Friday, November 16, 2007
I was saddened to learn of Betty's death in my Hamilton Spectator this morning and send sincere condolences to her family. I enrolled in Canada Business College the year she began teaching typing and I can still hear her reciting "k, i, 8, i, k, comma, k, space". Mr. Main (a formidable gentleman with flowing white hair) taught penmanship; thank heavens I excelled at typing and shorthand because I let him down abysmally! Not sure of the name of my shorthand teacher but it may have been Miss Winters....after all, it has been well over 60 years since my C.B.C. days but they all must have done a pretty good job - I was secretary to our beloved Father Sean O'Sullivan during his five years in Ottawa.
I remember remarking to one of my classmates that "Mrs. Jackson looks kind of sad" and was told that her husband was overseas and she was probably missing him terribly. What a lovely picture of her; I'm so glad I read the complete article and so enjoyed the memories it invoked.
