rooks, Jr, and sisters, Cecile Burton and Ruth Burton. He enjoyed gardening and working.

Charles Curtis fought to ban lynching ... which was deeded the property about 20 years ago. John Campos Jr. has been president since 2016 of NOTOMA, which stands for "North Topeka On the Move ...

In 1929 Charles Curtis and a roll member of the Kaw Nation became Herbert Hoover's vice president. Deb Goodrich is writing a biography of Curtis called "From The Reservation to Washington ...