Buzzard, Della

Born deaf into a deaf family; started at Kelston School for the Deaf, then transferred to a deaf unit in Glen Eden Primary. After her family moved, she went to Sumner School for the Deaf, then again was transferred to a hearing school, repeating this cycle two more times before graduation. Worked for a packaging factory, then left for a better-paying job in a sheepskin factory. Met and married Paul Buzzard (q.v.). Worked part time as a dormitory supervisor at a residential school for the deaf.