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Bernice

10/23/2014

 
"My husband was abusive, so I took the children and left, lived in Chicago for a couple of years, then came back to Memphis. I've always worked two or three jobs to support the children, often 16-hour days. I taught school in the daytime and then worked as an LPN at night.

"I don't know what I would have done without my mom's help. I regret not spending enough time with the children, but I was always working. I'm just thankful that all three of them are alive, doing well, married, and have their own children now."
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Bernice was raised in Memphis, attended BTW, and was in the 2nd graduating class of LPNs at John Gaston / City Hospital where she received her training.  Later, she attended Lemoyne-Owen College, earning a B.S. in Education, and Memphis State University (now U of M), earning her Master's in Education. Before her retirement, she worked at Methodist Hospital and in the ER at Baptist and John Gaston (now the MED), in addition to her daytime job as a teacher with the Memphis City Schools (now Shelby County Schools).
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