Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Ed, Phil, Verna and Millie and your children,
I was so sad to read of your mother's passing. She was my mentor, the kindest, most thoughtful primary teacher that I have ever known. I enjoyed my time so much in her classroom as a student teacher and then as her teaching partner for seven years at Valleyview. Her students never forgot her and would visit her when they were adults. I remember one visit where Glen Hanlon ( who was then an NHL goalie) came to visit her after all the students had left so as not to cause a big commotion.
More importantly she became my good friend and I continued to miss her for many years after our move to B.C. in 1989. I looked forward to our occasional phone calls. I don't need to tell you that your mother was a "gem" in the truest sense of the word, her name really suited her.
