Gene, how heartless and cold can you be to talk bad about my Uncle Dennis?! He was a very loving and wonderful man. I feel sorry for you.

well, seem like you GENE dont have anything better to do then bash an innocent dead man! You are a cruel and heartless person! For you to even think that this was the appropiate place for that comment... Your an IDIOT!!! What ever it is you do in life I hope that everyday You could only wish you were HALF THE MAN MY UNCLE WAS!!!! burn in u know where!!!!

Dennis was my uncle, and although i never lived anywhere around hewitt, i believe he did a pretty good job for 23 years. He even had a street named after him (woodard lane). Who get's a street named after him after they do a crappy job? My uncle was a good man. rocketman is right, it's the wrong place to talk bad about someone who just passed away. keep the negativity to yourself!

My prayers go to his family and friends. Dennis was a good man who did great things for Hewitt.

Gene, it doesn't matter if you want to worry about when the city went into decline or who did what. The truth is no matter what you argue, he gave 23 years to the city and obviously did a great job at some point otherwise it would be like many of the other run down towns in the county. The real estate market is tight in this town and there is a reason. I understand that you would like to argue about who did what but this is not the place or time. The man should be commended for his work and not attacked when he is dead. It is tasteless, shameful and lugubrious that you would start attempting to attack his career after he was just laid to rest.

And Gene wins the award for most inappropriate comments and the most inappropriate time! Congratulations, Gene! I think there are some homeless puppies in your neighborhood you forgot to kick this morning. Jerk.

Hey,and Gene... Wrong place, wrong time....

Gene, you act as if Hewitt PD actually works hard for their money. Woodard was a quality individual who felt a personal stake in the city unlike the scrub they hired from the Dallas area.

Woodard was a very capable city manager and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family on their loss. However, Mr. Vidrine, who was not involved in the city government at the time, has let his personal relationship rewrite history. Hewitt was in financial trouble from the previous City Manager, however the city council had appointed Betty Orton as the interim city manager, and Ms. Orton is who "turned around" the city finances, negotiated the purchase of the water system, and begin the orderly growth of the city. Hewitt was already the second largest city in McLennan County, where it remains today. What happened under Woodard was a decline in businesses within the city and the police department, while it grew in numbers, went from being the highest paid and best in the county to just another small town department.