Our mother was a dedicated professional, Social Worker
- She raised 3 rambunctious boys
- She put her children into music lessons and sports and drove them to hockey practices at 6 am in the morning
- She took care of the household and did all the cooking until her sons were mature enough and able to pitch in.
- She was the support for her husband’s career in the competitive world of Graphic Art and Watercolor painting.
- She organized events and showings and gallery openings and private viewings of her husband Morton’s work.
This is a brief synopsis of her career in social work:
- The Children’s Aid Society
- Child Care
- Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
- Providing counseling Services for the Inuit population living in the City of Ottawa
- St. Mary’s Maternity Home, group work
- Counselling unmarried mothers 1970-1974
- Social Work Research Project published by McGill University, team researcher
- Child Abuse Demonstration Project: International Year of the Child, Director
- Working with families dealing with child abuse situations
- Ottawa Civic Hospital, Social Worker
. David, Coleman, and Lawrence, proud sons