Judith Eakins:
CLASS OF 1962
West Hill Collegiate InstituteClass of 1962
Toronto, ON
Wilclay Public SchoolClass of 2002
Markham, ON
Centennial Road Public SchoolClass of 1966
Scarborough, ON
Centennial Road Public SchoolClass of 1966
Scarborough, ON
Selwyn SchoolClass of 1957
Toronto, ON
Judith's Story
Life
I finished Grade 13 at West Hill C.I. in 1962. I attended Toronto Teachers' College and began my teaching career in Sept. 1963. In July 1964 I was married. I left teaching in Dec. 1968, and went on to raise 4 boys - Rob, Greg, Richard and Jamie. We lived first in West Hill, and then moved to Markham in 1971, where I've stayed. I lost my son, Gregory, in 1986, at the age of 18. My husband and I separated in July 1989, due to his drinking problem. I had been school-bus driving since 1978, and supply teaching. I returned to teaching full-time in l988. I taught Family Studies until the gov't cut funding for it, and taught Grade 6 until I left on disability in 2002. I loved teaching and ...Expand for more
had a great rapport with the students. In 1999 I lost my son Richard at the age of 29. I could have let these tragedies in my life destroy me, or I could go on. I chose to go on with my life.
Music has always played a big part in my life. I've sung with many groups, from the church choir at St. John the Divine, to a ladies Barbershop chorus and quartette, to the York Region Teachers' Choir.
I have five grandchildren that I love dearly. I have a trailer where I spend the summers, and I have a nice man in my life, which makes things worthwhile. I volunteer as a group facilitator at Bereaved Families of Ontario, and at Northumberland Hospice in Cobourg. We are now living in Colborne, ON.
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