An Amazing Woman of the Very Best

An amazing woman was born on January 17, 1922.

She was beloved by many and many morned her death.

Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was two

and we clearly know today that she was of the very best.

With her parents she rode horseback into the High Sierras

taking pack trips with horses inland-a trip steady but slow.

At four she rode behind her Dad, loving the gait of the ride.

The next year she rode on her own, happy, her heart aglow.

When she was older the family camped at Yellowstone,

where horse back riding was how they filled their fun days.

Her care for all animals pleased the U.S. Forest Service

so years later she received a badge, Ranger hat, and praise.

*This girl always loved laughing which was better than crying,

and her parent’s helped her obtain an expertise that was so amazing.

While this girl was young her parents prepared her for success

for they taught her the trick of comedic timing and that of waiting.

So who is this wonderful girl of which I am telling these tales?

Who was this person beloved by so many of us in this society?

There were many expecting her to live at least to one hundred

However, Betty White lived as all humans by her own mortality.

Betty grew up knowing that her parents were the very best

She could always expect their conversations to be balanced.

Talk would be serious but then one word could cause a smirk

thus, bringing the conversations from earnest to exuberance.

*Betty in the years ahead worked the stage in many productions.

Betty’s love of acting moved her past the busy high school years.

She never let go even after she received her high school diploma

Entertainment was Betty’s foremost vocation and she clearly persevered.

*After Betty graduated from high school she had another opportunity.

Betty was asked to dance for one of the nation’s first TV broadcasts.

This was just one more promise to Betty that show business was hers

and her father’s wish for her to go to college was a thing of the past!

*In the years ahead there were many changes in entertainment, and

Betty’s job didn’t go into theatre. She became part of a new vision.

She indeed became the one who ventured into the unexpected,

where she started as a star in radio then she moved into television.

*In Betty’s first break she sang the song “Slow boat to China”

and “Somebody Loves You”. This was decidedly Betty’s foremost-premier.

An orchestra leader seeing her talent helped her to be seen and

this break was a big start which enabled Betty’s cherished career

Betty then played bit parts in the Great Gildersleeve a spin off from Fibber McGee and Molly and this show was appreciated and revered.

Betty then delved into a new responsibility as a radio host. Thus, “This is your FBI Crime drama” even drew out J.M. Edgar Hoover’s cheers!

*One of her successes was a local game show named Grab your Phone.

She worked there a “full year”with four girls who were phoning guests

each asking a question from each rival until the winner was decided.

Betty was a game show “talent” happy in how her career progressed.

Betty was so good at this ‘game’ that she was on a new game show.

It was called Make the Connection but the show ended far too soon,

Yet, Betty was a game show talent and she continued to progress.

Thus, in her future she will win an Emmy and will also find her groom!

©️LGE Jan 6, 2023