Janet Hooks

Janet Hooks, a former Memphis city councilwoman and director of the city’s department of parks and neighborhoods, died Oct. 10, 2023, at the age of 70. Hooks had been serving as a special advisor to the Shelby County Clerk at the time of her death, a position she had been appointed to by the Shelby County Commission. She represented Memphis City Council District 4 for 16 years between 1991 and 2005. She then worked as the parks and neighborhoods director under the administrations of former Memphis mayors Myron Lowery and A.C. Wharton, serving until 2016.