In years to come Carole Housman hopes people will think of her father, Harry M. Carter, who loved and worked for Warwick and the Rotary Cub of Warwick.

Today old timers, and a few Rotary Club members, perhaps best remember him for the homemade candy store he owned and operated near the corner of Broad and Eddy Streets in Providence, which he opened in the 1940s.

Now in her 80s, Housman reflects on the active life her father lived and wants others to learn of his contributions. She is planning to endow a Rotary scholarship fund in his name that will assist this and future generations in achieving their career goals.

Carter worked for years in Warwick public service.  A Republican, he served as the Ward 1 Councilman for 12 years and on numerous boards and commissions.

As Housman recalls, when not at work making a selling candy, he was out working to better the community in his capacity as an elected official or a member of the Warwick Rotary Club, which recognized him as the Rotarian of the Year in 1976. He was also active in the Asbury Park Methodist Church where he was president of the Men’s Club and treasurer of the Asbury Hobnobbers, a senior club that meets regularly at the church, long before the city started operating senior centers.

“He was always in the candy business,” recalls Housman who remembers helping out at the store with her sister, Gloria. In particular she remembers the pulling that went into making ribbon candy. The family lived on Dartmouth Avenue in the Gaspee Plateau section of Warwick with the girls attending Wyman Elementary School.

Housman believes a scholarship fund in her father’s name will shine a light not only on his contributions to the city, but also what the club does for the community. She notes he loved the Rotary Club and the work that it does and he would have wanted this.

She plans to donate $50,000 to establish the fund.