LINES FROM LINDA
BETTY WHITE LUDDEN JANUARY 17, 1922 - DECEMBER 31, 2021
AN AMAZING LADY — A TRUE CHAMPION FOR ALL DOGS AND ANIMALS
BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR
M y Mother, Hazel (Mrs. Roy Ayers), introduced me to Betty White many years ago. Already being a fan of the Emmy award-winning film and television actress, I learned from visiting with the two of them what a champion of animal causes Betty was. When talking about dogs, Betty lit up the room with her contagious and very genuine smile. One of my treasures is this wonderful photograph with Wayne Ferguson, Betty White, and me, captured one year during Westminster week. Wayne and I shared the memory with each other recently, and I think he speaks for all of us who knew her when he said: “Betty was an amazing lady in so many ways. Her love for animals was a major part of her life, since she was a toddler. The many dogs in her lifetime gave her true happi- ness, and her devotion to their health was everlasting. May our memories of her make us smile, give us strength, and always be with us”.
Betty White pictured with Wayne Ferguson,
President and Show Chairman of Morris & Essex Kennel Club, and me at Westminster.
72 | SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE, JANUARY 2022
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