Letter from Julia (cont.) — promotion and 'Aunt Jessie's' death

Scanned page 153 of Book 2 — Scan of original. Open full size →

…several months — Knowing how hard he had worked and how much of himself he had put into his work, it made me almost sick to think that he hadn’t known about it — It ~~would~~ have pleased him to ~~have had~~ had is his ability recognized — (I think it was recognized and appreciated by all of them individually — but, of course, the promotion had to come through Mr. MacKay) —

Amy, Mrs. Pickens wrote that she’d had such a lovely letter from you — and seemed greatly comforted by it —

As soon as the weather is warmer I am planning to go out to see them — But am afraid it will have to be from Wilmington rather than from here —

I suppose you know already of the death of Cohun’s “Aunt Jessie” — a letter came yesterday from

AI Notes

Continuation sheet of a letter from ‘Julia’ (widow of Coburn ‘Pick’ Walker), dated Feb. 10, 1945 (signed on page 156). Written in blue ink in a flowing, much-revised hand on cream paper. Julia reflects on her late husband’s work — knowing how hard he had worked and how much of himself he had put into it — and observes that, recognized or not by colleagues, the promotion would have had to come through Mr. MacKay. She thanks Amy for a ‘lovely letter’ that ‘Mrs. Pickens’ said greatly comforted her, plans to visit as soon as the weather warms (from Wilmington rather than from here), and reports word received yesterday of ‘Cohun’s Aunt Jessie’s’ death.