The

town of Brooks is planning a day of honor for one

of its own, Helen Hardy Woolsey.

covered dish luncheon will be at the Brooks

United Methodist Church Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m.

It will be followed by a short recognition

ceremony.

Woolsey

was born in Brooks March 29, 1915, the daughter

of Emmett Clive and Nora Moody Hardy. She was

married to Brooks native Charles Russell Woolsey

Aug. 16, 1936. He was a state patrolman and died

in 1949.

They

were the parents of two sons, Gerald Bruce

Woolsey and Marcus Lee Woolsey, who died in 1964.

teacher of the fourth and fifth grades in the

Brooks School district for many years, she was a

positive influence on many young lives.

She

later was co-owner with a cousin of the Mask and

Gay Food Products, which provided employment for

town citizens.

She

was appointed to the newly organized Town Council

of Brooks Sept. 3, 1963 and served an

instrumental role in reactivating the town

charter the next year. Though declining to seek

reelection in the 1964 election, she was held in

such high esteem that she was elected in near

unanimity over her own objections and served for

nearly 20 years.

Many

of those years she also served as town clerk, was

instrumental in organizing the Brooks Water

System, in securing a facility that served as

Town Hall for many years, supported the

organization efforts of the Brooks Volunteer Fire

Department and Rescue Unit, assisted in obtaining

street lights, passing a strict and beneficial

initial zoning ordinance, as well as creating the

Recreation Department.

library was established in 1987 due to her

efforts and she served on its board of directors

until this year.

Town

Councilman Dan Langford Jr. said, "Brooks

would have been an infinitely poorer place, in

every respect I can think of, had Miss Helen not

come our way. I am excited about this opportunity

to pay tribute to her." His grandfather,

Hubert Langford, served as mayor of Brooks for

many years.

Everyone

is invited to participate in "Helen Hardy

Woolsey Day."

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