At the conclusion of the Feb. 5 Granby Board of Selectmen meeting, members of Diane Neumann-Hernsdorf’s family and Granby residents gathered to reminisce about Diane’s numerous contributions to the town. First Selectman Mark Fiorentino attributes his involvement in Granby politics to Diane’s not too subtle “persuasion.” John Adams, Patty Sansone, Laura Wolfe and Paul Willis all praised her untiring devotion to the town and its citizens.
A plaque in memory of Diane will be placed on Granby Town Hall’s front brick wall, next to the one honoring her first husband, Otto. On it, one can read that she was the first woman to serve as First Selectman, and that she served as the election moderator for many years. She was the Bicentennial Committee co-chair, and was a member of the Capital Program Priorities Advisory Committee and the Charter Revision Commission.