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Barbara Garey Moody (1932-2015) was a dedicated Andover citizen for 61 years before she passed in April of 2015. She was majorly involved in the town's goings-on and was highly influential on the many town boards she served as a member of. She cared largely about education and youth services as is exemplified by her role as a board member for the Andover Youth Center, the Andover/North Andover YMCA, the Girl Scout Camping Committee and the Andover School Committee. <ref> Mrs. Barbara Moody Obituary. Andover Townsman, April 9, 2015.</ref> She was so committed to her local community that when a major snowstorm hit Andover on town election day in 1969, neither snow nor back injury would prevent her from voting. Her husband carried her on a stretcher into polling booth, as was depicted in a front page photo of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune. | |||
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Barbara Garey Moody (1932-2015) was a dedicated Andover citizen for 61 years before she passed in April of 2015. She was majorly involved in the town's goings-on and was highly influential on the many town boards she served as a member of. She cared largely about education and youth services as is exemplified by her role as a board member for the Andover Youth Center, the Andover/North Andover YMCA, the Girl Scout Camping Committee and the Andover School Committee. [1] She was so committed to her local community that when a major snowstorm hit Andover on town election day in 1969, neither snow nor back injury would prevent her from voting. Her husband carried her on a stretcher into polling booth, as was depicted in a front page photo of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune.
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- Storm Snarling Town Elections, Lawrence Eagle Tribune, March 3, 1969, page 1.
--Eleanor 16:28, February 7, 2007 (EST)
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- ↑ Mrs. Barbara Moody Obituary. Andover Townsman, April 9, 2015.