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An elegant yet feisty lady
The more that you read, the more
things you know. The more that you
learn, the more places you’ll go.
(Dr. Seuss)
Gladys Muriel Carter was born in
Coronation on July 29, 1937, the only
child of Cecil Carter and Helen Price.
Helen moved to Calgary to work and
support her family while Gladys lived
with her grandparents, George and
Lily Price. They had a great influence
on her life and helped to shape her into
a wise person.
She attended her earliest school
grades in Calgary, returning home to
complete elementary through to grade
12 in Coronation and was her
class valedictorian. Her
mother later married Ray
Neal and Gladys was
delighted to be sister to
Bonnie, Ken and Ross Neal.
Many will believe Skip
caught her eye when she was
just 15, but Gladys would tell
you she actually remembers
going to the Fleet Store with
her mother, and a young
spoiled Skip would be riding around
on his tricycle banging into their heels.
Helen would always remark what a
spoiled little kid he was.
They started dating and enjoyed
each other’s company for 57 years.
They were both 22 years old when they
exchanged wedding vows on April 2,
1960 at Trinity United Church. Their
lives were enriched with the arrival of
their daughters Tracy (1965), Marla
(1967), and Kerri (1970). They were
thrilled with the birth of their son,
Rick in 1974. Skip and Gladys were
married for 49 years when he passed in
2009. She missed him so much but
memories of laughter, music and
family adventures for this busy family
gave her strength.
In 1961, Skip and Gladys bought an
old travel trailer and began a lifetime
of adventures heading out to Czar
Lake, Gull Lake and the Okanagan,
BC. Often these adventures were
shared with Sadie and Cecil Caseley,
Bill and Bubbles Bullick and their families.
Gladys would pack up the trailer
on Thursday night so Skip could gas it
up at noon on Friday and everyone was
ready to head out for family adventures
at five when Skip finished work.
They eventually placed their trailer
at Pine Lake and enjoyed visiting,
fishing and water skiing. Skip died six
and a half years ago but Gladys carried
on this weekly
summer trek
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because she
wanted to spend
time with her children,
grandchildren
and great grandchildren
as well as
many wonderful
friends. This
would have been
her 31st year of
weekends at Pine
Lake.
Marla shared
their family
adventure of
travel in a van to
California in 1982.
Can you picture
four kids dispersed
in the
three seats of the
van, Gladys with
five maps spread
across her lap and
on the dash, eight
lanes of traffic
and Skip spitting
sunflower seeds
out the window,
pinging off stranger’s
cars as Gladys
tried to convince
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On that same trip, the kids were in a
swimming pool close to Disneyland
when suddenly unexpected fireworks
exploded nearby and Gladys was
frantic thinking there were gunshots!
Gladys scurried out, ran to the pool
and demanded the kids get back to the
room immediately.
Tracy recalled another memory
from that trip when they stopped in
Provo, Utah on a Sunday afternoon
and the van refused to start. Skip was
so mad he hit the starter with a
hammer, the engine started and they
made it back to Alberta. Life was
always interesting and funfilled
at the Slemp’s.
Kerri remembers the
amazing birthday cakes
including Big Bird, Barbie
Doll, Oscar the Grouch and a
special one Gladys made with
cream puffs to resemble the
Easter Bunny. Gladys liked to
prepare everything and was
organized in advance for
family feasts.
Rick, being the youngest sibling,
slept on a Murphy bed in Gladys’s
sewing room. He recalls falling asleep
as his Mom sewed clothes, amazing
Hallowe’en costumes and bridesmaid
dresses. Rick admired her skill as an
artist, he, and each of his sisters have
Family trees Gladys painted. Other
subjects included paintings of the
house in Fleet and a favourite truck.
Gladys started working after graduation
at the Weather Office in
Coronation with Marion Lamontagne,
Eugene Rovensky and Riley Workman.
She worked as Meteorologist Officer
for nine years but chose to remain at
home before Tracy was born. Rick
recalled visiting the Coronation
Memorial Library where Gladys
worked part time starting in 1979.
The girls remembered their Mother
studying late at night to improve her
qualifications. Her family were
thrilled when she was honoured by
Parkland Regional Library as
Librarian of the Year in 1999.
She continued working at the
Coronation Library for several years
after Skip retired in 2002.
Gladys and I started “Tuesday
Sisters Book Club” many years ago to
meet with friends to discuss a variety
of challenging, entertaining and controversial
topics and to get together for
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