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Terrace Review —— Wednesday, January 29, 1992 13

S Mills Memorial

after two decades of service

by Betty Barton |

Bob Sullivan’s old white T-.
shirt proudly states, "I may be ~
out of the barn, but I’m not out’
of the pasture." Bob retired: from
his position as a nursing orderly
(now called practical nurse) at
Mills Memorial Hospital on Jan.
8. Last Monday, the staff sur-
prised him with a retirement
party in recognition of his 23
years service at the hospital.

Jan. 1, 1969 from Esperanza,
‘B.C. on the west coast of

_ Vancouver Island. There, he had.

‘worked in a small mission hospi-
tal for 14 years. ;

Bob started at Mills right after
their move, “floating” but gen-

erally working on the medical-

surgical floor. He says that when
he took his training nursing
orderlies were trained to do
everything. Over the years the
name changed to practical nurses
and duties became compartmen-
talized. "I’ve learned a lot from
Drs. Lee and Strangway and
others — hands-on experience,"

TB Vets

. send out

key tags.

Over 3,000 Terrace residents
should by now have received a
small gift in the mail from the
TB and Chest Disabled
Veteran’s Association. Each year
the association mails out identi-

_ fication tags to be attached to

recipients’ key rings. If the keys
are lost the finder can drop them |
in the mail. The TB Vets receive
them and return them to the
owner. — oo

The group is a major source of
charitable funding for hospitals,
using donations from supporters
to buy respiratory equipment in
areas where it is needed. The

_ key tag program is the associa-

tion’s way of thanking past
donors and reminding peopie of

the TB Vets’ function.

The association has, over the
years, contributed. $25,000 to
Mills Memorial Hospital. For
further information on the TB |
Vets, call 1-800-665-7796,

e

he says.

Bob says his greatest joy is to
see a sick patient get better. He
was also a bit of a prankster, but
says now that he’s retired, he’ll
finally admit that he did put the
hard boiled egg in the patient's
bed. "She still asks me about it,”
he says. Bob often had to fore-
warn the other staff that if a
patient played a trick on him, he

' probably deserved it... ...
- Bob, his wife Shirley (a regis- —
-tered nurse at Mills) and four.

4. children. moved to Terrace on

"I'll miss it, acter 23 years," he
says. But, Bob is already making
plans. Upholstery, gardening
(taking frustrations out on
weeds) .and Burdenbearers

counselling services for seniors
appeal to him. "I. need to be
occupied and to feel useful.
Maybe I can visit patients I’ve
known over the years, befriend
them, help them," explains Bob.
_ Even a8 a young man, Bob
Sullivan had a favourite old lady
whom he: visited. The joy of

secing the pleasure on her face
when he visited made it seem
so right. Bob says Terrace has
been a great town to raise a
family in. Many of their friends
are. here. Three of their four
children and families live else-
where.. They might eventually
move, but...

He says he has to keep looking
forward to new ideas and plan

» things that only now, he has the

time for. Bob has also put him-
self on call at Mills Memorial,
just in case they’re short of staff _
or he gets bored.

He credits his good humour,
Strength, and affinity to people,
“I have to give God first: glory,
and my wife for her support.
Last, but certainly not least, the.
hospital administration and’ my.
fellow staff members for their
faithfulness in helping me to
accomplish my job."

Nettie Beale was given recognition for 20 yéars of service in

the local health care field by the Terrace Health Care Society

last month. Also recognized for length of service were 28
other five-, ten- and fifteen-year employees of the society for...

their work at Mills Memorial Hospital.

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