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Memories from Ann Tasker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ednabetty\"<\/a>On October, 2010, the BC Wests lost the last sibling of John and Emma\u2019s family.\u00a0 Edna was born in Lloydminster \u00a0Saskatchewan on July 28, 1910, the 4th of 8 children.\u00a0 The family moved to Vancouver in 1919, where she received most of her education. \u00a0 She attended Normal School in Vancouver the late 1920s.\u00a0 This is where she met her life-long friend, Betty Turnbull.<\/p>\n

Normal school education was equivalent to a university certificate, but jobs were easier to find without a certificate during the depression since pay-scales were much lower. \u00a0Edna was a substitute teacher at various Vancouver schools prior to full time teaching children at the Vancouver Preventorium.\u00a0 Built in 1932, it was a TB hospital school for children, which housed children with tuberculosis.<\/p>\n

Edna and Betty summered in Grantham\u2019s Landing at their Elphinstone Road \u2018camp\u2019 from the 40\u2019s .\u00a0 In those days they took a steam ship or, when weather permitted, they travelled from False\u00a0Creek in\u00a0 Grandpa John\u2019s 14 foot clinker-built boat.Edna had a very active\/exciting life, hiking with Betty: backpacks, groceries and all, to their cabin on Hollyburn Mountain, year after year.\u00a0 She skied, rode horse back and enjoyed many sports. They travelled to many parts of the world before air-travel became common.\u00a0 In the 1940s, and in many subsequent years, they drove in a truck with a camper through Mexico. In 1984, they had a wonderful cruise \u2018around the World, walking on the Great Wall of China.\u00a0 Edna kept in touch with family & friends with post cards wherever she went and of course regularly visited family & friends when she was home.<\/p>\n

In the 1950s she & Betty purchased their\u00a0 Grantham\u2019s Landing waterfront home, sold to Ann \u00a0in 2000 when they retired to Gibsons Garden Inn at age 90.\u00a0 Alas, friend Betty died soon after their move from their beloved home. \u00a0Edna moved to Christensen Village (assisted living) when it opened in 2005.\u00a0 She enjoyed all the staff and greatly appreciated the care they gave.\u00a0 She became very good friends with many. \u00a0Edna may have been in a wheel chair and blind, but she certainly could \u2018see\u2019 all the good things people did .\u00a0 When she was able to attend the yearly \u201cKuzzins\u201d picnic,\u00a0 she amazed everyone by her knowledge of the names of all the children, no matter how young. She was generous and kind & loved all of us.<\/p>\n

We \u201cKuzzins\u201d will remember the exciting summer visits to Grantham\u2019s and wonderful times with her and with Betty.\u00a0 We will all miss her and hold her in loving memory.<\/p>\n

In Memoriam, Edna & Betty<\/a><\/p>\n

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