Taya stratton biography of alberta williams

Alberta lived a relatively quiet life during her childhood; her father Lawrence drove logging trucks and her mother Rena stayed home to care for Alberta and her siblings. They were a very close-knit family.

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Alberta was known as a kind and shy child and as she got older became known as a caring person who loved life and viewed the world as a good place, content with whatever came her way. Her siblings sometimes thought she trusted people too much and were always a little extra protective of their sister. Each spring the Willams family would visit the coast where Alberta's father worked as a fisherman and her mother worked in the canneries.

The family moved from Gitanyow to Prince Rupert. Soon after, Alberta's sister Claudia moved to Vancouver, and Alberta's parents sent each of their children to stay with Claudia to attend high school there. Her parents wanted their children to get a good education and see more than what a small town could offer. Both sisters finished high school, began working and soon started sharing an apartment in downtown Vancouver.

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In Vancouver, it is not uncommon for residents to leave the city and head north for seasonal jobs. Alberta and her sister Claudia usually headed up to Prince Rupert for positions at B. Packers plant, a popular salmon cannery. The work was hard, but after a couple of month's work, the two sisters would head back to Vancouver well paid. It was nearing the end of the summer and she was getting ready to head back home from the summer's seasonal work in Prince Rupert.

She was looking forward to starting a new job as a waitress and had plans to enroll in college.