Flora Mildred Kidd

Flora Mildred (Betty) Kidd, nee Cartwright, March 19, 2008. Born in Liverpool, England, 1926, sadly mourned by her husband of 58 years, Robert (Wilf) Kidd of Saint John; her children Richard (Janet) of Darlings Island, Pat (Keith) of Big Pond NS, Peter (Chantal) Bromont, Que and David (Madelijne) of London, England. Betty was the youngest of her family, adored by her brother and two sisters and by her parents, who devoted much of their attention to her. Her liberal education was completed when she graduated with a degree in English and History and a teaching certificate from Liverpool University. She met Wilf at university, and his work as an engineer took them to various locations in England and Scotland before emigrating to Canada in 1967. They lived in Montreal and Cape Breton, and ultimately settled in Saint John in 1977. Shortly before leaving the UK, Betty wrote her first Mills & Boon romance, and went on to a successful career as a novelist, publishing 64 Harlequin Romances. She wrote poetry and historical fiction, became an accomplished artist, and imbued in her children a great love of literature, art and music. She spent many happy hours sailing on the West Coast of Scotland, Lake Champlain, the Maine coast and the Caribbean with her husband and family. Betty was an inspiration to her eleven grandchildren, Michelle and David and their mother Jean, Samantha, Malcolm, Rachel, Diarmid, Fiona, Graham, Allison, Dayna and Joel. Betty's family would like to thank the nurses and staff of the Palliative care unit of the Saint John Regional Hospital and also the nurses and staff of 5C North, Rev. Alvin Westgate, Rev. Pat Craig, and the priests of the Diocese of Saint John for their comfort to Betty during the past few weeks. The family would like to thank her dedicated care-givers Honey and Kelly.

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