BelitaDonWatson1 DonNoelWatson_Belita_husbandJimmy1Maria Belita Gladys Olive Lyne Jepson-Turner: It was a great experience meeting the skater known professionally as “Belita” and getting to know her over several years when my wife Noel and I were in London. A small group of friends that included Belita and her husband Jimmy got together for a brief vacation in Nice not too long before she passed away in 2005 at the age of 82.  She was an extraordinary talent.

Submitted by Don Watson

Meeting Belita