Thursday, March 19, 2009
To the Family of Mrs. Gladys E. Whyte
I was a student of Agnes MacPhail Vocational School. Mrs. Whyte was my Principal from 1972 until she retired, a very sad day for me that's for sure.
Mrs. Whyte taught me how to be proud, have self esteem and what true team spirit was. I will never forget what a kind loving person she was to all of us girls. We were not always at our best or well behaved, but we always knew we were loved. When we would be repremanded for anything we had done bad (and there were lots of those times) we still knew that we were loved. That was always the one thing that Mrs. Whyte made sure that we all knew. I remember one day I was called to her office, I thought I was in trouble, I kept going over in my mind previous things I may have done wrong, Mrs. Whyte only wanted to tell me that she was putting a note in my file saying that I was her Jewel, at that moment I wanted to cry I was so happy, I had never felt so loved as what I did at that moment. It has been well over 30 years and I remember it as if it were yesterday. My thoughts and Prayers are with all of you during this sad time, I have never nor will I ever forget her.
Sincerely Yours,
Patricia (Mann) Ellwood
