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The municipality of San Javier through an initiative of the Department of Equality has dedicated a park in the municipality to the retired midwife Benita Thomas "an outstanding woman for her work and career, and loved by all the people who helped with the birth of hundreds of men and women, "the mayor recalled, Pepa Garcia honored by the board discovered that gives its name to the park" Midwife Benita Thomas, located in Neptune Street San Javier.
The Councillor for Equality, María Angeles Chum, and Councilman Parks and Gardens, Antonio Garcerán, and other members of the government team, representatives from guests, and friends have accompanied Benita Thomas, 80 years old, was surrounded by her husband, Jose Canovas Bolarín and daughter Benita.
The mayor congratulated Benita which conveyed "the affection and consideration of all neighbors."
Benita Thomas has worked for 45 years and nearly 15 retired, thanked emotional tribute "to the council and all the people who always treated me very well."
Benita came to San Javier is one of the first midwife graduates in the region after winning the title in Cadiz after forming in Cartagena where he lived with an aunt, also a midwife, transmitted by the passion for this work.
San Javier came to occupy a city square that was called "charitable", which earned 150 pesetas and 66 Hall of birth Social Security.
This went without pay monthly for 19 years, recalled the Mayor.
At present most of the residents of San Javier 40 to 55 years came into the world with your help.
In that time has many stories like that night when the motorcycle was traveling in an expectant father who had requested his help, and did not notice that Benita fell off the bike in a rut, until he realized later and returned to pick it up.
Despite the affection with which he recalls that stage recognizes that when she discovered the hospital means to approve a place in the Virgen del Rosell Hospital in Cartagena, where he worked 26 years, said he never would leave the hospital.
"Then there was no middle, no telephones, no cars and where there was a problem at delivery had to call a doctor and suffered much," says this woman whose name is linked to the history of San Javier which can not get to calculate helped many children born during the 19 years that it was essential not only for the municipality of San Javier, but even to neighboring towns where also claimed.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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