Daughter of Civil War Veteran Perry Thomas Tracy and Clara Adele Weston.
Married Vernon Guy Spry on Dec 21, 1910 in Red Oak, Iowa. Parents of:
Vernon Tracy SPRY 1912 – 1982
Muriel M SPRY 1914 – 2007
Interred February 8, 1973
From the Everett Daily Herald Thursday, Sept. 22, 1955 (Washington)
Everett Takes 'Hat Off' to Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry On Her 25th Anniversary at Everett General Hospital.
"Every morning at Everett General Hospital a charming woman in a spotless white uniform with a perky white cap topping her striking grey hair sits down to hear the report on the condition of the patients. She is Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry who just last week celebrated her 25th Anniversary as administrator at the hospital.
Mrs. Spry's concern about the patients is something she feels strongly. It's not a part of her job to "take report" - as they call it at the hospital - but she wouldn't have it any other way. Her deep love for nursing and her personal philosophy could never allow an impersonal attitude about her position as administrator. To her, getting to know the patients is not a duty, but a pleasure. And every day she visits up and down the corridors. "Many times I'll say to myself, "Today I'll do two floors"" Mrs. Spry aid, "But you know, I meet so many friends after 25 years here that I seldom complete my goal."
Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, was the setting for Mrs. Spry's nurses training. At the time her ambition was to become a private duty nurse, but she found herself entering the administrative phase of nursing. Still she carried the philosophy of "tender loving care", as given as given by a private duty nurse, into her administrative positions. And that is probably the secret of why Mrs.Spry is so respected and loved by all who know her. After graduating from the nursing school, Mrs. Spry stayed in Omaha for a while before coming to the Coast.
Then she joined the staff at Tacoma General Hospital where for five years she was a comgination director of nursing services, director of the school of nursing and assistant in the administration - a job that three people would do in this day.
Srs. Spry arrived in Everett Sept. 15.1930, and for twenty-five years the lives of Everett General Hospital and Cecile Tracy Spry have run hand in hand.
Reminiscing about the growth of the institution, the administrator compared statistics in 1932 - the year the Everett General Hospital Association was organized - to 1954. Then the hospital had 74 beds, now it has 127.
All the nurses who have trained at General since Mrs. Spry's arrival =have gone on into their profession with her philosophy of nursing alive =in their minds. She reminds them to take care of their patients as if they were members of their family, to maintain loyalty to their hospital, doctors and the other nurses, and to respect the confidence of their patients. Besides her recognition in the community as an outstanding woman, Mrs. Spry has received national recognition. She is a charter fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators and was a vice president last year; life member of the American Hospital Association and a past vice president; past president of both the State Nurses and the State Hospital Associations. She also is a member of Zonta Club and the PEO Sisterhood.
Mrs. Spry's personal life centers a great deal around her grandchildren - and like all grandmothers, she is very proud of them. Her son, Vernon Tracy Spry, is also a hospital administrator at Asbury Methodist in Minneapolis. His two children are Tracy and Susan. Her daughter, Mrs. Muriel Gunderson, who lives in Everett, has two children, Cecile and Jari. "
Married Vernon Guy Spry on Dec 21, 1910 in Red Oak, Iowa. Parents of:
Vernon Tracy SPRY 1912 – 1982
Muriel M SPRY 1914 – 2007
Interred February 8, 1973
From the Everett Daily Herald Thursday, Sept. 22, 1955 (Washington)
Everett Takes 'Hat Off' to Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry On Her 25th Anniversary at Everett General Hospital.
"Every morning at Everett General Hospital a charming woman in a spotless white uniform with a perky white cap topping her striking grey hair sits down to hear the report on the condition of the patients. She is Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry who just last week celebrated her 25th Anniversary as administrator at the hospital.
Mrs. Spry's concern about the patients is something she feels strongly. It's not a part of her job to "take report" - as they call it at the hospital - but she wouldn't have it any other way. Her deep love for nursing and her personal philosophy could never allow an impersonal attitude about her position as administrator. To her, getting to know the patients is not a duty, but a pleasure. And every day she visits up and down the corridors. "Many times I'll say to myself, "Today I'll do two floors"" Mrs. Spry aid, "But you know, I meet so many friends after 25 years here that I seldom complete my goal."
Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, was the setting for Mrs. Spry's nurses training. At the time her ambition was to become a private duty nurse, but she found herself entering the administrative phase of nursing. Still she carried the philosophy of "tender loving care", as given as given by a private duty nurse, into her administrative positions. And that is probably the secret of why Mrs.Spry is so respected and loved by all who know her. After graduating from the nursing school, Mrs. Spry stayed in Omaha for a while before coming to the Coast.
Then she joined the staff at Tacoma General Hospital where for five years she was a comgination director of nursing services, director of the school of nursing and assistant in the administration - a job that three people would do in this day.
Srs. Spry arrived in Everett Sept. 15.1930, and for twenty-five years the lives of Everett General Hospital and Cecile Tracy Spry have run hand in hand.
Reminiscing about the growth of the institution, the administrator compared statistics in 1932 - the year the Everett General Hospital Association was organized - to 1954. Then the hospital had 74 beds, now it has 127.
All the nurses who have trained at General since Mrs. Spry's arrival =have gone on into their profession with her philosophy of nursing alive =in their minds. She reminds them to take care of their patients as if they were members of their family, to maintain loyalty to their hospital, doctors and the other nurses, and to respect the confidence of their patients. Besides her recognition in the community as an outstanding woman, Mrs. Spry has received national recognition. She is a charter fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators and was a vice president last year; life member of the American Hospital Association and a past vice president; past president of both the State Nurses and the State Hospital Associations. She also is a member of Zonta Club and the PEO Sisterhood.
Mrs. Spry's personal life centers a great deal around her grandchildren - and like all grandmothers, she is very proud of them. Her son, Vernon Tracy Spry, is also a hospital administrator at Asbury Methodist in Minneapolis. His two children are Tracy and Susan. Her daughter, Mrs. Muriel Gunderson, who lives in Everett, has two children, Cecile and Jari. "
Daughter of Civil War Veteran Perry Thomas Tracy and Clara Adele Weston.
Married Vernon Guy Spry on Dec 21, 1910 in Red Oak, Iowa. Parents of:
Vernon Tracy SPRY 1912 – 1982
Muriel M SPRY 1914 – 2007
Interred February 8, 1973
From the Everett Daily Herald Thursday, Sept. 22, 1955 (Washington)
Everett Takes 'Hat Off' to Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry On Her 25th Anniversary at Everett General Hospital.
"Every morning at Everett General Hospital a charming woman in a spotless white uniform with a perky white cap topping her striking grey hair sits down to hear the report on the condition of the patients. She is Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry who just last week celebrated her 25th Anniversary as administrator at the hospital.
Mrs. Spry's concern about the patients is something she feels strongly. It's not a part of her job to "take report" - as they call it at the hospital - but she wouldn't have it any other way. Her deep love for nursing and her personal philosophy could never allow an impersonal attitude about her position as administrator. To her, getting to know the patients is not a duty, but a pleasure. And every day she visits up and down the corridors. "Many times I'll say to myself, "Today I'll do two floors"" Mrs. Spry aid, "But you know, I meet so many friends after 25 years here that I seldom complete my goal."
Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, was the setting for Mrs. Spry's nurses training. At the time her ambition was to become a private duty nurse, but she found herself entering the administrative phase of nursing. Still she carried the philosophy of "tender loving care", as given as given by a private duty nurse, into her administrative positions. And that is probably the secret of why Mrs.Spry is so respected and loved by all who know her. After graduating from the nursing school, Mrs. Spry stayed in Omaha for a while before coming to the Coast.
Then she joined the staff at Tacoma General Hospital where for five years she was a comgination director of nursing services, director of the school of nursing and assistant in the administration - a job that three people would do in this day.
Srs. Spry arrived in Everett Sept. 15.1930, and for twenty-five years the lives of Everett General Hospital and Cecile Tracy Spry have run hand in hand.
Reminiscing about the growth of the institution, the administrator compared statistics in 1932 - the year the Everett General Hospital Association was organized - to 1954. Then the hospital had 74 beds, now it has 127.
All the nurses who have trained at General since Mrs. Spry's arrival =have gone on into their profession with her philosophy of nursing alive =in their minds. She reminds them to take care of their patients as if they were members of their family, to maintain loyalty to their hospital, doctors and the other nurses, and to respect the confidence of their patients. Besides her recognition in the community as an outstanding woman, Mrs. Spry has received national recognition. She is a charter fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators and was a vice president last year; life member of the American Hospital Association and a past vice president; past president of both the State Nurses and the State Hospital Associations. She also is a member of Zonta Club and the PEO Sisterhood.
Mrs. Spry's personal life centers a great deal around her grandchildren - and like all grandmothers, she is very proud of them. Her son, Vernon Tracy Spry, is also a hospital administrator at Asbury Methodist in Minneapolis. His two children are Tracy and Susan. Her daughter, Mrs. Muriel Gunderson, who lives in Everett, has two children, Cecile and Jari. "
Married Vernon Guy Spry on Dec 21, 1910 in Red Oak, Iowa. Parents of:
Vernon Tracy SPRY 1912 – 1982
Muriel M SPRY 1914 – 2007
Interred February 8, 1973
From the Everett Daily Herald Thursday, Sept. 22, 1955 (Washington)
Everett Takes 'Hat Off' to Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry On Her 25th Anniversary at Everett General Hospital.
"Every morning at Everett General Hospital a charming woman in a spotless white uniform with a perky white cap topping her striking grey hair sits down to hear the report on the condition of the patients. She is Mrs. Cecile Tracy Spry who just last week celebrated her 25th Anniversary as administrator at the hospital.
Mrs. Spry's concern about the patients is something she feels strongly. It's not a part of her job to "take report" - as they call it at the hospital - but she wouldn't have it any other way. Her deep love for nursing and her personal philosophy could never allow an impersonal attitude about her position as administrator. To her, getting to know the patients is not a duty, but a pleasure. And every day she visits up and down the corridors. "Many times I'll say to myself, "Today I'll do two floors"" Mrs. Spry aid, "But you know, I meet so many friends after 25 years here that I seldom complete my goal."
Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, was the setting for Mrs. Spry's nurses training. At the time her ambition was to become a private duty nurse, but she found herself entering the administrative phase of nursing. Still she carried the philosophy of "tender loving care", as given as given by a private duty nurse, into her administrative positions. And that is probably the secret of why Mrs.Spry is so respected and loved by all who know her. After graduating from the nursing school, Mrs. Spry stayed in Omaha for a while before coming to the Coast.
Then she joined the staff at Tacoma General Hospital where for five years she was a comgination director of nursing services, director of the school of nursing and assistant in the administration - a job that three people would do in this day.
Srs. Spry arrived in Everett Sept. 15.1930, and for twenty-five years the lives of Everett General Hospital and Cecile Tracy Spry have run hand in hand.
Reminiscing about the growth of the institution, the administrator compared statistics in 1932 - the year the Everett General Hospital Association was organized - to 1954. Then the hospital had 74 beds, now it has 127.
All the nurses who have trained at General since Mrs. Spry's arrival =have gone on into their profession with her philosophy of nursing alive =in their minds. She reminds them to take care of their patients as if they were members of their family, to maintain loyalty to their hospital, doctors and the other nurses, and to respect the confidence of their patients. Besides her recognition in the community as an outstanding woman, Mrs. Spry has received national recognition. She is a charter fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators and was a vice president last year; life member of the American Hospital Association and a past vice president; past president of both the State Nurses and the State Hospital Associations. She also is a member of Zonta Club and the PEO Sisterhood.
Mrs. Spry's personal life centers a great deal around her grandchildren - and like all grandmothers, she is very proud of them. Her son, Vernon Tracy Spry, is also a hospital administrator at Asbury Methodist in Minneapolis. His two children are Tracy and Susan. Her daughter, Mrs. Muriel Gunderson, who lives in Everett, has two children, Cecile and Jari. "
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