GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A woman who says she briefly fostered Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez and his sister years before he disappeared under his mother’s care says the little boy left an unforgettable impact on her family and that she is still struggling to process last week’s discovery of his remains in Everman.
Yvonne Brooks told WFAA she cared for Noel and his older sister for about three months before the children were moved to another foster home to be reunited with their other siblings.
“He came in smiling, and we fell in love with him as soon as he walked through the door,” Brooks said. “He just lit up the room.”…