Anita was a brilliant administrator, with the gift of leadership, a Champion of Chedoke Hospital, promoting the book, Chedoke: More than a Sanatorium & the annual Nurses’ Reunion, the Golden Oldies.
Anita & I began at Chedoke at the same time, September 1964. I first met Anita when called to visit her in her residnce at the Long & Bisby Building, on the death of her brother. Later i met her brother, Rev Dr Andrew Isaac, a distinguished minister in Toronto, who retired to Hamilton with his wife & attended Stewart Memorial Church. I had the joy later of meeting Anita’s mother, from St Kitts, a dynamic personality, who attained her 100th year.
After conducting the Sunday Ward Service at Chedoke, I would go down to Anita’s Church, Stewart Memorial, to preach the sermon. I thought that Anita would give the eulogy at my funeral, but this was not to be.
The last time I saw Anita was Saturday morning, 8 February, when she presided at a Congregational Meeting at Stewart Memorial, bringing inspiration & hope during difficult times.
The crowning events of her life were her marriage to Winston & the discovery of her son, Ryan, & two grand children. Awesome!
(Rev Dr) Francis Chisholm
Grateful
Anita was one of the first people I met when I moved to Hamilton and I hardly knew anyone. She very kindly offered her time to meet with me and suggest people & agencies I might be interested in learning about. I loved learning about Stewart Memorial’s rich history. So much so, I visit this church periodically. Anita impressed me with her integrity, attentiveness & care to others, take charge manner and wisdom (& not all in that order). We kept in touch; right up to the month before she passed. I am so thrilled that she finally got to […]
Sincere Sympathy
As a former work colleague for several years, I was saddened, indeed, to learn of Anita’s death. It was with admiration, that I read Jeff Mahoney’s tribute to Anita in the Hamilton Spectator. Anita deserved all the accolades cited. Not only were we professional colleagues at Hamilton Health Sciences, but we also worked together in leadership positions on the Provincial Nursing Administrators’ Interest Group for the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. Anita took on several fundraising projects, both for her profession, and also for Ronald McDonald House, Zonta, and others. She was an excellent role model, and wonderful corporate citizen. […]
“Blueberry Anita”
I met Anita 13 years ago when we served together on a Board and I was so privileged to stay in touch with her. For several years, we went blueberry picking together with my children, who affectionately called her “Blueberry Anita”. She knew all the right places to go and just when to get the best berries. I’ve been treated to spending time in her incredible garden, to tasting her delectable biscott. I have been so inspired by her yoga practice, her exquisite taste in fabrics and art and her selfless care of friends and family. Her wedding outfit was […]