Alice
Green Hoffman, who in 1917 bought Bogue Banks property that is now Pine Knoll
Shores, had many people who worked for her. One of those was Gabrielle Germaine
Brard (1908-1999). Known more familiarly as “Gabby,” she was an integral part
of Alice’s life from 1931 until Alice’s death here on Bogue Banks in 1953.
Those
22 years were perhaps the most tumultuous of Alice’s colorful and eventful
life. It was in that timeframe that she lost her real-estate holdings in Paris
and New York, lost control of her property on Bogue Banks, and experienced
declining health. The 46-year younger Gabby was with her through it all, yet
research has revealed little about Gabby.