In Memory of Ginny Wells

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Virginia S. Wells, 93, passed away on March 27, at Seabury Retirement Community in Bloomfield. Before moving to Seabury in 2004 she had lived in Granby, CT, for 53 years. She was wife of the late Edward L. Wells who predeceased her in 2007. She graduated from Vassar College. During World War II she served in the WAVES. She was elected to the Granby Board of Education and served 10 years. She was elected to the Connecticut State Legislature in a special election, but, as the legislature didn’t meet in special session, she never got to serve. She worked for the American Red Cross, then Campfire Girls and lastly for Capital Region Education Council, retiring in 1987. She was a long time volunteer on the Granby Drummer. She was active in the Granby Civic Club and a member of the South Congregational Church.