Community workers Crooks, Grayden, and Walker

Clemson City Council proclamations are recognizing African American community members for their work in the community.  This is Black History Month.  Special attention goes to Robert Crooks, Rosa Grayden, and Karry Walker.  Crooks completed a 35-year career with the Clemson city police where he oversaw all investigations.  Every year, at no charge, he sponsors a July 4 fun day of food and games for all in the community.  The city of Clemson says this about him: “Robert is said to be calm and caring in all situations, which gains the respect of those he encounters, even teenagers who may otherwise be less apt to listen, and he is always willing to help anyone who asks, even for a request as simple as helping getting into or out of an ambulance or home.”  Rosa Grayden is a retired Clemson University employee who serves as president of an organization that helps low income neighborhoods with such things as repairs and improvements.  She’s a founding member of the African American Parent Coalition.  Karry Walker was a dedicated city police officer, whose early days saw her assignment to the Abel Community.  She became Clemson’s first African American Captain and Major.