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ee EDw ret dowenTy ~~ Bros enph, ,~ Florenc "aPnpannmbist dicdivcntll herself married to the profession By PAM BUCHANAN Gazette Staff Writer When Florence Boyce Ry of Ontario’s first women ee ™acists, a teacher an ne age of 87 she's uyine a9 ton, Mrs. Boyce contributes weekly publication of quotations she enjoys the rest home with that and other since.” bes was always a - a at = Bee ee Consecon. back thr heaven; rey see what happen thas to be responsible tor tne maintenance.” of 11, Mrs. = began to keep genes beer the last thing she d before retiring at night is a write down daily occur- rences. In her room she has a library of five-year diaries dating back to 1930. A Seal story of 55 years of Her daughter Rosemary Bowmanville has the Saha collection of diaries to Mrs. Bi “1 don't Be hae ee diary but oy nilikes ae ik rut NOW e to lool ough the years to on cer- ia Pharmacist it took three years of apprenticeship and one year at college,” Mrs. Boyce said, “today. it’s just the other way around.” Mrs. Boy as one of three women to attend the pharmacy college in Toron- a Follows that she con- ed her education at the University of Toronto for a Hey are graduating ae with he “In those days it was quite ee fee a woman to be in such a profession but I can’t say we were am days, says Mrs. though small in build, Mrs. Boyce is a giant in generosity, goodwill and | patience. Through the years ne has been put to test after test. Numerous times Mrs. Boyce has tried to quit the business but always put it off to help her fellow phar- macists. Going through life wil nicknames like eae | Boyce”, “Dot", “Little Doc . Boyce is still af- fectiona ly known as te ‘Little Be to her eae a a he Mrs. treated any different because we were eon f Running the f tamil store fotlowe her father-in- law's death, Mrs. B became well-known in the Sydenham area as the local druggist for 38 years. After- wards she and her husband returned to the Black Creek Mrs. Boyce dope ihe could relax and retirement, she THE PICTON GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1981 pag K yy