Henrietta Boal Moore

Looking through the photos is such a joy, it brings tears to see how Aunt Henny resembles each of her five children. I can hear her wild and charming laugh, especially at the cocktail hour wherever the grownups gathered. We grew up together in Charlevoix and Winnetka - the Moores, the Boals, and the Fowles. We played so hard together and when it came time to learn to think for ourselves, at first my father was my example as he loved Stevenson, unlike the rest of the parents in the clan. But...

Here is the text and link to a featured obituary on Henny in the 3/24/09 issue of the Chicago Sun-Times. The hardcopy version includes a photo of Henny holding an enormous fish she caught in Lake Charlevoix, but the online version omits the photo.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1492124,CST-NWS-xmoore24.article

Henrietta Boal Moore: Pioneering Winnetka rights activist
1915-2009 | Went against the grain to fight for range of issues, hosted King, Hoffman

I just wanted to say how sorry I am at your Mom's passing. I had no idea of her progressive activism and I want you to know I'm proud to have called all of you neighbors. Thank you!

The last time i saw my Aunt Henny was in Orland, at H.O.M.E. Les had asked me if I would come to the house about 9:30 and take Henny to the annual H.O.M.E. summer fair. It would help her, if Henny could get there a bit later.

I arrived at the door and yelled,"Hello", and got back a cheery, "I'll be right down." I introduced myself, read the instructions that Les had left on the yellow pad and we got ready to go in my car to the fair. Great bustling to and fro with Henny asking...

I have wonderful memories of Aunt Henny with her delightful smile. In fact, it always seemed to me that it was a bit of a wicked grin with a glint of naughtiness in her eyes. She was always ready with have a laugh. I also felt that she always had her finger in whatever pot was interesting and perhaps provocative and certainly political. I guess I think of her involvement in the Gray Panthers as part of that. Also, I know she was a very important part of my mother's growing up. They were...

Henny was an inspiration,a dynamo,and a warm and caring presence. She remained
one of my husband Frank Fowle's (her late nephew) most favorite aunts/relatives because of her pervasive intellectual curiosity, inherent interest in everyone she met, and her genuine kindness and spark. She was 1000% genuine! One could not meet Henny without having been touched by her in some wonderful way--her work with the Grey Panthers and her presence as the "chairperson" of a great and wonderful "brood"...

Whenever I think of Aunt Henny, I immediately relax and smile. I felt like she always saw the humor in whatever life sent her way. Given her incredible political activism, it was a most appropriate attribute.

I remember one time, she was telling us about her car being torched during a riot in Chicago, and she just laughed and laughed at the irony, given the activities she was engaged in at the time of the riot.

She was also an inspiration to me. When I was ten, her...

I remember Aunt Henny when she supported me while I was in the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi. I also remember when we all marched in Gage Park, Chicago against the howling mob that burned her car. I also remember the Charlevoix days when we would sit around in her house by Lake Charlevoix shooting the breeze about various things. I remember that she was very active in the Gray Panthers. She certainly made the world a better place by her actions and her presence. I've attached a picture...