Memorial #1

The Rod & Gun was filled to capacity this afternoon with coworkers and students who had appreciated Betty's passion for music and teaching.  Many of us hadn't realized that she was essentially a very quiet and reserved person...she must have found her niche in Kitimat because we knew her for her exuberance, sarcasm and dry humour.  She's seen here in the late 60s with her beloved clarinet which she went on to play professionally in several smaller city symphonies before turning to teaching.  The high school band program quadrupled in the 7 years under her direction.

There is a Memorial #2 pending with a possible 3rd following a fatal highway accident on Saturday that took the life of another high school teacher.  Her husband, also a high school teacher, has since been in a coma.  She was on my facebook since we have that special bond as Mothers Of Crazies.  TwinB sent a message of condolence to one of her daughters; they dealt with many of the same issues at the same time.

I discreetly mentioned to a good friend at the memorial that I felt a little paranoid at the moment - that it felt like we were being stalked by an invisible force.  She told me that everyone felt the same way, just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Hope we're done with death for the summer.