The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-08-16
TRIBUTE PAID TO
MISS SUSIE BOYLE
Worth of Young Woman Whose
Beautiful, Helpful Life Was
Cut Short a Week Ago

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Susie Boyle. by which the community
lost one of its younger citizens, it
Sustained a loss much more keen than
lis usually the case in connection with
the death of a person so young and
particularly of that sex. Miss Boyle.
Iwho was a native of this city, was
particularly well known to the older
residents of the community and in her
work as a member of the Herald staff
ALWAYS made it a point to care for
their interests to the utmost of her
ability and time. She was as particu-
lar. however. to properly record the
events of interest, within her field.
(which had to with any or all of the
citizens and it was her faithfulness
in this respect which made her duties
more of a burden to her than others
in similar work.
I Miss Boyle was conscientious in the
extreme and most loyal to the work
given her to represent. Like all news
paper workers she met with many dis
Icourtesies from those whom she was
Ipraising or whose activities she was
recording. Not once, but many times
she was kept at work long hours be-
cause of the thoughtlessness of people
who were anxious that she should re-
cord their goings and comings but who
would not deviate from their own ways
in order to accommodate her when
she was accommodating them. Unlike
most all other newspaper workers she
accepted these rebuffs and discour-
tesies as part Of the trials of her
occupation and never allowed them
to remain in her mind in an unpleas-
ant way, especially from personal
point of view. She was without i'll
will and was ever as ready to serve
person as those who were genial and
gentle In their manner.
As an office associate Miss Boyle
was one person in thousand. She
was never too busy to share another's
burden or tighten another's task. She
was never petulant, never inconsid-
crate, never sought personal favors
and though daily aiding others and
carrying part Of some others load
never was in need of assistance in or
was behind in her own work. There
were times when people whom might
have conveyed information to her by
telephone compelled her to walk long
distances to hear their little affairs
at first hand and though frequently
advised to overlook such she con-
Isistently declined to do SO but in
stead gave them of her best effort
and intelligence, her best courtesy
and pleasantness.
In another way Miss Boyle en-
deared herself to her office associates
and that was her unfailing failure
TO overhear and remember the little
things of daily life. Whatever she
heard of and about people or over
heard, as all newspaper workers do.
one or the other, she promptly forgot
or locked what she had heard in an
other either within or without the
office. This seems, perhaps a small
matter. but in the routine of a news
paper Office, as in the routine of other
offices, it is of great Importance. In
this respect, as in every other in
which her office associates could
Judge her Miss Boyle was womanly
and admirable.
Those who knew Miss Boyle well
recognized in her an unfailins inter-
est in the people of the city, small
or large, young or old. They knew
of scores of things done by her, kind
lily in the best sense of the work, as
they were done to prevent pain in
| some other heart or to warm some
heart she knew had been panied. Hos
tile to narrowness and pettiness in
the conduct of people towards each
other she was in no sense militant
lin her opposition to those who so
offended but was sincerely active and
sympathetic in relieving the effects of
the actions of the thoughtless and
brutal Instances Of this We're Of
daily occurrence and there is no doubt
Whatever that her ready entry into
the trials of oilers and the manner
in which she made them personal
were great tax on Miss Boyle's
strength. She had passed through n
period of preparation for splendid
work as a woman citizen and in that
preparation had accomplished much
She was really but entering on her
period of achievement when her death
resulted. That she died at such a
time is and always will he the regret
of those who had watched her work
and growth. That she missed here
the life she could so much have en-
joyed, appreciated and adorned is an
other regret that will linger. Truly in
her death a fine woman passed away
at the threshold of life.