Ethel Kitt(Tompkins)

Born in Boonville Missouri, both of her parents had deep roots in Colonial Virginia. Qualified for "First Families of Virginia." (A friend told me that she knew she was descended from Colonel George Reade). Met Stanley John Kitt on a trip to Tucson to visit a cousin. They were founding members of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Tucson, their names appearing in the first church bulletin in 1902. The Kitts were among the earliest families to spend summers on Mt Lemmon and established "Kamp Kitt" in 1910. Built their cabin in 1920, the year that the first road was built. (Cabin survived the Aspen Fire of 2003).

People who knew her thought she was the nicest person they ever met.

Enrolled at the University of Arizona in about 1920 when her husband was having financial difficulties. Graduated with degrees in Haberdashery and a Masters of Education. One teacher story: \ she was teaching at the San Xavier Mission and coached girls playing softball to pitch so that the balls could be hit (later found out that they were supposed to make it hard to hit). Taught many years at Amphitheater Elementary.

A good life, but not a long life, she died of melanoma of the eye at 59.