For many people in Carbon County, Jean Boyack is a familiar face! Affectionately known as the Mother of Helper, she has been a member of the Carbon County Community since her birth at the Standardville Hospital. Jean spent the majority of her life in Helper, growing up just north of Main Street in a time when Helper was a booming mining town and Helper Central Elementary School had sweet potato vines growing in the library. In 1973, she purchased a house in the Avenues where she and her husband Pace, raised two children Tom & Wendy. Active in her children’s lives she served in several positions in the local, regional and state PTA. She worked in the Carbon County Recorder’s Office as the deputy recorder for longer than you can count with both fingers and toes. During this time she supervised over eight counties in the 1980 census! She is an active member to the Democratic Party and in her retirement years has become active in both the Catholic Church and Community Boards. She is the head honcho for Saint Anthony’s Parish Funeral Dinner Committee. The Committee makes sure that the family of the deceased has a beautiful way to say goodbye by planning and coordinating dinner for mourners to
attend after services.  She has served as a member of the Carbon County Housing Authority, making sure that everyone has a respectable place to live. Currently, she serves as a member of the Planning and Zoning Committee, making the most out of her knowledge, accumulated over the years, assisting Helper to thrive without losing its charm!