Nurse May Hetherington Retires from AES - 1981
 Retiring nurse May Hetherington receives from Joe Boll, a/director, Administration Branch, a token or appreciation from all AES staff. (Photo credit: Elsie Traill) |
Photo and text were originally published in
the January / February 1982 edition of Zephyr
When AES moved into its large
Downsview building 10 years ago, May Hetherington occupied a busy
consultation office off the main lobby in her role as public health
nurse (Health and Welfare Canada). Her location was so central,
she became known to a large number of AES staff and, by the time she
retired last December (1981), she was almost an institution.
At a farewell ceremony, Mrs. Hetherington told friends and colleagues that her AES years were "the happiest of my life." Before coming to AES, she had done industrial, psychiatric and general hospital nursing both in the Toronto area and in Brockville. Ont. where she graduated in psychiatric nursing. Born in England, Mrs. Hetherington came to Canada and met her husband here in the fifties. She claims that having two sons helped her decide to give up the time-consuming job of being a hospital nurse. Instead she took a refresher course at the University of Toronto and entered the somewhat less demanding field of occupational nursing. Joseph Boll, acting director, Administration Branch, made a presentation to Mrs. Hetherington during her farewell gathering. During her retirement, she and her husband intend to travel in the United States. Goderich, Ontario will be their home in the summer. |
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