On this Thankful Thursday, I am grateful for the gifts that Jane Hamrick brings to my life. Jane is the mother of Carol Ezell Gilson, and Mary Nance McDonough .She grew up in Charleston and graduated from Ashley Hall and the College of Charleston. She married Kay Ezell from Woodruff, South Carolina and they moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee where he was a scientist at the Oak Ridge Atomic Research Labs. He died from a brain tumor when Carol was 5 years old. Jane returned to Charleston and taught at First Baptist School. She and Dr. John married several years after his wife Margaret died. My daughter-in-law, Nancy, took French with Jane and then went with her and the class to France. The stories from that trip are marvelous. Dr. John died on October 24, 2004.
Jane is a member of the Hamrick Lectureship Committee and one of the most delightful people I know. She has a wonderful sense of humor and at the same time has a razor sharp mind for business. She sings in the choir and teaches Sunday school at First Baptist. She has probably served on every committee at the church and probably in Charleston as well. She and Dr. John were great travelers. They enjoyed several of the Elderhostel programs and Jane still likes to attend those. She recently adopted a rescue dog and he has taken over her life. On this Thankful Thursday I am very glad that Jane Hamrick is a part of my life. Dr. Arthur Caliandro is pictured along with Jane and me.
Thankful Thursday is a day set aside to recognize the importance of someone to our lives and to let her or him know of our gratitude. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say Something Nice; Be a Lifter. You will be glad that you did.
