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In addition to his brother, Preven is survived by his sister, Anne Preven, his mother, Ruth Preven, his father, David Preven, and two children, 28-year-old Isaac Rooks Preven and 26-year-old Reva Jay Preven.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Rooks held on for silver, just ahead of Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

And our Rooks team was in the Skills Challenge on Saturday night.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023

“She’s not going to go away,” Jim Rooks, a member of the Jackson, Wyoming, Town Council, told The Washington Times.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Rooks craw...craw...crawed, like old people who’ve forgotten why they've come upstairs.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell