During a ceremony this morning after the agenda was set, Johnson lit a candle placed where Hux sat during her nearly 12 years as a board member.
Commissioners, in deference to the family of the late commissioner, delayed appointing Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Trustee Linda Brewer to fill Hux’s unexpired term, but will do so at its November 21 meeting. That meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.
In adding the special acknowledgement to the meeting agenda, Manning said, “A lot of things have taken place in the last month and even since our last meeting. One of the biggest things that affects our board was the death of Halifax County Commissioner Rachel Keeter Hux. This leaves a big vacancy on our board.”
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Manning and Smith draped the cloth over Hux’s chair and then Johnson lit the candle. “We were each other’s support system,” Johnson said. “I’m going to miss her. She lived life well and worked hard.”
Hux and Smith sat next to one another, separated from other board members by the clerk to the board and the county manager. “Rachel and I would do our caucusing,” he said.
Noting her often deceptive quietness, Smith said, “When Rachel said something, you best listen. That’s a seat that’s going to be hard to fill.”
Manning said he knew Hux for close to 50 years. “We grew up together. She did a good job as commissioner.”
Manning told Brewer, who was in the audience, the motion to honor Hux and delay her appointment, was not a reflection on her. “It’s to honor Rachel.”
Board Chair Vernon Bryant remembered Hux as a fine lady and said a ceremony honoring her life so her family can attend will be planned at a later date.
