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Nurses Jane Harland and Sharon McGillis infused the seventh floor with a youthful exuberance as they cheerfully carried out their duties. Both blonde, spirited and beautiful, their respective men were less than stellar specimens of manhood. Jane was engaged and later married to an irresponsible louse by the name of Howie Dawson. Pert and always upbeat, Nurse Sharon McGillis married an unlikely mate, quiet Dr. Henry Pinkham.
The new crop of nurses lived in fear of brusque, no-nonsense senior nurse, Lucille March. Lucille was tough, but anyone who really knew her understood that beneath her armor beat a heart of gold. One man who knew, but rarely saw, Lucille's softer side was widower Al Weeks, who had joined the hospital staff as custodian. Though she would never, ever admit it, Lucille adored good ol' Al! Eventually, they would decide to spend their golden years together as man and wife.
In February of 1971, Lucille was surprised when out of the blue, her sister Audrey returned to town -- and claimed her baby was born dead. Little "Stevie," was very much alive -- and living with a nanny, Peggy Nelson, in a seedy part of town. Audrey spun an elaborate web of lies to keep her loser-husband Tom Baldwin from contesting their divorce action. She was certain that Tom would never give her up if he knew about their son! According to her plan, Audrey would tell Steve that Mrs. Nelson's baby was a foster child -- the son of her cousin. Eventually, Audrey and Steve would arrange to adopt the child. It was a brilliant scheme that may have succeeded had it not been for Mrs. Nelson's greed. When the elderly nanny learned of Audrey's plight, she blackmailed her and was eventually murdered.
On the night of September 24, 1971, Audrey returned to her apartment in an agitated state. In one arm, she carried a suitcase. In the other, she held her baby. Rushing into the bathroom, she took out a pistol and, in a moment of panic, hid it in the water tank of her toilet. Across town, Mrs. Nelson lay dead -- the victim of a fatal gunshot wound! Did Audrey do it? Her secret revealed, all the evidence pointed to Audrey, who steadfastly maintained her innocence. Charged with the murder, Audrey nearly went to prison for life, until some late-breaking detective work unearthed the real culprit -- Peggy Nelson's ex-husband, Arnold.
Audrey was set free, and discovered that the only way to keep possession of her baby was to move back in with her hateful husband, Tom. When their marriage failed, Tom kidnapped young Tommy. Eventually, Audrey received word that Tom had died of a heart attack in Mexico. Young Tommy's return came just in the nick of time, because the youngster was in desperate need of open-heart surgery. Steve Hardy called upon the brilliant heart surgeon, Dr. Jim Hobart, to perform Tommy's vital, lifesaving surgery. In rapid time, Audrey married Jim, much to the alarm of Steve Hardy and Lucille, who feared that she had tied the knot with Jim out of gratitude, not love. Jim injured his hand and became a hopeless alcoholic. Once again, Steve Hardy watched helplessly as his true love, Audrey, suffered through another tragic marriage.
Meg was released from the mental institution. Supposedly recovered from the mental breakdown, Meg now suffered from a severe case of hypertension. At General Hospital, a strikingly beautiful female doctor was assigned to Meg's case. Dr. Lesley Williams assumed Tom Baldwin's practice and immediately distinguished herself with her winning bedside manner. However, an insanely jealous Meg began to suspect -- wrongly-- that Lesley was trying to work her way into her husband Lee's bed! In the middle of the argument with Lee, Meg collapsed and died in 1972-- the victim of a deadly stroke. Fighting back tears, Lee knew he had to be strong -- for Scotty.
Phil Brewer ducked back into the country. Still believing he was a wanted man, Phil grew a scraggly beard and adopted an assumed name, "Harold Williamson." Taking a job as a dishwasher at a restaurant not far from General Hospital, Phil befriended a beautiful young waitress, Diana Maynard, who fell hopelessly in love with "Harold." They became lovers. When Diana accidentally stumbled upon "Harold's" real identity, she was torn by the realization that she could lose the man she loved. After all, like everyone in town, Diana knew that Dr. Phil Brewer had been cleared of the murder charges in the death of Polly Prentice.
For months, Diana agonized over keeping the news from "Harold," until the day the secret blew up in her face. Searching through old newspapers in the local library, Phil discovered the shocking news all by himself. The joy of knowing he was a free man was tempered by the anger he felt toward Diana for keeping the news secret for so long. Phil rushed to Jessie, but after seeing her with Peter, he raced off -- and wrecked his car. Critically wounded with severe head injuries, "Harold Williamson" was rushed to the emergency room at General Hospital, where Jessie was stunned to discover that he was Phil.
Jessie absorbed the fact that her husband was alive and her marriage to Dr. Peter Taylor was invalid. Jessie and Phil reconciled yet again. Left out in the cold, Peter Taylor and a pregnant Diana Maynard commiserated in their shared grief. When Diana confided the news of her pregnancy to Peter, he nobly asked her to become his wife.
This time, Phil and Jessie's reconciliation was shorter than ever! Phil had been rendered impotent as a result of his near-fatal auto accident. The final blow to the Brewer marriage came when Phil discovered that Diana Maynard was pregnant with his child. Leaving Jessie, Phil hoped to become a family with Diana and his soon-to-born baby, but he was too late - she loved Peter now. Diana gave birth to a boy, Tracy, who died of pneumonia. Regaining his manly prowess, Phil forced himself upon Diana, raping her. Fearing repercussions, Diana kept the encounter secret from Peter. Diana gave birth to a baby daughter, Martha. She breathed a sigh of relief when Phil, never suspecting that the child was his, left to take on new doctoral duties in Nairobi, Kenya. Diana tried to pass off Martha as Peter's baby. When Peter learned the truth, he walked out. Diana filed for divorce.
In 1972, Jessie Brewer suddenly became guardian for her brother's teenage children, Kent and Caroline Murray. At the same time, she began treating a patient, Teddy Holmes, on General Hospital's seventh floor. Teddy, a prizewinning journalist, charmed Jessie just as Phil had. When Teddy ran off with young Caroline, Jessie was devastated. Once again, Jessie Brewer had been deceived and destroyed by a handsome man!
At General Hospital, Nurse Jane Dawson was able to forgive her cheating husband Howie for his romances with other women. But when she found out he secretly had a vasectomy to spare himself the responsibility of fathering a child, she was sorely tempted to divorce him!
When a penitent Howie underwent a successful procedure to reverse his vasectomy, the Dawsons became the parents of a darling daughter, Joanne. The responsibilities of parenthood still did not curb Howie's childish, self-destructive ways. Jane eventually divorced him, and in the fall of 1974, she began to enjoy the company of Dr. Henry Pinkham, whose wife Sharon had written him a "Dear John" letter. As for Howie, he returned only once to attend the funeral of his infant daughter, Joanne, whose sudden death devastated poor Jane. Henry and Jane transferred to nearby Mercy Hospital.
Dr. Peter Taylor's injured pride continued to keep him from reconciling with his wife Diana, who was now a staff nurse. Eventually, they managed to put aside their mutual hurt and reconcile. In a moving scene, Peter pledged his love to Diana, and admitted he loved her daughter, Martha, as if she was his own child.
Learning that Peter and Diana were reconciling, a desperate and hysterical nurse Augusta McLeod wrote Phil in Kenya, urging him to return to town. She had good reason to seek Phil's assistance -- for Augusta was pregnant with Peter's child! When Phil threatened to reveal the secret to Diana, Phil knocked him down just in front of the seventh floor nurses' station. On the night of December 6th, 1974, Phil Brewer's long reign of terror and deceit came to an end when he was hit over the head with a paperweight. Diana was charged with the crime, and her fate appeared to be sealed until Jim Hobart finally remembered that he had seen Augusta McLeod in Phil's company on the night of December 6th! Peter confronted the pregnant Augusta, coercing a startling confession of guilt. Augusta McLeod went to prison, where she had her baby. Not wanting to keep another secret, Peter painfully revealed the details of his affair with Augusta to Diana, who forgave him.
To Scotty's delight, Lee Baldwin married adoption agent Caroline Chandler. After a short honeymoon, the newlyweds returned to town to face the disastrous news that Caroline's son, Bobby, an energetic med student, was suffering from an incurable case of Melenkoff's disease. Miraculously, Bobby's certain fate was reversed when Steve discovered that Bobby's fatal diagnosis was wrong! Rejoicing from the welcome news, Lee and Caroline joined Bobby in New York where he received treatment .
One of Dr. Lesley Williams' first patients at General Hospital was Mrs. Florence Grey, who suffered from stomach ulcers brought on, she supposed, by the misery of a troubled marriage. In the course of the treatment, Florence revealed her marital history to psychiatrist Peter Taylor. Years earlier, Florence explained, her husband, Professor Gordon Grey, had an affair with a student. Together they had a daughter who died soon after she was born.
When Peter filled Lesley in on this seemingly inconsequential element of their patient's history, a cold chill ran through her body. She was the very student engaged in the affair with Professor Grey! Now, nearly a dozen years later, Gordon Grey had reentered her life, this time proclaiming his love. Gordon revealed to a tormented Lesley that he wanted to leave his wife to be with her. Tormented by her indecision, Lesley begged Dr. Hardy to take her off the case. In an emotional confrontation, Lesley convinced Gordon to stay with his wife during her recovery. Soon, the Greys left town. But for Lesley, the memories of giving birth to, then losing, a precious daughter, lingered on.
Soon after Lesley married millionaire Cameron Faulkner, she discovered to her shock that the baby girl she believed had died at birth was alive. Through a search, she found the girl, Laura Vining, living with her parents, Barbara and Jason Vining, and younger sister Amy, in a modest home near the University not more than five miles from Lesley's home!
A teacher, Jason Vining struggled to make ends meet. Like any typical twelve year old girl, Laura had the usual difference of opinions with her parents. Their chief source of conflict was money -- Laura wanted new clothes, a ten-speed and most of all, she had her heart set on getting a new typewriter for Christmas, 1975. Already over-budget, Barbara had no choice but to say no to her little girl.
Lesley Williams was not satisfied simply knowing that her long-lost daughter was alive and well. She wanted to see her! Cameron, dismayed to learn that his wife was absolutely determined to make contact, ordered Lesley to stay away from the child. Nevertheless, Lesley defiantly set out to make contact or catch a glimpse of the child she so desperately longed for. Entering a local candy store, Lesley stopped dead in her tracks. She saw a pretty golden-haired girl sitting at the soda fountain with her friend Gary. Overcome with emotion, she followed Laura into the park. When they spoke, Laura was captivated!
"She's so glamorous!" an excited Laura told her ten-year old sister, Amy! "She said she's going to buy me a bike, and a new typewriter." Amy was jealous of Laura's fabulous new friend, while the Vinings were cautiously guarded upon hearing of Laura's mysterious benefactor. What did Dr. Lesley Faulkner possibly want with their eldest daughter? In time, the Vinings had their answer. Upon hearing the shocking news that Laura was really Lesley's daughter, Barbara and Jason vowed not to let her go.
After breaking the news to a thrilled Laura, Lesley launched a custody suit. The Judge, realizing that both mothers had been wronged twelve years earlier, postponed making a decision to allow Laura time to get to know her biological mother. In a startling decision, Lesley was granted custody of her daughter for thirty days, after which Laura herself would have a voice in deciding her future. After months of turmoil, Lesley was the happiest woman on earth!
Laura Vining enjoyed staying with her new family, but the youngster wasn't sure that she wanted to make her stay a permanent one. She missed her friends, her parents, and most of all, her younger sister, Amy. At Laura's request the judge extended the temporary situation for another thirty days at which point a decision as to Laura's future would have to be made. When Laura fell ill, Lesley turned to Dr. Peter Taylor for counsel and affirmation that the agony the child was going through could be emotionally based. He concurred that it could, but Peter couldn't tell Lesley what to do. It was a decision she had to make for herself. Lesley made the painful decision to cancel the custody suit and return Laura to Jason and Barbara Vining. Her husband Cameron, secretly triumphant that Laura was out of his life for good, dedicated himself to healing Lesley's hurt. Despite his efforts to help her overcome her grief, Lesley Faulkner remained obsessed with her daughter. Behind Lesley's back, Cameron began spending more time at the mountain retreat he bought for Lesley -- and ever more time in New York with his sexy secretary, Peggy.
To keep Laura out of his life for good, Cameron concocted a scheme in which an elderly nurse claimed that Laura was not Lesley's daughter after all. The scheme failed when Lesley accused the woman of lying, then sent her away. Cameron's scheme had been thwarted! Unbeknownst to Lesley, Cameron then paid the Vinings to take Laura far away.
In the grueling weeks after Laura's disappearance, Cameron urged Lesley to get on with her life. But Lesley was determined to never give up Laura. Later, Lesley discovered the depth of her husband's malevolence. When he kidnaped her, Lesley lunged for the wheel of the car, which careened off the road! Cameron was dead! In the days after the tragedy, Lesley learned another shocking secret about her husband -- he died broke, his empire having crumbled beneath him in the weeks before his death. Her fellow staff member, Dr. Rick Webber helped her through the troubled times.
In 1976, several new characters were introduced to General Hospital. Among them was Terri Arnett, whose husband David, a doctor, had been killed in Vietnam. Terri was the daughter of Steve Hardy's closest friend, the late Dr. Lars Webber. Once an aspiring singer in New York, Terri returned home when Lars Webber and his wife Helen were killed in an accident to play surrogate mother to her two younger brothers, Rick and Jeff. Rick, a promising resident at General Hospital, volunteered for a six-month medical stint in Africa. Two months after his arrival, he was reportedly killed when the small plane in which he was being piloted to a remote village crashed and burned. Rick's dashingly handsome younger brother, Jeff, graduated from med school in the spring of 1976 along with his wife, Monica, who had once been Rick's fiancee. Dr. Steve Hardy tapped the young married doctors for a bold new experimental program at General Hospital -- Mr. and Mrs. Intern!
For Steve Hardy, the Mr. and Mrs. Intern experiment was a noble gamble. He believed that Jeff and Monica were a perfect choice. Six months into their marriage, he assumed they were ideally happy. He was wrong! Their new marriage was a wreck! Jeff had a hang up -- he feared that everyone at General Hospital was comparing him to his "late" brother Rick. Fearing he would always be "second best," Jeff's every thought was plagued by memories of his dead brother. Jeff missed Rick dearly -- and so did Monica. More than anyone -- even Jeff -- knew.
Rick Webber was very much alive and being held, against his will, having been captured ten months earlier by revolutionaries in an African civil war. Upon his long-awaited return to General Hospital, Rick was reunited with Steve Hardy who sensed that Rick was haunted by something. Was it, as Steve suspected, the months of imprisonment that troubled Rick? Or was he, as Terri believed, deeply troubled by the fact that Monica had married Jeff?
As for Jeff, he was wary every time he saw Monica and Rick together. His jealousy exploded into anger when he stumbled upon the secret that his wife and brother had met in New York just before Rick returned to town. For the good of the staff, Steve Hardy abandoned the "Mr. and Mrs. Intern" program. Soon, Rick and Monica found themselves locked in a passionate kiss! "I love you too, Monica," confessed Rick. He cautioned Monica that they must put a lid on their own feelings, "for Jeff's sake." Monica reluctantly agreed. Rick did his best to stay away from Monica, but that was hardly possible in the halls -- and elevators -- of General Hospital. The thought that Rick would be dating other women sickened Monica, who privately vowed to do everything in her power to stay close to Rick Webber. Like Rick, Mark Dante was involved in a romantic triangle. Soon after arriving in town, he became attracted to Rick and Jeff's widowed sister, Terri. However, Dr. Dante could not act on his feelings, since he already had a wife back in Boston. Mary-Ellen Dante had been committed to a sanitarium two years earlier suffering from severe depression that rendered her unable to communicate with the outside world. She eventually recovered enough to be released, and discovered the relationship between Mark and Terri.
As for Rick Webber, he needed to keep away from Monica, and that meant moving out of the Webber family home, where he lived with Terri, Jeff -- and Monica. He turned for comfort to Dr. Lesley Faulkner who needed comfort of her own -- she was pregnant with her late husband Cameron's baby. Sadly, she lost the child.
During the summer of '76, Diana Taylor hired the scheming Heather Grant to be the nanny for her daughter, Martha. The product of a lower-class background, Heather beat out the competition the way she knew best -- by cheating. Desperately wanting the job, Heather devilishly gave Diana a forged letter of reference. Heather set her sights on Jeff Webber, whose marriage to Monica was faltering once and for all.
Jeff's suspicions of Rick and Monica grew more fierce, and his thoughts were clouded by the abundance of pills he took to numb his pain. When Rick and Monica were away on a hospital trip, a drunken Jeff became convinced they were having an affair. He raced to their motel and burst in Monica's room -- only to find her all alone. After a bitter fight with Jeff, Monica found solace in Rick's arms. Together, they gave in to their long-held feelings and made love. Soon after, Jeff fell in to Heather's eager arms. She wangled her way back into his bed -- and became pregnant with his baby.
Monica, crazed with jealousy over Rick's concern for Lesley, confronted her rival in Lesley's penthouse, and ordered her fellow doctor to keep her hands off Rick. We're having an affair!" she declared.
Monica's stunning declaration left Lesley reeling, not sure whether to believe her or not! But Lesley was certain of one thing -- she deeply loved Rick Webber. But Rick was still seeing Monica, though their secret affair was growing increasingly less passionate and more volatile.
Late in the year, Jeff disappeared! Where could he be? Rick was worried, Monica frightened and Heather, most of all, needed Jeff because she was pregnant with his baby! Meantime, Jeff showed up at a bar downtown - Barney's Place - drunk, despondent, and high on amphetamines. Barney, fearful that he'd wander out and get Barney into trouble, put Jeff up in the back room overnight. Unknown to him, Jeff stole a gun from behind the bar. Dr. Mark Dante showed up the next day to bring Jeff home, but upon his arrival, the sound of a gunshot shattered the early morning calm. Mark raced into the back room, where he found Jeff unconscious -- with a bullet in his brain. Rick blamed himself. Terri, fearful that Jeff would die, went to Dr. Steve Hardy to say that her mother, Helene, on her deathbed, had told Terri of the existence of a letter. Hidden away in a safety deposit box, the letter revealed that Dr. Steve Hardy was Jeff's father.
Audrey's marriage to Jim Hobart fell apart and Jim walked out, leaving Audrey all alone. In despair, she took an overdose of sleeping pills. As she sank into unconsciousness, she was stabbed back into momentary focus by the thought of her young son. Steve arrived at the apartment, found Audrey, and rushed her to General Hospital, where after a life-and-death struggle, she pulled through. Steve had never fallen out of love with Audrey. And Audrey still loved Steve. Marching into Steve's office, she declared her love for him! Delighted by their reconciliation, Steve rushed out of his 7th floor office, rushing to keep an appointment. Taking the stairs, he tripped, and hurled down an entire flight, ending at the bottom, unconscious! Audrey found him lying at the bottom of a stairwell, unable to move his legs. Steve was paralyzed! With Audrey as his personal physiotherapist, Steve began the long road back. Steve and Audrey walked down the aisle, oblivious to the fact that Tom Baldwin was alive - about to reclaim his son
After Jeff's near-tragic bullet to the brain, Rick realized he must break off with Monica. Still, Monica refused to accept that they would never be together. Jeff recovered and reconciled with Monica, but was shocked to discover that Heather was carrying his child.
The news of Jeff and Monica's reconciliation crushed Heather, who faked a suicide attempt to try and win Jeff's affections. Heather's efforts were all for naught. Once she detected that Jeff still wouldn't leave Monica, she ordered him to leave her alone. Heather had plans for her baby -- plans that would net her a fortune! Heather revealed her scheme to her mother: she wouldn't abort her unborn child, as Jeff wanted, but she would have the baby and sell it to Diana and Peter, and take the money to make a new life for herself. The Taylors wanted another child. They tried to adopt -- but their plans to bring foster son, Mike into their family was thwarted when Diana's past involvement with the late Phil Brewer came to light. Diana desperately wanted a brother or sister for her daughter, Martha, and found herself tempted when Heather offered her baby in exchange for 10,000 dollars in cash.
Meanwhile, Rick became even closer to Lesley as he helped her find Laura. Laura (now played by teenager Genie Francis) was not the naive girl she'd been before. She had recently been dragged away from a commune by Barbara Vining. The last thing she wanted to do was live with Lesley again. Lesley, hoping for a joyous reunion with her daughter, was crushed by Laura's attitude.
At home with her real mother, Laura tried to come to grips with the confused emotions that had led her to distrust all "adults." At the bottom, Laura came to realize that her communal experience was spawned by a feeling that Lesley no longer cared about her. It was Rick who once again got through to Laura, making her see that she was truly loved, both by Lesley and her adopted mother, Barbara Vining. Lesley was deeply touched with Rick's effort, but staggered when he declared his love with a proposal of marriage! Caught off guard, Lesley admitted she loved him too -- but wondered if perhaps he was not confusing love for her with his desire to do "something constructive" with his life after Jeff's near-tragedy.
"If you think I'm asking you to be my wife just to regain my self-respect -- I'm not!" Lesley's attitude infuriated Rick, who stormed out. In a short time, Rick and Lesley mended fences, and Lesley agreed to become "Mrs. Rick Webber."
Monica, shaken by the news that Rick had asked Lesley to marry him, finally did what she had long feared to do. She asked Jeff for a divorce! On the rebound, Jeff asked Heather to marry him, but recanted his proposal when Heather's ex-husband Larry Joe told Jeff of her many deceptions. Rick was able to convince Lesley that they belonged together, and in a quietly glorious ceremony held in a ski lodge, Lesley and Rick became man and wife!
The path to happiness was more difficult to cross for star-crossed lovers Terri Arnett and Dr. Mark Dante. Mary-Ellen Dante, newly released from Lakecliff Sanitarium, resolved to destroy their union -- and that meant destroying Terri! And she had a plan: Mary-Ellen arranged with her chauffeur, Lenny, to fix the brakes on Terri's car so she would crash. At General Hospital, Mark Dante performed heroic surgery to save Terri's life. Awaking from her coma, at first Terri could remember nothing about her confrontation with Mary-Ellen. Eventually, the memories came flooding back. Desperate, Mary-Ellen slashed her wrists. Eventually, Mary-Ellen's mental illness resurfaced in total, and she sank back into catatonia. But it was too late for Mark and Terri to have a future together. Seeking a new start, Terri moved to Los Angeles to resume her singing career.
After the birth of her baby, Steven Lars, Heather took $500 of Jeff's money and fled to New York City -- the Big Apple -- where she hoped to fulfill her grand dreams of a fabulous modeling career! Her landlady, Mrs. Hadley, arranged for the Taylors to adopt her baby - without knowing that Heather was the mother. After Mrs. Hadley and the lawyer took their cut, Heather was left with only $1800 of the $10,000 -- not even enough for her to establish herself in Hollywood. Heather couldn't bring herself to reveal the real story of Steven Lars. Instead, she told the inexcusable lie that the child had died. Touched by her story, Jeff proposed to Heather. Once back home, the newly engaged Heather began to spend considerable time with the Taylor's and "Peter, Jr."
In 1977, Audrey Hardy was engaged in a custody fight with the back-from-the-dead Tom Baldwin. Tom begged Audrey not to divorce him. "I'm still in love with you," he pleaded with a conflicted Audrey who ultimately refused Tom's demands to resurrect their marriage. After Tommy ran away, Tom agreed to give Audrey her divorce. The autumn of 1977 brought a new marriage and new joy to Steve and Audrey -- their family crisis was finally over. Still, there were more surprises to come!
Lee Baldwin returned to town in 1977 after his wife died in an accident. Lee found comfort in long, warm and platonic evenings with Gail. Lee and Gail were good company for each other. Sensing his devastation, Gail secretly contacted Scotty Baldwin, Lee's stepson, urging the young law student to get in touch with the only father he'd ever known. Scotty had left Port Charles several years earlier and was now living in New York's Greenwich Village. Gail's mission worked when Scotty showed up in town. She smiled with satisfaction as father and son reunited. Scotty, agreeing to join the "establishment," accepted a clerking job at General Hospital, where he met and became instantly captivated by young Laura Webber.
Another crisis was about to devastate the city of Port Charles. During the first week of September 1977, Port Charles was hit by a catastrophic hurricane, wreaking havoc and causing a series of dramatic events to unfold. Laura and Scotty, en route to a rock concert, were caught in the storm and forced to seek refuge in a storage shed. Little Martha Taylor died in a car accident. The loss shattered Diana.
The paralyzed David Hamilton (a former college roommate of Rick's, now a down on his luck artist) was admitted to General Hospital. David wallowed in his pity when informed that the bodies of his wife and children had been discovered in the wreckage of their house. David's paralysis puzzled the General Hospital doctors, who could find no physiological basis for his inability to walk. After several weeks, David was released from the hospital and he gratefully accepted his pal, Rick's offer to move into the Webber house to recuperate. In time, Lesley couldn't help but notice that there was something strange about David Hamilton.
Laura didn't feel the same way -- she adored David! The maturing girl and the older man struck up an instant friendship, one that troubled Lesley Webber. Laura was experiencing severe "growing pains" which had caused her relationship with Lesley to become cold and distant -- not at all like the cozy rapport she'd established with Monica and David. From the moment Laura returned to Port Charles, she rebelled against her mother's rules and edicts.
Lesley became especially upset when she correctly suspected that Laura and Scotty's relationship had become a romantic one. And David began to take an unusual interest in Laura, too. Like Lesley, Scotty Baldwin took notice of Laura's fascination with David Hamilton. In fact, Scotty caught Laura in several lies -- all having to do with her handsome houseguest.
Steve Hardy contacted Dr. Alan Quartermaine of the Hardwick Foundation to handle the funding of the new cardiac wing. Monica's head turned when she set her eyes on the tall and handsome financier/doctor. The son of wealthy and influential Lila and Edward Quartermaine, Alan was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Alan found Monica appealing and she was certainly attracted to him, but she found his evaluations on the project not at all to her liking. "You're pigheaded!" she told him after just a few weeks of close contact. The war had begun!
Dr. Monica Webber's combative relationship with Dr. Alan Quartermaine began to mellow and blossom into romance early in 1978. However, Alan's stay at General Hospital was scheduled to be a short one. When his evaluation of the cardiac wing concluded, Alan made preparations to wind up his affairs in Port Charles and return to his family home in Southampton. While packing to leave, Dr. Quartermaine discovered, to his amazement, that he couldn't exactly "wind up" his relationship with Monica.
Just before departing Port Charles, Alan admitted his strong feelings for Monica, who confessed that she, too, cared for him. Monica's confession persuaded Alan to make Port Charles his home base. And soon, his eccentric family followed him to town. The upper-crust Quartermaines were one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in the state of New York. The crusty family patriarch, Edward, had amassed a great fortune through his world-renowned conglomerate, ELQ. "Making money keeps my arteries open," he often announced to no one in particular.
Edward's kindhearted wife, Lila, was as shrewd as she was wise. Their haughty daughter, Tracy grew up to be a spoiled "bitch," who felt, by birthright alone, that she deserved her rightful share of the family fortune. Unlike her brother Alan, Tracy had a natural affinity for big business -- but "daddy" Edward refused to recognize her prowess. As a result, spiteful Tracy was always at odds with the rest of the family. The Quartermaines were a rich -- and quirky -- bunch!
Almost immediately Alan's insecurities began to play a major role in his rocky relationship with Monica -- and Rick was the cause of his anxiety. While Alan genuinely seemed to like Rick and respect his abilities as a doctor, he neurotically distrusted Monica, incessantly questioning her "close" working relationship with Rick. But Monica assured Alan she was over Rick. Privately, Monica had her doubts, even as she planned a June wedding to Alan! And Alan struggled to keep his jealousy a closely guarded secret, which proved difficult -- especially from his sister, Tracy. Tracy Quartermaine knew her brother like a book!
Lesley decided to make peace with her daughter. Laura, too, made every effort to achieve a better relationship with Lesley. David Hamilton's presence in the house continued to unsettle the Webber clan. David's self-serving, darker side began to surface as did his obsession with Lesley. An artist, he began to spend hours sketching her portrait.
After several weeks, David moved into his own apartment, but his obsession grew more pronounced. Alone with Lesley, he smoothly attempted an all-out pass! Lesley would have none of it. She rebuffed his advances. Lesley told her brother-in-law Jeff about the episode, swearing him to secrecy. Rejected by Lesley, David moved in on her teenage daughter, Laura. Laura didn't fight her attraction when the handsome artist took her in his arms and kissed her on the lips. Over a period of weeks, David and Laura continued to meet secretly and their relationship became romantic -- at least in Laura's eyes. David had an ulterior motive in charming Laura. He kept her notes and poems, feeling he could use them against Rick and Lesley at the proper time.
More and more Laura fell under David's spell. She pledged her love to him and pleaded with him to take her away from Port Charles. What Laura did not know was that David was up to his ears in an illegal land scam, and was planning to beat a hasty retreat out of town!
When David finally told Laura the truth that he didn't really love her, she lashed out at him, pushing him with every ounce of her strength, before fleeing the apartment in tears. He hit his head, sustaining a critical injury. Lesley dashed to David's apartment and found a hysterical Laura bolting from the scene. Telling Laura to remain in the hall, Lesley went inside and found David -- dead! Returning to the hallway, an astonished Lesley discovered that Laura was gone! Coolly demonstrating the extent to which a mother will go to protect her child, Lesley took the blame for the death. A Grand Jury assembled and indicted Lesley Webber for murder.
From her prison cell, a valiant Lesley stood by as the prosecution painted a vivid picture of her as a vengeful woman who had been rejected by her forbidden lover. She kept mum. Laura blocked out what really happened. Through intensive therapy sessions with Dr. Peter Taylor, she gradually began to recall glimpses of the tragic encounter with David. When Laura's horrifying memories came flooding back, she realized that she killed David. Skipping town, Laura took a bus to New York City. Scotty enlisted the aid of his best friend, Bryan Phillips, and together they found Laura in New York's East Village. After her confession, the charges against Lesley were dropped. Laura was released on six-months probation in the custody of her parents -- making for a very uncomfortable Webber household! The one "good thing" in Laura's young life was Scotty, who helped her endure her probation by courting her all over again!
Heather returned to Port Charles where she spent precious time with her son, Stephen Lars, or "P.J." as he was known by his new family, the Taylors. She began to devote more and more of her time to "P.J." As the nanny, she was able to see her son every day, but Heather's all-consuming interest in the child's welfare alarmed Peter and Diana. Fearing her interest was unhealthy, Peter and Diana dismissed Heather. Still, she discovered ways to see her beloved son. Heather's wish came true when she married Jeff Webber, but early in their marriage the newlyweds saw little of each other because of Jeff's hospital duty and long hours of study for his license. Soon, Heather was pregnant-- but not 100% happy! Conversely, Jeff was overjoyed. "If it's a boy I want to name him Steven Lars!" he gushed to his stricken new wife.
Several newcomers staked their claim to a piece of Port Charles in 1978. Heather's flirtatious cousin, Susan Moore, arrived in town and flirted with Assistant District Attorney Mitch Williams, who found the brunette beauty equally attractive. However, Susan had stiff competition in her quest to bed the studly D.A. Her competition was feisty and rich Tracy Quartermaine -- who stopped at nothing to get what she wanted -- and Tracy wanted Mitch very badly. Perhaps she would not have been so eager had she known that sleazy Mitch secretly maintained close ties to the Port Charles mob!
And then there was "Bobbie" Spencer. The flame-haired student nurse with the bright smile and bubbly personality found herself smitten with law student Scotty Baldwin, who was in the midst of a stormy courtship with Laura. Between his law studies and his support for his stepfather Lee (who had fallen off the wagon and once again battled alcoholism), Scotty had little time to spend with Laura. After one of Laura and Scotty's squabbles, Bobbie was there to pick up Scotty's spirits by taking him home to her rooming house -- which was strictly against house policy. Bobbie paid a heavy price for taking in her "overnight guest" -- eviction. With no place to turn, she accepted Jessie Brewer's generous offer to move into her spare room.
One day at the hospital, a startled Bobbie ran into Cal Jamison, a scoundrel who was attempting to extort money from Jeff Webber. Jamison's presence unnerved Bobbie -- who recalled that he'd met her when she was a hooker! To keep Jamison at bay, a jittery Bobbie began to send him hush money.
Late in the year, Lesley began to suspect that Rick and Monica's relationship was more than just a working one. Were they having another affair?
The Bobbie/Scotty relationship began to fail when Scotty chose to devote more time to Laura. Scott Baldwin was the first man Bobbie Spencer had ever slept with that she truly loved. Believing that Scotty's change of heart was all Laura's fault, a scheming Bobbie set out to destroy her rival! Bobbie placed a call to her older brother, Luke, asking for his help in sending Laura to reform school! Together, Bobbie and Luke schemed to get Laura in trouble with the law. And if these maneuvers didn't work to get Laura out of Scotty's mind, then Bobbie had one more trick up her sleeve -- pregnancy!
To win Scotty away from Laura, scheming Bobbie Spencer faked a pregnancy! It was easy - all she had to do was switch test tubes results with a woman who really was carrying a child! Scotty reluctantly agreed to marry Bobbie, but told her he would never sleep with her ever again! Fortunately, Scotty and Bobbie's wedding never took place because Dr. Lesley Webber's secret sleuthing proved that Bobbie was lying! Scotty, relieved, blasted Bobbie for her trickery, then raced back into Laura's open arms.
Bobbie, not one to take defeat lightly, was more desperate than ever to break up Scotty and Laura and continued to put out SOS calls to the master, Luke, to help her with the dirty work. However, Luke voiced that he was becoming bored with her vengeance plots. Was Luke's once-cold heart beginning to warm toward his former enemy, Laura Webber? As manager of the Campus Disco, Luke's offbeat and engaging personality was given a chance to shine. To the people of Port Charles, Luke and his partner, Roy DiLucca, appeared to be honest and respectable businessmen. However, they were secretly working for the mob, run with an iron hand by the ruthless Frank Smith. In March, Luke finally met Laura. He became enamored with the teenage beauty. Meanwhile, Scotty and Laura made glorious plans for a June wedding.
In the winter of 1979, Dr. Steve Hardy was forced to place General Hospital under quarantine due to an outbreak of a rare and mysterious disease known as Lassa Fever. Steve, Rick, Alan, Audrey, Jeff and Monica were among the hospital staff, employees and even visitors who were quarantined within the walls of the hospital for weeks. After weeks of exhaustive work, Dr. Steve Hardy fell ill with the potentially-fatal disease. Flushed and weak, Steve continued to treat the sick patients before passing out. Believing that Steve was on his deathbed, Audrey stunned Jeff with the fact that Steve was his real father! Jeff was stunned and hurt by the news, and was cold to Steve upon his recovery.
When the quarantine was lifted, Monica and Rick secretly rendezvoused and made love. After a night of passion, Monica declared her total commitment to Rick but he persuaded her that they both needed time to put their lives in order and to make absolutely sure of their feelings.
In the spring of 1979, Scotty kept assuring Laura that he was doing everything in his power to bring a June wedding about, but she lost confidence that they would ever be together. Disillusioned, Laura returned her ring and set out to make new friends. Laura's disregard for his feelings sent Scotty into a tailspin. In despair, Scotty turned to drink. Thankfully, Bryan and Lee, both recovering alcoholics, pulled him out of the trap -- but not before Bobbie hatched another elaborate scheme designed to snare Scotty once and for all! She got Scotty drunk, an climbed into bed with him -- knowing that Laura was on her way over. After seeing them in Bobbie's bed, Laura fled and in a fraught emotional state, she crashed the car. Scotty lovingly stood by her during the ordeal and upon her recovery, they marred in a casual, country-style wedding in he park.
Laura's accident shook Rick back to his senses. He informed Monica (who had separated from Alan) that it was over between them. Resigned, Monica went back to Alan, then discovered she was pregnant!
As the weeks passed and Monica announced her pregnancy to the Quartermaine clan, Tracy stepped up her vendetta against Monica by trying to fan the flames of Alan's jealousy of Rick. Tracy felt threatened, figuring correctly that Alan's first born male heir would inherit the Quartermaine fortune instead of her son, Ned, who was away in boarding school. The only way to keep Ned's legacy alive was to prove to one and all that Monica's baby was fathered by Rick, not Alan. At the same time, knowing that Edward would not give her more money until she found herself a husband, Tracy nudged her fiancé, the corrupt, mob-tied Assistant District Attorney, Mitch Williams, to marry her. Enticed by the Quartermaine fortune, Mitch married Tracy, but continued to two-time her with Susan. By now, the upwardly mobile Mr. Williams (who remained in the mob's pocket) was running for the State Senate using Tracy's megabucks to finance his campaign. With Tracy controlling the purse strings, Mitch had no choice but to give in to her demands to crack down on organized crime -- starting with the mob's rumored control of the Campus Disco!
Ruby Anderson, an ex-hooker grown too old for the profession, got a job at the hospital with Jessie's help. Salty, savvy and good-hearted, Ruby Anderson was Luke and Bobbie's aunt. Bobbie had undergone a major metamorphosis. When she realized how close to death Laura came, Bobbie was shaken to the core and truly repented her past scheming. Free of her obsession for Scotty, Bobbie got engaged to Roy DiLucca. However, Bobbie's scandalous past life as a hooker would not go away. The truth finally came out when a former john exposed Bobbie.
The honeymoon appeared to be over for Laura and Scotty as tension began creeping into their union. Their life became more turbulent upon the arrival of Laura's stepsister, Amy Vining. Bored and seeking a challenge, Laura convinced Luke Spencer to give her a job as a waitress at the Campus Disco. Working together in the disco, Luke and Laura developed an easy rapport. Luke found Laura easy to talk to. His intense feelings for Laura were unmistakably love. He began to fantasize about her.
Pressure began to mount when Luke learned that Frank Smith planned to test his loyalty by asking him to murder Mitch Williams on election night. Instantly, Luke understood the cold facts -- this was a suicide mission -- there was no way he would leave the scene of the hit alive. And if he refused the assignment, he would be rubbed out by the mob. Either way, Luke was marked for death!
One night, a drunken Luke entered the bar and silently began to cry. Laura was sensitive to Luke. "I found out something tonight. Within a month, I'll be dead," he confided. Luke's life and his dreams were over. In a bitter outpouring of love, jealousy, sexual tension and unbridled rage, Luke confessed the depth of his feelings for Laura. Luke reached out and took Laura's hand and together they swayed to the pulsating beat. Luke drew her close, and his grasp became urgent and fierce. "No, Luke, no!" exclaimed Laura, as they sank to the floor. Moments later, it was over. "Oh my God, what have I done?," thought Luke as he looked at Laura on the floor. Her clothes ripped and her body bruised, Laura ran sobbing into the night.
Laura revealed that she had been raped, but did not reveal the identity of her attacker. In the aftermath of the rape, Scotty and Laura's marriage was more strained than ever. Laura's presence in the disco proved to be awkward and uneasy for both Luke and Laura. Luke's tensions increased further on election night. In an ironic twist, Luke was asked by Scotty to drive Laura home on election night. Laura, having picked up on enough information to know that Luke was involved in something very dangerous, threw his car keys out the window to prevent Luke from doing whatever job it was that threatened his very life. Luke was aghast, crying out "You've just put a bullet in my head!"
In a race against time, Roy decided to kill Mitch himself! Roy fired a shot, barely wounding the new State Senator. Roy, shot by the security guards, stumbled his way to the front of the hotel, where he died in Bobbie's arms. Luke and Bobbie were able to get away, unseen.
Luke Spencer was not the only resident of Port Charles immersed in deceit and secrecy. A pregnant Monica struggled to hide the fact that she had slept with Rick from her sister-in-law, Tracy. This became especially difficult after Rick and Monica were forced, under oath, to admit their union while giving a deposition in a malpractice suit. The court papers were sealed, and Tracy (whose own marriage was in shambles after she discovered Mitch in bed with Susan Moore) struggled to get her greedy hands on the elusive document.
Across town, Heather Webber desperately tried to win her son, Steven Lars, away from Diana Taylor by driving her insane! Increasingly, Diana grew more dependent on -- who else -- Heather! In one final diabolical move designed to destroy Diana, Heather purchased LSD and planned to give it to Diana. Heather placed the LSD into a glass of iced tea, but little P.J. mixed up the two glasses. By mistake, Heather drank the LSD and began to wildly hallucinate. Jeff had no choice but to ship his wife to Pine Circle Sanitarium.
In the aftermath, Jeff grew close to his roommate Joe Kelly, who had fallen in love with a virginal nurse, "Annie" Logan. Annie, who was Audrey's niece and a registered nurse, had recently adopted an orphaned child prodigy, Jeremy Hewitt.
In a shocking revelation, Dr. Peter Taylor learned from Heather's mother, Alice, that Steven Lars was actually PJ! When Peter suffered a heart attack and died, the news remained secret. Diana, going through Peter's old clothes, found the fateful note he wrote only moments before he died -- "PJ is Steven Lars." Out of her shock, she realized she could lose the child she loved so dearly. That is, unless she married Jeff Webber. Then they would both have what they want -- PJ and Steven Lars!
During a fierce storm, Lesley was forced to deliver Monica's premature boy. During the emergency delivery, a near-delirious Monica, believing that she was dying, muttered aloud that Rick was the father of her child! Lesley, in a state of silent shock, rode along to the hospital with Monica. Rick and Lesley separated, but remained close.
Rick sensed that Monica was lying when she said that Alan was the baby's father. Rick waited for Monica to admit that the child was his. The twist to this tale was that Monica herself did not remember her confession to Lesley during labor! Only Lesley and Rick knew of Monica's son's paternity. More than anyone, Tracy Quartermaine wanted to prove that Monica's baby was fathered by Rick. If the baby was Rick's, then greedy Tracy's son Ned would be first in line to inherit Edward Quartermaine's vast fortune!


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Sharon Begley reveals why scary flicks give us a powerful feeling of catharsis and reinforce old-fashioned beliefs about morality.
When Sharon graduated from a high school in Geneva, Switzerland, he reveled in her success, she recalled.
So should the allusion to the Vietnam War trump that of doomed Sharon Tate?
One of my first memories of him was of driving up to Sharon, Connecticut for Thanksgiving.
Bush took umbrage, but got over it; he clearly had enormous regard for Sharon.
As far as the eye could see on each side of the road, ran overgrown hedges of the Rose of Sharon.
Compared with Sharon the plain of Acre is unimportant and of small extent.
Lots of times she throw dat in my face, 'Rose of Sharon' when things go wrong.
The plain of Marathus is, next to Sharon, the most extensive in Phoenicia.
Could hate destroy, these had been the dying words of Sharon Whipple.
fem. proper name; from the name of the fertile coastal plain between Jaffa and Mount Carmel, from Hebrew, short for yesharon, properly "the Plain," from stem of yashar "was straight, was even" (cf. Hebrew mishor "level land, plain"). A top-10 list name for girls born in the U.S. between 1943 and 1949.

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Paradoxes and temporal causality loops may seem like the stuff of science fiction but playwrights have been toying with reality in this manner since pen was first put to page. From Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author to Durang's Actor's Nightmare, the line that divides a character in a play and a character in a play within a play has been crossed in highly inventive and provocative ways. Building on his predecessor's avant-garde thinking, playwright Julien Schwab has written one of the most cleverly constructed plays that I've seen in a long time.
At lights up, we see an apartment mapped out with architectural drafting lines on the floor and string running up to the ceiling. Penny enters, frantically looking for something with the lights leading her from place to place. These are the first clues that the conventions of theatre are going to be fully exposed in this play. The fourth wall will be torn down and the line between reality and imaginary will be crossed as this story of the relationship of two brothers develops. Tom is a playwright. He writes play after play about his supposedly deadbeat brother, Roger. In this particular play, they have a sister named Penny (though in "reality" they don't have a sister) and she is in the process of divorcing her husband Richard. Tom's hope that one day Roger will come to see one of his plays comes true only Roger isn't having it. Seated in the audience, he gets up to walk out on this fiction about his life but Richard (actually William, the actor playing Richard) won't let him leave. As an actor and a character, Richard is the only one with a foot in both worlds. Roger is stuck in the "real world" while Penny is locked into the reality of the play. Eventually they cross over with Roger reluctantly agreeing to play along and be a character while Penny is shocked to discover that she can walk through walls.
Schwab divides his time blurring the line between realities and revealing what went wrong in Roger and Tom's relationship. He layers the innate confusion over what is real and what is fiction with the highly charged emotions that surround their kinship. His dialogue is genuine and funny. The characters speak their heart - never playing games or saying one thing but meaning another. The plot folds back around on itself and while sometimes cyclical storytelling can make you feel like you didn't go anywhere, Schwab brilliantly uses the convention to take the relationship to the next level. Director Nicholas Cotz finds countless bits of action that propel and uplift the story. Keeping the action tangible when presiding over different realities can be tricky but Cotz proves that he is more than up to the task.
The three person cast is fantastic! Their commitment to the incongruity of the realities is extraordinary. This play would not work were it not for their exceptional talent and dedication. Suzy Jane Hunt is great in the role of Penny. She adds plenty of heart and soul in to mix. Jonathan Tindle is terrific as Richard. He is the perfect voice of reason. Eric T. Miller shines brightest in his role of the "everyman" Roger, who gets swept up into the world of actors. Miller's subtlety in pulling the audience to his side is remarkable. I was with him the whole way.
For a play filled with paradoxes,rogerandtom is incredibly engaging and even a little heartwarming in the end. It is funny and extremely innovative with a cast that is second to none. The writing and direction is brilliant and the production is flawlessly executed. I highly recommend checking this one out before it slips into a reality that we're not privy to.


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Graduate Quantity Surveyor
- Recruiter
- W5 Resourcing Associates
- Location
- Peterborough
- Salary
- From £18,000 to £25,000 per annum
- Posted
- 04 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 31 Oct 2016
- Sector
- Graduate, Trainee
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Our clients are a leading Construction & Civil Engineering contractor with offices based throughout the UK. Their Engineering Division carries out a wide range of work in both commercial and public sectors throughout the UK & Ireland. Due to their continued success they are currently looking to employ a Graduate QS to work as part of their team their Cambridgeshire office. Desirable Experience & Skills/Qualifications: -The successful candidate will posses a civil engineering or quantity surveying 3rd level degree. -They must have strong commercial management ability/awareness, client liaison skills, project management skills and team leadership skills. -The candidate will posses membership of a recognised international professional body. Duties & Responsibilities: -Contracts and procurement: Tasks include recording and monitoring variations to the contract, and ascertaining the costs involved. -Measurement: Measuring construction works on site also involves recording progress and valuing the work, based on agreed contract rates. -Cost forecasting (part of pricing): This involves forecasting the final costs of projects or work packages (individual contracts within a project). You will review tender documents and contract variations and use this to calculate the final figure payable. -Monitoring profit and loss (also part of pricing): This involves compiling monthly reports to show the progress of a project. Tasks include recording costs incurred and future costs, producing summaries showing monies coming in and going out, monitoring risks, and reporting on factors likely to affect profitability. -Liaising with clients: You will need to attend meetings with clients and advise them on any commercial issues that arise. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/66788796


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Wildfires - August 2003
NCEI added Alaska climate divisions to its nClimDiv dataset on Friday, March 6, 2015, coincident with the release of the February 2015 monthly monitoring report. For more information on this data, please visit the Alaska Climate Divisions FAQ.
During the first half of August, and especially in the middle third of the month, wildfire activity increased in parts of the northern Rockies. Especially hard hit was the Missoula, Montana area where some evacuations were necessary. In Montana, on August 21st there were 25 large fires burning, 7 of which had already scorched over 20,000 acres apiece. Two of those fires had burned over 40,000 acres each. Over 340,000 acres have burned in Montana as of August 21st. Large fires were also burning in Idaho and Wyoming. At the end of the month, the northern Rockies were still the focus of fire activity in the nation.
|As of September 1
|Nationwide Number of Fires
|Nationwide Number of Acres Burned
|10-year Average
Seasonal (January 1-September 1st) wildfire statistics, according to the National Interagency Fire Center are in the table to the right.
Addiontional Wildfires Links
- NOAA Fire Products
- U.S. Drought Monitor
- National Interagency Fire Center
- U.S. Forest Service Fire Maps
- Wildland Fire Assessment System
- Alaska Interagency Coordination Center
- Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center


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Welcome to my Heathkit Page.
My collection currently includes:
SB-200 Linear Amplifier
HD-1410 Keyer
SB-600 Speaker
Cantenna Dummy Load
I will be doing some work on the linear and hope to acquire a few others in the near future. I will fill this page with photos and as many good Heathkit links as I can find. In the mean time, check out these excellent Heathkit sites:
The Heathkit Virtual Musuem
W3DX Heathkit Pages
Heathkits.com (K0IMJ - wow!)
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Once you discover the unique thing you're great at, stick with it and play nice with others, and things may work out as well for you as they have for Paul Butterworth, co-founder and CTO of AmberPoint. Of the dozens of Web services companies that sprang up six or seven years ago, AmberPoint is among the very few that have neither imploded nor been devoured by a software giant. In fact, the company is reinforcing its solid position by forming ever deeper partnerships with household vendor names in the SOA realm.
Butterworth is something of an unsung SOA hero. When the Web services trend began, he instantly saw the value of it, mainly because the development tools created by the company he worked for at the time – Forte Software, which he also co-founded – had roughly parallel capabilities. "The basic system was designed to build distributed applications," he says, "and the key concept that developers used in building their applications was something we called the service object." And at a high level, service objects were quite similar to services in an SOA world.
As do other IDE vendors, Forte (bought by Sun in 1999) could create SOAP interfaces to services. But at Forte, Butterworth focused a whole lot of attention on developing application management for distributed applications, to a degree few others in the industry could touch. "Most of the vendors didn't really have any experience in the application management space," Butterworth recalls. "It felt like…we could build a defensible lead based on the experience we had." And Forte customers were beginning to rave about those features, as the increasing complexity of their implementations made them realize their strengths.
So in 2001, Butterworth and co-founder John Hubinger formed AmberPoint, a company that essentially defined Web services management. And from the start, Butterworth emphasized collaboration rather than direct competition. "We had a lot of experience and we knew a lot of people. So when we got started, it was very easy for us to get an audience with pretty much anyone. When we started developing these ideas, it was really easy for us to take them to … folks like IBM and Microsoft and say: What do you think of this? And to their credit, they were great, because they'd go: 'We're doing this, no we're not doing that, we'll probably do this someday, but we're not doing that right now.' "
Such give and take guided the strategic direction of the company – and in many cases earned AmberPoint the entree to customers that it needed. "When you're out talking to a customer [then] they're out talking to a customer, they're willing to recommend you, because you help them. It's a lot easier to do a deal with a customer if some big guys are recommending you than if they're either against you or neutral."
As the years progressed, Butterworth led the development of other complementary functionality, such as exception management and automated discovery of services and their relationships. The latter, he says, is a particularly popular feature of the product.
Recent technology advances include so-called agentless management, which, thanks to the increasing proliferation of standard protocols, is enabling AmberPoint's technology to delegate enforcement and other low-level tasks to other systems. "The [SOA] infrastructure is maturing," Butterworth says. "Now we're at the point where it's possible for the management software to exploit the infrastructure rather than trying to work around it."
Under Butterworth's leadership, the company continues to push into other areas, such as application validation – a task that, in an ever-changing SOA, must be done dynamically, rendering QA attempts at validation more or less pointless. "You need specialized tools to, on a continuing basis, convince yourself that everything's still working correctly," Butterworth explains. "It's an advanced problem that customers are just starting to feel. Hopefully, we'll be talking about that next year and saying, 'Wow, wasn't that a good idea?' "


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Mindy Kaling Checks Out "Alex of Venice" at the Tribeca Film Festival
Stepping out to support a pal, Mindy Kaling attended the premiere of "Alex of Venice" on Friday evening (April 18) in New York City.
Cute in an all-black ensemble, the "Mindy Project" star posed on the red carpet prior to heading inside for the film, which was part of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
The film marks the directorial debut for Mindy's co-star Chris Messina.
Per the synopsis: "Workaholic attorney, Alex is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves. Now faced with the humdrum and sometimes catastrophic events that permeate the fabric of our lives, Alex discovers both a vulnerability and inner strength she had not yet tapped all while trying to hold together her broken family."


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 9/5/2014 (1175 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Winnipeg authorities are investigating a penthouse fire that caused $500,000 damage Friday evening.
Smoke was billowing from the building's penthouse suite when firefighters arrived around 7:25 p.m. The fire was extinguished within an hour, while surrounding suites were also cleared of residents. There were no injuries.
"They're just waiting for the smoke to clear out and everybody will be back in," a police spokesman said Friday night.
Firefighters found a fire in a bedroom of the penthouse of the 22-storey building at 134 Smith Street.
There was also smoke, fire and water damage to the suite below along with smoke damage to the penthouse.


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Here is the Sprouts Weekly Ad & Coupon Matchups (Missouri) for the weekly ad running 8/24-8/31.
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HOMES in Sedgemoor tenants are becoming more satisfied with the service the organisation offers, but less happy with their homes.
An annual survey found 85% of respondents were satisfied overall with Homes in Sedgemoor, up from 79% last year.
More tenants felt they were receiving value for money, up from 86% to 89%, and that the organisation listened to their views, up from 64% to 68%.
However, fewer tenants were satisfied with their homes, down from 83% to 76%, or the repairs and maintenance carried out, down from 78% to 76%.


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1997: Deaths - HeHEAPHY - Jackie C.M. (nee Core) of Sudbury, Ontario, passed away at the Sudbury General Hospital on Thursday, September 4, 1997 at the age of 54. Jackie is survived by her husband Don of Sudbury; her children, Patrick of Sudbury, Shawn of Switzerland, and Cori of St. Thomas, Ontario. She will also be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by her mother Alice Lalonde (nee Core) of Sudbury; her brother John Lalonde of Montreal; and her sister Joanne Hansen (nee Lalonde) of Calgary. Jackie leaves to mourn, many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who will remember her always as a happy and free spirit dedicated to her children. Jackie graduated from the Marymount School of Nursing in 1965 and married Don in 1966. She was a member of the Idelwylde Golf & Country Club and loved her time on the links. She was a nurse in many units of the Sudbury General Hospital and was dedicated to giving care to those in need and will always be in the hearts of those she touched. A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, September 8, 1997 at St. Andrew's the Apostle Church in Sudbury, Ontario. Donations are being accepted to the Jackie Heaphy Memorial Bursary, c/o Lougheed Funeral Home, 252 Regent Street, Sudbury, Ontario, P3C 4C8 (9/14/97).
HECK - Mrs. Clara Heck, beloved wife of Mr. Jack Heck of Calgary, passed away at the Peter Lougheed Centre on Monday, July 7, 1997 at the age of 63 years. Clara was born on January 23, 1934 in Abby, Saskatchewan, where she grew up as a child and teenager. In Abby, Clara met her husband Jack and married in 1952, then moving to Prelate, Saskatchewan. After a year in Prelate, Clara and Jack moved to Calgary, starting their family. Clara spent her time raising her family and other children which was the pride and joy of her life. Playing cards with her family, playing bingo and travelling brought great pleasure to her, especially winning at bingo. She will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends, because of all the joy and happiness she has brought to their lives. Besides her loving husband, Clara is survived by her children, Bernice and Don Deeter and their children, Darold, Dennis and Amanda of Chestermere; Brian and Judy Heck and their children, Christopher and Holly of Calgary; Elaine Ramsey and Bernie Jacobson and their children, Shawn and Cory of Calgary; Cindy and Gordon Young and their children, Michael and Jonathan of Chestermere. She is also survived by three sisters, five brothers and numerous nieces and nephews. Clara was predeceased by her parents, David and Ann Lanz, a brother, sister and sister-in-law. Funeral Services will be held at The Chapel of Mountain View Funeral Home, (17 Avenue S.E. at Garden Road), on Friday, July 11, 1997 at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Bernie Black of the Calgary Catholic Dioceses officiating. Graveside Service to follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, Second Floor, 215 - 12 Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1A2. In living memory of Clara Heck, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, "Park Memorial Chapel", 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W., CALGARY. Telephone: 403-243-8200 (7/9/97).
HEELAN - Edmond (Eddie) Paschal Heelan of Calgary, Alberta, at the age of 42, died peacefully at home on November 8, 1997 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by family in Ireland, England, Australia and Canada, and numerous friends. Eddie was President of Lord Edmond's Catering since 1991, and gained the respect of his peers as a gifted artist. His zest for life and incredible wit will be cherished by all who knew him. A Memorial Celebration for Eddie's life was held at Scared Heart Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Eddie's memory to the Salvation Army's Agape Manor Hospice, 1302 - 8 Avenue N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1B8 (11/18/97).
HEFFERNAN - Melinda (Mandy) Heffernan of Airdrie, AB, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, December 26, 1997 at the age of 9 years. Melinda is survived by her loving parents, Kevin Paul and Rachel; grandparents, Muriel Hope, Jim and Jerry Heffernan; as well as many relatives and friends. Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 1305 Main Street, Airdrie, AB, on Tueday, December 30, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Jean Packwood officiating. Interment Airdrie Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Melinda's memory may be made to the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada (The Alberta Chapter) No. 106, 223 - 12 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB. T2R 0G9. Arrangements entrusted to PERSONAL ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL SERVICES, 7016 Farrell Road S.E. Telephone: 216-5111 (12/29/97).
HEIKKILA - Harri Eric passed away unexpectedly in an industrial accident on December 2, 1997 at the age of 28. Energy unlike many of us have experienced will be missed deeply. Harri had kinetic energy which over-flowed and affected us all. His drive brought us to the mountains, skiing, riding or hiking. Always ahead of the pack he was the best at whatever he did. He achieved his private pilot's license at the age of nineteen and soon had flown more hours than any of us could in a lifetime. He continued to pursue this passion and obtained his commercial pilot's license and recently became licensed as an aircraft maintenance engineer. Harri was known for perseverance in tough and sometimes impossible situations such as when he safely landed his plane with the wings bent out of shape after flying through some trees in inclement weather. Harri had the patience and persistence to bring perfection to anything he touched. We loved his intensity as much as we loved him as a son, brother and friend. His trust in friends brought close friendships even closer. He lived his dreams and was soon planning to start his own business. Harri will be missed immensely by his parents, Aulikki and Seppo; his sister Eeva and brother-in-law John Harrop; and many friends and colleagues here, as well as, friends and relatives in Finland. An outdoor Memorial Service will be held at T'La T'A Dina (Place for all Peoples), Fresh Air Chapel at Rafter Six Ranch on Sunday December 7, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. (take Highway No.1 West, turn off at Seebe and follow the signs South). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made towards a section of the Trans Canada Trail in Harri's memory c/o Alberta TrailNet, 11759 Groat Road, Edmonton, Alberta, T5M 3K6 or at 1-403-287-0795 (12/5/97).
HEIKKINEN - Mr. Robert "Bob" Heikkinen of Calgary passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 1997. Bob will be lovingly missed by his children, Chanone and Dellas, who were both at home providing his care. He is also survived by two brothers, Russell (Elaine) and Dick (Gloria), both of Calgary; and three sisters, Donna Royce of Benalto, Linda Machamara (Dan) of Calgary, and Denise Hubl (Allan) of Eckville. Also remembered by Rose Heikkinen of Calgary, many relatives and friends. Predeceased by his parents, Ted and Elsie Heikkinen. Bob was born in Red Deer, Alberta on August 9, 1938, raised in Benalto and completed high school in Red Deer. He apprenticed as a sheet metal mechanic, graduating with honours in 1959. He continued in this career, which included being Business Manager for a number of years at the Sheet Metal Union, Local No. 8 in Calgary. He semi-retired at age fifty-five allowing time to enjoy his favourite pastime of fishing and many other pursuits. Bob's quiet strength, family values, and sense of fairness and community touched all who knew him. A Celebration of Life Service for Bob will be held at the Chapelhow Branch No. 284 of the Royal Canadian Legion, 606 - 38 Avenue N.E. on Friday, June 20, 1997 at 3:00 p.m., Rev. David Cook officiating. In lieu of flowers, if friends desire, donations may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 284 or the Canadian Cancer Society. Funeral and Cremation arrangements in care of HERITAGE FAMILY FUNERAL SERVICES "Calgary Crematorium Limited". Telephone: 299-0111 (6/19/97).
HEINS - Albert John "Bert". Born January 1, 1916 in Madison County, Illinois, passed away December 4, 1997 in White Rock, BC, at the age of 81. He will be lovingly remembered by his family, wife Elsie; children, Shirley Mulligan of Vancouver, BC, George (Fran) Walsh of Calgary, AB, Mary Ellen (Tony) Franklin of Calgary, AB, and Gerald Walsh; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; brother Eugene (Hazel) Heins of White Rock, BC; and many other relatives and friends. Bert moved to Airdrie, AB in 1917 and then to Meanook, AB a few years later. He was with the Seaforth Highlanders in Africa and Italy during the war and then in Amsterdam on D-Day. Bert was an F.O.E. member over twenty years and was in the plumbing trade in Calgary, AB for twenty-eight years. He then worked as an apartment manager for sixteen years after moving to White Rock in 1977 to retire and settle. A Celebration of Bert's life will be held on Monday, December 8 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Church, 15385 Semiahmoo, White Rock. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice in Bert's memory would be appreciated. VICTORY MEMORIAL PARK FUNERAL CENTRE Telephone: 1-604-536-6522 (12/5/97).
HELWIG - Hugh, beloved husband of Alice Helwig of Calgary, passed away at the Peter Lougheed Hospital on November 25, 1997 at the age of 85 years. He is the loving father of Ardith (Joe) Grassl of Calgary. Hugh is also survived by four grandchildren, Blayne Grassl, Adele (Dennis) Motyer, Charlene Westwell, all of Calgary, and Shaun (Connie) Grassl of Abbotsford, B.C.; as well as his sister Ruth (Ed) Zimmerman of Olds and brother Louie (Maggie) of Lodi, California. He was predeceased by his son Milton, three sisters and five brothers. Hugh was an avid fisherman and dearly loved his church where he worked for many years with the seniors. He will be lovingly remembered by all who knew him. Those wishing to pay their respects may do so at MOUNTAIN VIEW FUNERAL HOME on Thursday, November 27, 1997 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at Grace Baptist Church (2670 Radcliffe Drive S.E.) on Friday, November 28, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. Interment to follow at Rocky View Garden of Peace Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made to the Grace Baptist Seniors group. Arrangements entrusted to MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY and FUNERAL HOME, 17 Avenue S.E. at Garden Road (3 km East of 68 Street S.E.). Telephone: 403-272-5555(11/27/97).
HENDERSON - The family of Ella "May" Pearl Henderson (neeMiddleton) wish to remember her life which ended on December 12, 1997 at the ForestGrove Care Centre due to complications of breast cancer. May was born on a homesteadnear Nanton, Alberta on May 10, 1916, fourth daughter of Jack and Pearl Middleton, saltof the earth prairie settlers. She attended rural schools until the family moved to Calgaryin 1927, then attending Crescent Heights High School and Calgary Normal School, receivingher B. of Ed. from the U of A and teaching public school until the age of sixty-one years.She was predeceased by her parents, brothers, George and Abey, sister Goldie Frew,cherished husband Fred T. Henderson, and beloved companion Jack Sheppard. Missing herdearly are daughter and best friend Laurie (Dr. Bill) Csokonay of Calgary; son Campbell(Rhonda) Henderson of Grande Prairie; grandchildren, Leah, Bonnie, Cayley, EmmolinHenderson; sisters, Ruth McVeigh of Calgary, LaVerne Ortwein of Olds, Irene (Bill) Oultonof Christina Lake, B.C.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends remember herdiverse interests, enthusiasm for life, travel, art, music, literature, dance, nature andmostly family, which she tried to keep together to the end. The Calgary Doll Club will missand remember her collecting and artistic talent. Confederation Park Seniors' Centre washer home away from home, with many friends to be thanked for their companionship andsupport. May enjoyed travel immensely, people of many backgrounds and we acknowledgeLaurel and Lola, beloved Australian friends. We miss May, know we will see her again andcelebrate a life well lived. At her request, there is no Funeral. Flowers declined. Donationsin her name would be gratefully accepted to The Canadian Cancer Society, Second Floor,215 - 12 Avenue S.E., Calgary, T2G 1A2 or to the Forest Grove Care Centre, 4726 - 8Avenue S.E., Calgary, T2A 0A8 (Palliative Care). Thanks to Janet, Janice, Eva - Home Care,Dr. Bill Grisdale, Dr. M.J. Woolgar, Dr. L. Aldridge and nurses/caregivers at Forest GroveCare Centre. Cremation and arrangements in care of HERITAGE FAMILY FUNERALSERVICE, "Heritage Funeral Home". Telephone: 299-0100 (12/16/97).
HENDRICKSON - Arnold Hendrickson passed away peacefully at the Bethany Care Centre, Calgary on Wednesday, November 26, 1997 at the age of 85 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his son Reg and wife Bonnie-Jean; daughter Marlene and husband Greg Cole; four grandchildren, Tim and Mitch Hendrickson, and Karen and Gena Cole; two sisters, Ida and Sylvia; one brother Clarence; and will be sadly missed by his relatives and friends. Arnold was predeceased by his wife Irene. He was active in the Order of the Eastern Star, the Masonic Lodge and Shriners. The Shrine Bar-b-que Unit in Red Deer was a special project of his. He spent many volunteer hours restoring old farm machinery at the Red Deer Museum and volunteering at the Westerner in Red Deer. Funeral Services will be held at FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 3220 - 4 Street N.W., Calgary, on Monday, December 1, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. If friends desire, memorial donations may be made to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, P.O. Box 5193, Calgary, T2G 1X3. FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, Directors. Telephone: 297-0888(11/28/97).
HENNESSY - Albert Vincent (Bert) - President of A.V. Hennessy Associates Ltd., former VicePresident of Research - Cottrell Canada Ltd. and Works Manager of John Inglis Co. - peacefullyat his home in Toronto, on Monday, December 29, 1997 at age 81. Loving husband of Amy (neeSims) and beloved father of Carol. Respected by all, Bert will be missed by friends andcolleagues. He was a loyal member of the Salvation Army (Calgary, Earlscourt, Etobicoke,Hamilton and St. Catharines). Friends wil be received on Saturday, January 3, 1998 from 2:00p.m. until the time of the complete Service of Remembrance and Committal at 3:00 p.m. in theChapel of the R.S. KANE FUNERAL HOME (6150 Yonge Street at Goulding South of Steeles).If desired, memorial donations to the Division of Palliative Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5 would be appreciated (12/31/97).
HENRIKSEN - Mrs. Kirstine Ravn Henriksen (Nana) of Calgary, passed away at the Bethany Care Centre, Calgary, on October 22, 1997 at the age of 97 years. Kirstine will be sadly missed by her loving family, Anna (Walter) Reib of Calgary, Else (Ed) Nielsen of Los Angeles, California, Norma (Wayne) Shattuck of Calgary; and daughter-in-law Anne Henriksen of Salmon Arm, B.C.; fifteen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and a number of relatives in Denmark. She was predeceased by her husband Henrik Lauritz Henriksen in 1956, her son-in-law Erik Pocock in 1986, her only son Gunnar V. Henriksen in 1987, her granddaughter Sandra E. Anderson in 1992, and her daughter Lilian H. Pocock in May 1996. Kirstine was born in Graamose, Thorning Sojn, Denmark on May 14, 1900. She arrived in Calgary in 1929 with her three eldest children a year after the arrival of her husband. Two daughters were born in Calgary. She was a loving lady who was happiest when surrounded by her family and friends. Visitation for Mrs. Henriksen will be held on Sunday, October 26 between the hours of 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME, 1708 - 16 Avenue N.W. (across from North Hill Shopping Centre). Funeral Services will be held at Sharon Lutheran Church, 210 - 10 Avenue N.E. on Monday, October 27 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Robert C. Moland officiating. A private family Interment will follow later that same day at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements in care of HERITAGE FAMILY FUNERAL SERVICES "Heritage Funeral Home". Telephone: 299-0100 (10/26/97).
HENRY - Blanche Adassa Henry, of Calgary, passed away in Toronto on November 17, 1997 at the age of 50 years. Blanche is survived by her loving husband Hughcon; her children, Arlene Brooks (Aston), Lensworth Reece, all of Toronto, John Reece of Calgary, Karen Reece of Toronto, Kevin Henry and Renaie Henry, both of Calgary; six dear grandchildren, Ian Vaughan, Krisha Brooks, Jessie Brooks, Christopher Reece, Kaeden Henry and Ebonia Reece; seven brothers and sisters, Granville Johnson of Cayman Islands, Joyce Miller of Montreal, James Miller, Catherine Miller, Anthony Gayle, Mary Gayle and Angela Gayle, all of Jamaica; and many other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends may gather to pay their respect at Pierson's Funeral Home, 4121 - 17 Avenue S.E. this evening, Friday November 28 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 29 at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, 833 - 44 Street S.E., with Rev. Joseph Hackett of the Berean Church of God officiating. Interment to follow in Rocky View Garden of Peace Cemetery. Funeral arrangements in care of PIERSON'S FUNERAL SERVICE LTD. Telephone: 235-3602(11/28/97).
HENSON - Mr. George William (Bill) Henson of Calgary, passed away on Friday, September 5, 1997 at the age of 84 years. Bill was born in Calgary on October 30, 1912. He led a very interesting and exceptional life. During the 1930's as a young man, Bill worked up north establishing Norman Wells. Leaving, he voluntarily enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, during World War II, where he was stationed in Halifax, attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Bill returned to Calgary after the war to resume his career as a plumber with Fred Deeves and Sons and retired there at the age of sixty-five only to work another two years for M.H.G. at the Shell Plant in Pincher Creek. He always put his family first instilling the love of learning and reading to all his children and grandchildren. Bill was greatly loved and will be dearly missed by those he left behind. "Home is the hunter, home from the hills And the sailer home from the sea." He is survived by his beloved wife of fifty years, Fern (nee Mould); three children and their families, Lynn and Wayne Fauth, Jo-Anne, Ron, Marci, and Robbie Regambal, and Chuck, Bev, Candy and Aaron Henson. He is also survived by three sisters, two brothers and three sisters-in-law, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY'S "Crowfoot Chapel", (82 Crowfoot Circle N.W.), on Wednesday, September 10, 1997 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Randy Rohrick of Rockyview Alliance Church officiating. Graveside Service to follow at Eden Brook Memorial Gardens. In living memory of Bill Henson, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, "Crowfoot Chapel", 82 CROWFOOT CIRCLE N.W. Phone: 403-241-0044 (9/9/97).
HENSON - Mr. Thomas William Henson, beloved husband of Mrs. Jeanne Henson of Claresholm, passed away at the Willow Creek Auxiliary Hospital on December 20, 1997 at the age of 86 years. Funeral Services will be held at the Claresholm United Church, today, December 23, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements in care of LEYDEN'S FUNERAL HOMES LTD. "Golden Rule Member". Claresholm, Alberta. Telephone: 1-403-625-3212 (12/23/97).
HERANDEZ - Estela Ruano Herandez (formerly Stasha Stella Reed) passed away peacefully at the Rockyview General Hospital on December 18, 1997 after a long and very painful battle with lung cancer at the age of 74 years. Stasha was born in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England on April 29, 1923 and moved to Canada after the Second World War. Stasha served in the Women's Royal Army Corp. during the war. She was in the same unit as H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth, now H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II. Stasha loved life and enjoyed it to the full even up to ten days before her death. She was associated with St. Philip's Anglican Church and has a great many friends there, especially the children of the Sunday School whom she loved dearly. Also, she had many friends at the Francis Klein Seniors Apartments, where she spent the last fifteen months of her life. She will be sadly missed by her loving husband Lachy, his family and their many friends in Cuba; Donna Grieves, her personal caregiver for nine years and husband Garry; as well as her many friends in Calgary, Edmonton and elsewhere in Canada and Europe. Funeral Services will be held at St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church (629 - 49 Avenue S.W.), on Monday, December 22, 1997 at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Graham Goode officiating. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church, 629 - 49 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2S 1G6 or directly to the Rockyview General Hospital, Unit 73 "Bed Fund", 7007 - 14 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2V 1P9. In living memory of Stasha Reed, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS and HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES "Park Memorial Chapel", 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W., CALGARY. Telephone: 403-243-8200 (12/20/97).
HERRERA - Baltazar Del Carmen, beloved husband of Mrs. Rosa Ester Herrera of Calgary, passed away at the Foothills Hospital on December 22, 1997 at the age of 78 years. He is the loving father of ten children, numerous grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Those wishing to pay their respects may do so at MOUNTAIN VIEW FUNERAL HOME on Friday, December 26, 1997 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to Prayers at Mountain View Funeral Home on Friday, December 26, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Catholic Church (1525 - 45 Street S.E., Calgary) on Saturday, December 27, 1997 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Ino Cambaling of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Celebrant. Interment to follow at Mountain View Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society (Second Floor, 215 - 12 Avenue S.E., Calgary, AB T2G 1A2). Arrangements entrusted to MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY and FUNERAL HOME, 17 Avenue S.E. at Garden Road (3 km East of 68 Street S.E.). Telephone: 403-272-5555 (12/24/97).
HERRON - Mr. Garnet James Herron, of Calgary, passed away suddenly at his residence on Tuesday, December 9, 1997, at the age of 61 years. Garnet was born in Calgary on December 9, 1936. He was Operations Manager at Co-op Taxi and was well-known and loved by his co-workers and friends. Garnet's family will miss his quiet, kind, shy presence, his wonderful sense of humor and his humble ways of helping others without wanting recognition for his good deeds. Garnet is survived by his beloved sister Shirley Larsen; a brother and sister-in-law, Jack Herron and Diane Hagel, all of Calgary; his four nieces and three nephews-in-law, Wendy, Shelly and Kent, Kirsten and Dwayne, and Cori and Daryl. He was predeceased by his father Garnet Herron Sr., on August 6, 1993, and by his mother Gwen Deere, on January 12, 1995. Memorial Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY'S "Chapel of the Bells", (2720 Centre Street North), on Monday, December 15, 1997, at 3:00 p.m. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the charity of their choice. In living memory of Garnet Herron, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, "Chapel of the Bells", 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH. Telephone: 403-276-2296 (12/13/97).
HERVEY - Elsie May. On November 28, 1997, Mrs. Elsie May Hervey passed away at the age of 83 years. She is survived by three daughters, Louise (Dennis), Wendy (Louis), and Marjorie (Bill); grandsons; one sister-in-law Patricia Doutre (Gerry); brother-in-law Jack Hervey (Betty); and numerous nieces and nephews. Elsie was predeceased by her husband Hollie. Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m. at EVERGREEN FUNERAL CHAPEL, 16204 Fort Road, Edmonton (half mile East of Manning Drive on 167 Avenue, quarter mile South on the Old Fort Road), with Reverend Canon Tom McKnight officiating. In lieu of flowers, tributes may be made to Alzheimer Society and the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta. EVERGREEN FUNERAL CHAPEL LTD. (The Chapel in the Park). Telephone: 1-403-472-9019 (11/7/97).
HESLOP - John Francis of Viking, Alberta, passed away peacefully on November 27, 1997 at the age of 89 years. John was one of the first pioneers in the Viking area and he participated in long and active service in numerous community associations. He will be sadly missed by his beloved wife, Elsie; son Edward, daughter-in-law Margaret, grandchildren, Deborah, Richard, Robert and Angela; and numerous relatives and friends. Funeral Services will be held at Golden Valley Lutheran Church in Viking, Alberta on Monday, December 1, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. Interment to follow(11/29/97).
HESS - Juanita Hess, passed away June 10, 1997 at the Foothills Auxiliary Hospital at the age of 87 years. Nita was born August 12, 1909 in Arma, Kansas and came to Alberta with her family in a covered wagon when she was a young girl. Nita was a kind and generous person who loved her family and friends unconditionally. She was wonderfully creative; she dressed dolls and decorated fans until the day before her passing. She will be remembered always by her brother Norvin and his wife Winnie; her sons, Ronald Gledhill and his wife Pat, Kenneth Gledhill and his wife Anne, Gary Gledhill and his wife Eileen; and her daughter-in-law Kay; as well as fourteen grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, William and Ethel Morrill, her son George, her grandson Barry, her sisters, Vera and Marge, and her brother Bill. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to The Heart & Stroke Foundation, 1825 Park Road S.E., Calgary T2G 3Y6 or the charity of your choice. Funeral Services will be held at FOSTER'S FUNERAL HOMES "Garden Chapel", 3220 - 4 Street N.W., on Friday, June 13, 1997 at 3:30 p.m. Interment to follow at Queen's Park Cemetery. FOSTER'S FUNERAL HOMES "Garden Chapel", Directors. Telephone: 297-0888 (6/12/97).
HESSELGRAVE - Ethel Hesselgrave, passed away peacefully at the Forest Grove Care Centre on November 25, 1997 at the age of 96 years. Ethel will be lovingly remembered by two daughters, Joyce Booth of Airdrie and Sheila Shortt of Calgary; and one son Edward (Ted) and his wife Joan of Penticton, B.C.; as well as by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Edward in 1937, her daughter Madge and her son Robert. Funeral Services will be held at FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 3220 - 4 Street N.W. on Monday, December 1, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. Interment to follow at Irricana Cemetery, Irricana, Alberta. If friends desire, memorial donations may be made to Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 - 29 Street N.W., Calgary T2N 4N2 or to donor's choice. FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, Directors. Telephone: 297-0888(11/27/97).
HEWITT - Edward William. Ed Hewitt, Quesnel, B.C. resident, formerly of Osoyoos, B.C., passed away quietly at home after a brief illness on November 23, 1997 in his 90th year. Ed was predeceased by his wife Peggy in 1985. He is survived by his two loving sons, James (Alice) of Toronto and Murray (Fran) of Quesnel; grandchildren, Stephanie (husband Jim) Reid, James of Toronto, Robert, Mathew and David of Quesnel. He is survived by one sister Thelma (Jack) Jenkins of Calgary; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. A Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, November 26, 1997 at Clayton Funeral Home in Quesnel. "WE'LL ALL MISS YOU, DAD (12/6/97)."
HEYBLOM - Theadora Elisabeth Heyblom, beloved wife of Peter Heyblom passed away peacefully at home following a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 64 years. She is also survived by her children and grandchildren, Anthony; Anna (Peter Paul) Valk; Jamie and Jacqueline Eddie; Betty (Mel) and Tyler and Chelsea; Peter and Jessie, Erik and Nancy Heyblom; Erika, Kayla, Rebecca, Carlo; Miranda and Terry Chupik and Nickolas and Daniel; Ingrid and Darren Keenan, Ashley and Shane. Theadora is also survived by her sisters, Bep, Annie, Tiny and Maryke in Holland and Gemma in Germany. The family wish to extend their gratitude to Dr. Matt Van Olm, the Homecare nursing staff and a special thanks to Irene Pearce who provided care and support to Theadora and her family during her illness. If friends desire, memorial donations may be made in Theadora's name to the Canadian Cancer Society, Second Floor, 215 - 12 Avenue S.E., Calgary, AB T2G 1A2. Relatives and friends are invited to a Visitation at LEYDEN'S FUNERAL HOME LTD. (17 Avenue and 2 Street S.W.), today from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at Leyden's "Chapel of Remembrance" (17 Avenue and 2 Street S.W.), on Saturday, October 4, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. Cremation to follow. Arrangements in care of LEYDEN'S FUNERAL HOMES LTD. Telephone: 228-4422 (10/3/97).
HEYDE - Ida (Klassen) passed away on June 26, 1997 after a lengthy illness. She was born October 21, 1908 in New York, Ukraine, Russia and emigrated to Canada in 1925. She was predeceased by her husband Jacob in 1965 and an infant granddaughter in 1953, a sister Sara and a brother John. Left to mourn her loss are a son Ron (Marion) of Calgary; three daughters, Elsie Bekker of Casa Grande, Arizona, Leona (Gerry) Kasdorf of Calgary and Wanda (Dave) Neufeld of Rosemary; fifteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. Special thanks are extended to the Home Care for all the help received. Funeral Services will be held at First Mennonite Church (2600 Richmond Road S.W.), on Wednesday, July 2, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow, Mountain View Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 1825 Park Road S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2G 3Y6, would be gratefully received. LEYDEN'S FUNERAL HOMES LTD. Telephone: 228-4422 (7/1/97).
HEYWOOD - Rex Heywood, beloved husband of Mrs. Georgie Heywood, High River, passed away at the High River Hospital on June 13, 1997 at the age of 92 years. Besides his wife, Rex is survived by his daughters, Jacqueline (Wayne) Kotch, Stony Plain, and Dianne (Dan) Dane, Calgary; his sons, Bernard (Emma) Heywood, Didsbury, and Kenneth (Sandra) Heywood, Innisfail; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Tracy Martel, Revelstoke, Ruth (Llew) Christie, Surrey, and Thelma (George) Rhodes, Lethbridge; and his brother Ken Heywood, Kelowna. He was predeceased by his sister Elnora Neilson and his brothers, Tom and Leo Heywood. Services will be held at SNODGRASS Funeral Chapel, High River on Tuesday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, contributions may be made to the High River District Health Care Foundation, 560 - 9 Avenue S.W., High River, T1V 9Z9. SNODGRASS FUNERAL HOME LTD. (652-2222), Directors (6/15/97).
HEYWOOD - Mr. Robert Alan Heywood of Calgary, passed away Friday, December 26, 1997, at the Foothills Hospital, at the age of 77 years. Announcements later by McINNIS and HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES "Chapel of the Bells", 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH. Telephone: 403-276-2296 (12/28/97).
HEYWOOD - Wilma Joyce Heywood of Calgary, passed away suddenly on Monday, September 8, 1997 at the age of 63 years. She will be sadly missed and forever remembered by her loving children, daughters, Shirley, Margaret (Don), Susan (Larry), Selina (Randy); sons, Gary (now residing in Vancouver, B.C.), and George (Shelly). She will also be missed by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her many good friends. Wilma touched many lives in her time, and will be remembered by all. A Memorial Service will be held at First Baptist Church, 1311 - 4 Street S.W., on Friday, September 12, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Lorne Irwin officiating. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Foothills Hospital for their diligent efforts. In lieu of flowers, if friends desire, a donation in Wilma's memory may be made directly to S.T.A.R.S. (Air Ambulance), who were instrumental in Mom's care, and will continue their wonderful effort in assisting others in crisis. Arrangements and Cremation in care of HERITAGE FAMILY FUNERAL SERVICES "Calgary Crematorium Chapel". Telephone: 299-0111 (9/11/97).