Mrs. Hetty Brown

Mrs. Hetty Brown was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas. After graduating from Hebert High School, she attended Lamar University where she obtained a BS degree in education. She dedicated her career to teaching kids with special needs. She has taught kids with all types of disabilities and keeps in touch with many of her former students and their families. 

In March of 1992, she received her Certificate of Ministry License from Church on the Rock. She spent the next 25 years faithfully sharing the word of God to those imprisoned. From our local Jefferson County Correctional Facility to Huntsville death row, she brought the “Good News” to inmates there.

After 35 years in education teaching students with learning disabilities, she retired from the Hardin-Jefferson school district. Post-retirement she worked six years at the Southeast Texas Food Bank as a retail store liaison. It was here she found her love helping those who are food insecure. After leaving the food bank in 2020, she began her next adventure into volunteering for the community. 

She presently volunteers for Nutrition and Services for Seniors, The Some Other Place, Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Market to Hope. Hetty believes that volunteering benefits one mentally because it reduces stress and increases happiness through a sense of fulfillment. It also gives one a sense of accomplishment, builds empathy for others, you get to work with like-minded people, along with strengthening the community.

It was recently announced that she and her husband are one of the 2025 “Deliver the Difference” recipients of the Community Impact Awards given by Nutrition and Services for Seniors. This award is given to those for their dedication to volunteerism. 

She serves on the board of the Southeast Texas Restaurant Association, where she is actively involved with The Taste of the Triangle. She is also on the Lamar Alumni Board where she enjoys volunteering for events on campus like “Red Day”, homecoming events, and writing welcome postcards to new Lamar freshmen. She is presently a provisional member of the Junior League of Beaumont. It is here where she nourishes and expands her love to serve. She is a member of the Beaumont Localist and Beaumont Champions. She is a member of BART, Beaumont Area of Retired Teachers, and an active member of Golden Triangle Church on the Rock. She helps with the administration of a local food review page, Best Bites. Which presently has approximately 23,000 members. Their goal is to support local eateries one bite at a time!

She has been married to L.C. Brown, a proud Vietnam Veteran for 35 years. She is the stepmom to three, and a grandmother of seven. She considers herself a “people person” and enjoys making new friends. One of her favorite quotes is, “Remember that people are guests in your life story the same way you are only a guest in theirs- so make sure your chapters are worth reading.” Lauren Klarfeld