FLORENCE ADA MAY ELIZABETH SHEPPARD JOHNSON, OM
Florence Ada May Elizabeth Sheppard Johnson, OM, was born to Amelia Isaac and James Alexander Sheppard on 19th June, 1921.
The midwife recorded her name as Florence and born at Liberta, in the Parish of Saint Peter, Antigua and Barbuda.
She has, however, never been known as Florence, but by what is suspected to be her baptismal name Ada May.
As a child, she was taken care of by an adopted aunt, the village teacher.
She attended the Gracehill Government School and, perhaps not surprisingly, she began her teaching career at a very early age at that institution.
The Pupil Teacher system was the order of the day then, and at the end of four years of teacher training she was awarded a scholarship to attend the Spring Gardens Teacher Training College in Antigua.
After college, she was assigned to the St. John’s Girls Government School which was then under the able and capable management of the late Mary Pigott where she taught for 22 years.
During this period she specialized in craft work and attended courses in Grenada and later at Brighton College of Arts and Craft in England.
She was next assigned to the Ministry of Education where she served in two capacities – (i) Supervisor of Girl’s Handicraft and (ii) Secretary to the then Administrator of Local and Overseas Examination.
This period lasted for 10 years.
After retirement from the government service and a much need rest for approximately 1½ years, Ada May again took up the teaching mantle at the Foundation Mixed (Miss Davis) School labouring there for 16 years, when she finally completely retired.
In all she served 52 years as an Educator.
On a more personal note, she married the late Walter R. Johnson in the 1950s. This marriage produced 6 sons – Maurice (deceased), Costayne, Lenworth, Karol, Michael and Patrick.
An adopted son Ivor James (deceased) completes the lineup of boys. She has 16 grandchildren.
She loves singing, dancing and music in general. During her singing days she sang in choirs such as the Spring Gardens Senior Choir (she was a Moravian then), the Community Players, and the St. Joseph’s and Holy Family Cathedral Church Choirs.
Ada May Elizabeth Sheppard Johnson was given national honours in 2017. She was named an Officer of the Most Illustrious Order of Merit, OM, for distinguished contribution to technical and vocational education.
She made great sacrifices for her children, grandchildren and others. She will always be remembered as a somewhat quiet and unassuming person, but with a fierce determination to accomplish the things she wanted to, and an abiding love for her country of Antigua and Barbuda.
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A wonderful birthday to a most gracious mother and teacher to hundreds still alive today. I wish you many more years on earth with us.
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Congratulations, another Antiguan living a long life.
It seems the less processed food’s and chemical interference the longer Antiguans live. Wow 👌
Congratulations Ms. Florence Ada May Elizabeth Sheppard Johnson OM, on your 101 years of excellence! You deserve all your names and letters after!!
We must know this and never, never forget it: “A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
Our Centenarians had few choices within the economic system to earn a living: “washing, cleaning, working in the canefield and picking cotton.”
They provided the labor that produced the economic wealth and cultural benefits of our colonizers.
Our Centenarians survived by practicing the fundamental economic principle: “eat a little, save a little and spend a little.” And spiritually, they internalized hope of a better future, faith,through religion.
Now, “What’s in your hand?” smartphone, iPhone, tablet – a computer! Use it as a beginner, learn all you can about the electronic device – Computer Science, Coding. Use it to research, study, learn STEM subjects; Economics; Finance; business subjects – Bookkeeping ; Accounting; Caribbean History (consciousness). Apply the knowledge to start businesses. With your Antiguan and Barbudan entrepreneurial spirit mixed with your talent, skill and capability, create, innovate and build business enterprises and get things done. And for whatever reason you ‘hit the ground’, always, always get back up! Never give up!
Pre-K to tertiary, our education system MUST prioritize STEM and business curriculum powered by our Caribbean creative Arts. Move in the right direction!
HEALTH CRISIS, yesterday, today and tomorrow! It’s time for all of us to act to improve our health and strengthen our immune system.
The venerable Centenarian-members of Living Legends from life’s experiences in historical context, say to all of us, especially our youths, simply:
Develop a Culture of Health. EAT BETTER and EXERCISE MORE so that we can all TAKE CONTROL OF OUR HEALTH and be better together.
Plant, Eat and Trade – PET action – fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
Grow Herbs in the garden and use them.
“You have only one mind and one body. Take care of them now, especially if you’re young, for the rest of your life.”
“The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth, and he that is wise will not abhor them.”
“You are what you eat.”
“Health is Wealth. Wealth is not Health.”
“Save our Youths, Save our Humanity, Save our Environment, Save our Soil!
Blessings!
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