As I'm reading all the posts on Ada Lovelace day, it reminds me of Vaughn King, who was such an inspiration to me.
When I knew her she was a little old lady who lived near us in Kingsgate, near Broadstairs in Kent.
I don't know her maiden name, but I remember she'd graduated from Cambridge at 18 and had worked with Kodak in the early days of photography.
I was the first of my family to go to Grammar School and was having a difficult time at home and school around the age of 15 to 18. She was a real support to me and kept me working hard to go to university.
She was well enough to see me get there, but soon after contracted Alzheimer's disease and had to go into a home.
I would have liked her to see me become a Chartered Engineer.
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