“I don’t think any of us will forget her.”

But Hadley's legacy is not just bound to TCC. With connections throughout Tarrant County, organizations and people outside of TCC remembered her too.

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, told the Star- Telegram that he admired her accomplishments and her groundedness.

"The fact that even after she made it very high up in TCC, she still stayed in the same neighborhood," he said. "The community was very proud of her."