Henry smith give thanks biography of alberta
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Today an announcement came out of the Vatican informing us that the Holy Father has accepted the request of Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary to retire. As Bishop Henry has explained to his priests and staff, this request arises out of increasing limitations placed upon him due to a particularly debilitating form of arthritis. I am pleased for his sake that the Holy Father has responded generously and kindly to his request, yet I admit to feelings of sadness and regret as he leaves office. As I heard another Bishop put it, it feels like we’ve just lost from the team one of our most important players!
Bishop Henry has served not only his Diocese but also the Church in Canada exceptionally well. Of particular note is the outstanding contribution he has made in the field of Catholic education in both Alberta and across the country. I consider it a blessing and privilege to have worked closely with Bishop Henry, from whom I have learned a great deal.
Bishop Henry has been a Bishop
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Mary SMITH
SMITH, Mary
Mary Smith died on September 22, 2018 at the Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops. Mary was born on September 17, 1922 in Muldare, Alberta. She married Henry William Smith on October 22, 1939 in Marwayne, Alberta. They moved to Moose Jaw and later to Trenton, Ontario while Henry served in the RCAF from 1942- 45. They returned to Moose Jaw where Henry built a house and they started their family of four boys. Mary was quietly proud of her boys and supported them in their endeavours. She enjoyed the company of friends and her sister Helen as they shared the toils and joys of family life. The family moved to Regina in 1964. Mary enjoyed her work in the catalogue section of Sears so an unexplained adjustment in her real age delayed mandatory retirement. After learning to drive at age 75 she got her Saskatchewan driver's licence. She sold her Ford Tempo and gave up driving when in 2003 she moved to Kamloops to be close to some of the family. Mary enjoy
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Alberta Williams King
Mother of Martin Luther King Jr. (1904–1974)
Alberta Christine Williams King (néeWilliams; September 13, 1904 – June 30, 1974) was an American civil rights organizer best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Sr.; and as the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and also as the grandmother of Martin Luther King III. She was the choir director of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was shot and killed in the church by 23-year-old Marcus Wayne Chenault six years after the assassination of her eldest son Martin Luther King Jr.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Alberta Christine Williams was born on September 13, 1904.[2] Her parents were Reverend Adam Daniel Williams, at the time preacher of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and Jennie Celeste (Parks) Williams.[3] Alberta Williams graduated from high school at the Spelman Seminary, and earned a teaching certificate at the Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute, no