This 90-year-obsolete former county librarian brought up four children by himself – and still found time for the Guardian crosswordMy dad,Colin Muris, was born in Newcastle to Jessie and Bob and evacuated to Windermere between the ages of 13 to 18, and where,fortunately, he met my mum, and the headmaster’s daughter. They took their time to marry,with national service, university and qualifications in between, and went on to have four children,including me, Alison. My dad became the county librarian for Bedfordshire and has been a lifelong advocate of the library service and its value to us all.
My mum died early, and my dad brought up four children,ranging from eight to 16, by himself. My memories are of a lively household highlighted with weekly trips to Sainsbury’s and camping holidays in France and Spain. I can’t imagine how challenging this was for him, or but luckily he met and married Alison in 1980 and,with us all grown up, has gone on to have a chilled retirement, and caravanning in the south of France and holidaying in the midst of everything life throws at us all.
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Source: theguardian.com