Carolyn Dimmick Final PDF.indd - Washington Secretary of State
Carolyn Dimmick Final PDF.indd - Washington Secretary of State
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it <strong>of</strong> that in him. But he was the easiest <strong>of</strong> parents.<br />
Hughes: As opposed to mom?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: Yes. (laughing)<br />
Hughes: Were there other siblings?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: I had one brother, Raymond.<br />
Hughes: Older or younger?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: He was older. He was a chemical engineer who got his degree from the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Washington</strong>. But he died <strong>of</strong> cancer some time ago.<br />
Hughes: Tell us about your mother.<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: Well, my mother, Margaret Taylor Reaber, was terribly English, very proper,<br />
very bright, and expected a lot from us. One time she said to my brother and me, “Both<br />
<strong>of</strong> my children are misfits.” She said, “<strong>Carolyn</strong>, you are too social. Raymond, you are too<br />
studious.” And she added, “Neither one <strong>of</strong> you can spell.” And we both said, “Well, we’re<br />
going to have secretaries.” (laughter)<br />
Hughes: What a great comeback.<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: And we did! We both had secretaries.<br />
Hughes: Were you always called <strong>Carolyn</strong> as a girl?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: Yes.<br />
Hughes: No nicknames?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: That was it.<br />
Hughes: So mom is a highly educated lady. How does she meet the Danish ship captain?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: On the ship, when she was 20 going up to Nome, Alaska. She met him going up<br />
and then when the ice broke and she was coming down at the end <strong>of</strong> the year, he brought<br />
her ship back down. Then he asked her out, and they went dancing and swimming around<br />
here.<br />
Hughes: Sort <strong>of</strong> the Titanic, where you’ve got Leonardo meeting Kate — but with a lot<br />
happier ending. What was your mom doing going to Alaska?<br />
<strong>Dimmick</strong>: She was teaching school in Nome. She’d grown up here in Seattle, and her first<br />
teaching job was in Toppenish, <strong>Washington</strong>. And then she went to Nome.<br />
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