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Arlene Hooker Fay

Birth	:	21 Nov 1933 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Death	:	7 Aug 2001 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Tottington Road Methodist Church Churchyard, Harwood, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Coordinate	:	53.6079190, -2.3904960
Description	:	Arlene Hooker Fay was born November 21, 1933 in Great Falls, Montana. Her parents were William and Esther Hooker. Her father was a captain of the Great Falls Fire Department for 33 years and her mother was a cook at the Malmstrom Air Force Base officers club. Arlene was meant to be an artist. From the time she was three years old she would draw faces over and over again. Then she would add bodies and draw people. In grade school she earned nickels and dimes creating paper dolls and designing their clothing. In fifth grade one teacher suggested... Read More	Arlene Hooker Fay was born November 21, 1933 in Great Falls, Montana. Her parents were William and Esther Hooker. Her father was a captain of the Great Falls Fire Department for 33 years and her mother was a cook at the Malmstrom Air Force Base officers club. Arlene was meant to be an artist. From the time she was three years old she would draw faces over and over again. Then she would add bodies and draw people. In grade school she earned nickels and dimes creating paper dolls and designing their clothing. In fifth grade one teacher suggested that she draw someone rather than “make up” all these people. So she did. In high school she received commissions for children’s portraits, charging $20 for each one. However she enrolled in an art course with the art instruction schools, when just after freshman year in high school, she was stricken with polio. Treatment was a long and disruptive. She underwent two years of medical care including a year at the polio hospital in warm Springs, Georgia. With the help of her tutor she reentered high school for her senior year and graduated with her class. Arlene resumed her paining and commissioned portraits and even though she was in a wheelchair she entered college and learn the secretarial skills necessary to work in a Great Falls social services office. She said her work in child welfare contribute to a life long interest in children. It was in Great Falls that Arlene met and married Tom Faye in 1955. She gave him credit for encouraging and supporting her work in the field of art. She said, “I owe him a lot. If he hadn't married me I would still be signing my name A. Hooker.” After getting a degree in education from Montana State College (now Montana State University) in Bozeman, Tom and Arlene and their two small children moved to Browning, Montana, the heart of Blackfeet Nation and where Tom had excepted a teaching position. In Browning Arlene had daily contact with the native families and developed a keen interest in the Blackfeet people and their culture. Her accurate and loving portrayals of these people attractived favorable attention from the art community. She was also inducted into the Blackfeet tribes as a honorary member. They called her “Princess Many Bear Woman.” Arlene’s family now numbering five, eventually moved to Great Falls and as her three children, Tom, Laurie and Bill, we’re older, she had more time to devote her art and her career took off. She was a founding member of the Northwest Rendezvous Group in Helena and a three time People’s Choice winner of Best Show Winner at the Ad Club’s C.M. Russell Auction in Great Falls. She had feature articles in the Contemporary Western Artist, Art West, Southwest Art, US Art, The Illustrator and Northwest Living. She was also published by Leanin’ Tree, was a frequent guest artist an award winner at many north west shows and taught workshops at the Frye Museum in Seattle. Although Arlene was very proud of her career, she loved being a mom and her favorite title of all was “Grandma” to her beloved grandson Cory. She died in Great Falls at 67 in 2001.

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Where is Arlene Hooker Fay's memorial?
Arlene Hooker Fay's memorial is located at: Tottington Road Methodist Church Churchyard, Harwood, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England.
When did Arlene Hooker Fay death?
Arlene Hooker Fay death on 7 Aug 2001 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Arlene Hooker Fay's memorial?
Latitude: 53.6079190
Longitude: -2.3904960

Family Members:

Parent

William Harrison Hooker Sr.

(1903 - 1993)

Spouse

Tomas Michael “Tom” Fay

(1933 - 2018)

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