Onlangs het die museum op Humansdorp 'n versoek ontvang, van 'n persoon wat deur Humansdorp reis, om te kom soek na 'n foto van sy moeder - 'n voormalige assistant Stadsklerk. In die museum was daar drie verskillende foto's van die betrokke persoon beskikbaar en kon afskrifte daarvan gemaak word en Dietmont het die volgende oor sy moeder geskryf :
We would like to pay tribute in honour of a special lady and our mom.
Miss M.E. Ferreira was born in the little
Karoo on a farm near Oudtshoorn on the 27th August 1910, one of
twins and a family of five girls. After
completing her schooling she took a secretarial course at Oudtshoorn Convent
and was one of very few bilingual stenographers to complete this course with
honours and a diploma in mercantile law.
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| Miss M E Ferreira, R A Horsley, D T Ackerman About 1933 |
At a tender age of 19 now nicknamed Millie
was appointed secretary to the Town Clerk of Humansdorp. She acquainted herself with municipal
ordinances, housing schemes and by-laws.
After two years she was appointed assistant Town Clerk which she held
until 1934. Her photograph can be seen
hanging in the Humansdorp museum with the dates 1932 – 1934.
Miss Millie married Alan Becker official of
a prominent bank in 1936. After her
marriage she filled various positions in the business world, designed hats for dignitaries’
wives of Prime Ministers and Cabinet Ministers.
She was appointed promoter and regional
manager to a consortium of companies’ which included a branch of
Jewellers. One of the highlights was
selling a gorgeous diamond ring to Richard Burton for his wife Elizabeth
Taylor.
Allan Becker died in 1979 and Millie
retired in 1985 where she became assistant manager of Eldorado Retirement
Village in East London. The garden which
she designed and planted now holds her ashes.
She passed away peacefully in February 2003.
In loving memory
Your son Diemont I. Becker and your
daughter Eloise B. Scheepers (nee Becker)
