A Tribute

Hello Super-Stars! I hope you are all doing well. Today, I honor my mother, on what would have been her eighty-fourth birthday. Unfortunately, she passed at the young age of sixty-two. She was an incredible person who was born at a Golf Club in Northern England to Scottish parents; a bonny mother and a golf professional father, who was the pro and manager of the Club where she was born. My grandparents and she immigrated to the United States in the mid 1920's to pursue the American dream. Her father was a much sought after golf professional due to his Scottish heritage, experience and high recommendation. They finally settled in New Jersey and he became the professional at the venerable Glen Ridge Country Club. As you can imagine, she was taught the game of golf from the time she was still in leading strings, just as we, her children, were in turn.

She excelled at the sport under her father's strict tutelage. By the time she was eighteen, she was a nationally ranked golfing star who brought much recognition to Glen Ridge. Although she always kept her amateur status, so she could continue to compete in local events, she was known during World War II as the "Glamour Girl" of American golfdom. At this young age, she was ranked third in the country against professional woman golfers such as, Patty Berg and Louise Suggs (a couple of the founder's of the Ladies Professional Golf Association), as well as many others of that era. Her beauty, grace and talent were lauded many times over in the press, but her true self was all that and so much more. I am proud of the impact she had in her day, but I am prouder of the impact she had on my siblings and me.

Her example taught us that proper English, etiquette and kindness are just a few of the foundations of a well-rounded person. We learned at an early age that all people are worthy of our regard; that every kindness we extended was actually a blessing to us; that our thoughts, words and actions define who we become as we grow; that to do less than our best is to cheat ourselves and the world of all we might have to offer. Her influence still resounds in my life. My mother was a Super-Star on, and off, the golf course. She was a beautiful person...a wonderful mother...a great golfer...a Glamour Girl!!! She is sorely missed, but still loved beyond measure.

Think - Live - Be - A Super-Star!

In love & light and, with much appreciation,
Glenna :-)