ID
3470
Nationality
Canadian
born Jamaican; Afro-Canadian/Black
Occupation
Student
Track and field athlete
Sports
Summary
Born deaf at White River, Jamaica; adopted by a deaf Canadian mother, Tanis Maureen Doe (q.v.) at age 3 and brought to Canada at age 5. Attended St. Christopher's School for the Deaf in Jamaica for 2 years before entering the Alberta School for the Deaf until age 10, then the next 3 years at Jericho Hill School for the Deaf. 2 years at the California School for the Deaf, Fremont, then 2 years at the Burnaby South/Provincial School for the Deaf before completing her final year of high school mainstreamed in Belmont Public Secondary School, Victoria, BC. An accomplished student athlete, especially in track and field.
References
Deaf Women of Canada, p.66-67.
Dates
1982-