Ethel Mae Wolfe

Born June 9, 1947, to Bonnie Cooper Haddock and Leroy Haddock, Sr., Ethel passed on to be with her personal Savior Jesus Christ January 20, 2014. A loving mom to Michael and Jeffrey, a doting grandmother to Loryn and Addisyn, and a devoted wife to former husband Bob, Ethel grew up in Northwest Tennessee with her siblings Gloria, Leroy & Joe, after having been born in Ogden, Utah where her dad was stationed in the military.

Following the lead of her Uncle R.J. who was a Baptist minister, Ethel graduated from the University of Tennessee and proceeded to earn two Masters Degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth. After Seminary, she moved to Houston to work as Assistant Director at the Fletcher Street Mission Center under the direction of Mildred McWhorter, where she met her future husband Bob on a blind date.

After being married on December 21, 1974, Ethel worked for the Food Stamp Office, Child Welfare & Child Protective Services, managed her husband's CPA and Law Offices, worked as a Youth Counselor and capped her career as an 11th Grade English Teacher at Lamar High School, and as an elected Trustee for Cy-Fair ISD.

In retirement, the last years of Ethel's life were filled by the joy of her grandchildren. She traveled with her son Michael to the 2012 GOP National Convention in Florida and made a final visit to the Disneyworld Resort where she recalled many wonderful trips she had taken there with her family over the years.

During her final months of life she made a new friend in her caretaker Dolores who stayed with her during the day while her son Michael was at work. After her stroke in 2012, Ethel told her son Michael that he was her best friend and during her final years and months of life, he did his best to reflect that same love and admiration back to his mom by being her constant companion.

To be remembered as a living legacy, in addition to her sons, granddaughters and her sister & brother, are her friends and former coworkers such as Gwen Houston, Carol O'Neil, and Susan Sollinger, devoted nurses such as Della from Kindred Hospital, and countless young people that she influenced throughout her career in education and public service.