Mr. Woolley was born in Dansville, NY and came to Florida from Hershey, PA.He was a retired engineer from Amp, Inc. in Harrisburg, PA. He was the inventor of eleven patents. He was also a charter member of the Ft. Pierce Yacht Club.
Survivors include his daughter, Dorothy Baron of Huntington, PA; brother, Warren S. Woolley of Bevery, MA; six grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Frances Hoey Woolley, and his son, James Hoey Woolley.