The Teletype was one of the tools necessary to succeed successfully in Meteorology during my career. It is now considered antiquated or obsolete. The technique for preparing and forecasting the weather has advanced due to the invention of the computer. It saves time in forecasting the weather. Meteorologically speaking, without a brain the computer cannot replace the Meteorologist.  

I’m hoping this manuscript will benefit in assisting young people interested in the Career of Meteorology.

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My family blood lines are rooted in Guyana and Venezuela. That explains the color of my eyes. Which I'm frequently asked about.

When I speak of my career I’ve been asked to write a book. Writing is having something to say, about what you know, if not, it would be forgotten. During my years of retirement, I’ve learned that a passion for reading enhances the mind. On that note, I’ll venture into writing this book.

On June 1, 1986, I received a Certificate of Service from the Department of Commerce. The certificate was presented to me by the Meteorologist in Charge of the National Weather Service Forecast Office at the Rockefeller Center office. It was awarded in recognition of 35 years of dedicated service rendered to the Federal Government     of the United States. The certificate has a gold seal, and is signed by the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

I am the first person of color who has been employed in the New York City area, by the Department of Commerce with all of these position   titles: Weather Data Editor, Meteorological Technician/Forecaster Aid, Upper Air Weather Observation Specialist and Climatologist for the National Weather Service at the Rockefeller Center office.

My 35 years of employment with the Department of Commerce was in the following government agencies: Civil Aeronautics Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service. 

My career consisted of working predominately with male employees.  I consider myself very fortunate to have worked among respectful men, who showed me respect and were careful not to use    inappropriate language in my presence.

My potential was to open doors of success for me and other people of color to follow. I had a strong determination to set an example of what   a person can do, if they put their mind to it. I indulged hook, line and sinker, not because I had to, but because I wanted to. Perseverance, courage, capability, integrity, and self esteem also contributed to my accomplishing all that I could.  (A picture is worth a thousand words).

The Western Union Telegraph Company was my first place of employment after graduation from < s t 1 : p l a c e > < st1:PlaceName>Greenport High School, in Greenport, Long Island, < s t 1 : State>N.Y.  I was one of the first people of color employed as a Teletype and Telegraphic Operator at their main office in New York City. I passed the Pennsylvania State University Entrance Examination which was a requirement for employment, and I knew how to type.

At the Western Union School of Teletype and Telegraphic Technology; I learned to type on the teletype machine and also learned the knowledge of coding and sending messages to be transmitted for distribution by teletype. The messages sent by teletype to be transmitted for distribution consisted of printed tapes. The training included routing messages received over telegraph to be transmitted for distribution by teletype. I learned to code, send and receive messages of perforated tapes received from the Mux machine to be transmitted for distribution.  I also learned to receive, read and send messages in Morse code. 

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During my employment with Western Union I got married and moved to < s t 1 : S t a t e > < s t 1 : p lace>California where my husband was stationed in the military service. I took a leave of absence to continue my employment with Western Union and remained in < s t 1 : S t a t e > < s t 1 : p lace>California until my husband was ready to be   shipped overseas, and I returned to New York. 

When my husband returned home after honorably serving the United States Navy-Coast Guard; he was entitled to wear the following ribbons: American Area, Asiatic-Pacific Area, Philliphine Liberation Campaign Ribbon, World War II Victory Ribbon, American Defense and Amphibious Force Insignia and 2 Bronze Stars. We were blessed with three children, and I returned to work. 

I became a Federal Government employee with the Supervisor of Shipbuilding under the Civil Aeronautics Agency in the Department of Commerce. My position title was Semi- Automatic Teletype Operator. I typed messages on the teletype and transmitted the digital readings over the teletypewriter for distribution. I also sent messages received over telegraph to be transmitted for distribution by teletype to military destinations, under the supervision of the United States Navy Department. When a vacancy became available for Clerk Typist with Bookkeeping within the same agency I applied for the position, and was accepted at an increase in salary.