MEMPHIS, TN (TN Tribune) — Janet Hooks, a special advisor to the Shelby County Clerk and former Memphis City Councilwoman, passed away Oct. 10 at 70.
Hooks was appointed to her position in Shelby County government in early April. Hooks served on the Memphis City Council for 16 years and also served in Mayor AC Wharton’s administration as the Director of Parks and Neighborhoods. She also served the city when Myron Lowery took over as mayor pro tempore after the resignation of former Mayor Willie Herenton in 2009.
Hooks is survived by her husband, former Shelby County Commissioner and County Assessor Michael Hooks, Sr.; a daughter, Kristin Hooks; two sons, Michael Hooks, Jr., and Marcus Hooks; a daughter-in-law, Judge Kenya Hooks; and two grand-daughters, Morgan and Miranda Hooks, and two sisters, Anna Perry-Harris, and Pamela Perry-Donan of Atlanta.
She is also the step-daughter of Rosetta Miller-Perry, Publisher of The Tennessee Tribune Newspaper.