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Mary Elizabeth Trosper
Mary Elizabeth Trosper was born in Pineville, Kentucky, March 3, 1910, the second oldest of six children. The family then moved to Rockford, Illinois, where Mary graduated from the...lihat lebih banyakMary Elizabeth Trosper was born in Pineville, Kentucky, March 3, 1910, the second oldest of six children. The family then moved to Rockford, Illinois, where Mary graduated from the Rockford Central High School in nineteen thirty-one. After a brief stint as a kindergarten teacher, Mary went to work for the Illinois Bell Telephone Company in Rockford. She stayed there while caring for her mother and father until they passed away. After their passing the Bell Telephone Company transferred Mary to their telephone branch in California. During World War II Mary was a Charter Member of the Red Cross Nurses Aid Corps and WASP (Women’s Ambulance Safety Patrol) where she attained the rank of First Lieutenant.
Mary spent her private life as an artist. She enjoyed pencil drawing, using water colors, and painting in oils. She also liked to decorate ostrich and duck eggs. Around 1968 Mary sold all her possessions and moved to France to study art and to learn the French language. Mary returned to Rockford, Illinois where she lived with her sister. She also owned and operated for twenty years a photography shop called “Trosper Studio.” Mary was also a charter member of the “Lens and Shutter” organization. In addition to her art endeavors and photography, Mary also enjoyed writing short stories and often submitted them to magazines. There is no evidence that any of her stories were published. Mary never married. She died February 23, 1999lihat lebih sedikit