MARY LOU'S TRIBUTE

I am very pleased to post this lovely tribute to St Patrick's School.  It was written by Mary Lou (Mallard) Tucker.  Thanks Mary Lou and I look forward to more of your poems.

St Patrick’s School

Our address was 26 Stephen Street

In a house that had three flats,

Our very close family all lived there then

Beautiful memories flowing back to that.

Being at that address where City Hall is now

St. Patrick’s was our designated school,

With my sisters/cousins Rose, Liz and Helen

We toddled off, respecting mostly every rule.

Rose and I had Anna Croft as our first grade teacher

Nellie Rogers we had in two,

Sister Camilla in grade three taught us our times tables

With great consistency we all learned how to do.

Grade Four we had teacher/singer Doreen Walsh

Grade five was sweet and kind Ms Ball,

Grade six was Ms Doyle, I came second in achievement

Seven and eight, Ms Croft-Meaney was back to all.

Grade nine we had Ms. McDonald

That was the hardest grade I spent,

Math a big problem for me back then

Off to summer school I went.

Four of us were taught singing at an early age

Sisters Catherine and Brendan helped us there,

Our Glee Club went to the Kiwanis Music Festival

Coming first place for many of those years.

Sister Luke was our long standing principal

Eleanor Lawton accompanied all our songs,

Saying Good Bye to the closeness of St. Patrick’s

Made everything in my heart seem wrong.

St. Patrick’s was a special part of my life

Made me the person who has been shown the way,

These teachers taught me love, kindness and respect

With Jesus and Mary I am helped now day by day.

Love You St. Patrick’s …..Mary Lou Mallard Tucker