Background
Hilas, Mary Elizabeth was born on October 31, 1918 in Polson, Montana, United States. Daughter of Fredrick Thomas and Elizabeth (Patterson) Turner.
Hilas, Mary Elizabeth was born on October 31, 1918 in Polson, Montana, United States. Daughter of Fredrick Thomas and Elizabeth (Patterson) Turner.
Associate of Arts, East Los Angeles Junior College, 1963.
Group supervisor, California Youth Authority Reception Guidance Center, Norwalk, 1963-1964;
women's correctional supervisor I, California Rehabilitation Center for Drug Addicts, Corona, 1964-1965, 66-71;
women's correctional supervisor I, California Department Corrections Outpatient Control Testing clinic, Los Angeles, 1965-1966;
correctional officer, California Department Correctons, Soledad Prison, 1971-1972;
correctional officer, California Medical Facility for Men, Vacaville, 1972-1974;
correctional program supervisor I, California Medical Facility for Men, Vacaville, 1974-1976. Retired;
staff representative California Medical Facility Equal Employment, Vacaville, 1974-1976.
Active affirmative action, Friends Outside. President East Montebello Coordinator Council, 1950. Advisory committee Los Angeles County Federation Community Coordinator Councils, 1951.
Member Senior Citizens, Georgetown, California, since 1983, League of Women Voters of the Divide, Garden Valley, since 1991. Member American Civil Liberties Union, Parent-Teachers Association (life), California State Retirees, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Retired Officers Association Auxiliary, Friends of the Library.
Married Frank Lorenzo Brown, July 30, 1936 (divorced 1954). Children: Frank L. Junior, Thomas M., James D., Timothy L. Married George Hilas, March 29, 1975.