[SDCBC] Fwd: In Memory of Aillene Elliott

Tue Apr 22 18:05:35 EDT 2008

This woman and her husband organized/ran local 
San Diego AYH bicycling activities during it's "hey-days" here.

>Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:36:53 -0400 (EDT)
>From:
>         "Hostelling International USA, San 
> Diego Council" <council at sandiegohostels.org>
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>Hostelling International USA, San Diego Council
>Aillene Elliott
>1927-2008
>Aillene Elliott
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>Aillene Elliott
>
>"Aillene really helped put AYH and hostelling on 
>the map. I admire her dedication to young 
>people, encouraging them to explore and see the world in a new way."
>Sue Schaffner
>Executive Director
>HI-USA, San Diego Council
>Memorial Service and Reception
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>Friday April 25, 2008
>11 a.m.
>All Souls Episcopal Church
>1475 Catalina Blvd.
>San Diego, California 92107
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>A reception will follow at the Elliott 
>International Hostel (HI-San Diego, Point Loma)
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>Aillene and Rebecca
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>Board President Rebecca Reid shares a laugh with 
>Aillene at the Point Loma Hostel in 2005.
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>Aillene Elliott, former Executive Director of 
>Hostelling International- American Youth 
>Hostels, San Diego Council, died at her home Monday April 14, 2008.
>
>Aillene Werre Elliott was a passionate woman.  A 
>native San Diegan, she was born in Mission Beach 
>in 1927, graduated from Mission Beach Elementary 
>and Point Loma High School and attended San 
>Diego State University.   A lover of sports and 
>music, Aillene learned to swim at the Plunge and 
>played drums in SDSU's marching band. It was 
>there she met a young trumpeter, Clark Elliott, 
>who soon became her husband.  They were married 
>53 years and raised four boys, Albert, Ralph, Carl, and Glenn.
>
>Always an educator, Aillene taught children to 
>swim with the Neptune Backyard Swim Club in the 
>1950's and 60's (The Neptune Club still meets 
>today at the Bahia Hotel.)  In 1969, her love of 
>teaching children led her to a local non-profit, 
>the American Youth Hostels (AYH), where she 
>would spend the next 20 years shaping the lives 
>of children and leading the organization into its future.
>
>Ardent bicycle rider, Peter Kendall asked 
>Aillene to lead a week-long bicycle trip 
>sponsored by AYH, now known as Hostelling 
>International.  Ralph had told Peter that his 
>mother would someday take over the organization, 
>and she did.  When Aillene joined AYH as the 
>Executive Director of the San Diego Council, the 
>organization had about $200 and operated out of 
>a garage.  Under her leadership, Aillene grew 
>the organization to include four hostels, 
>Downtown San Diego, Imperial Beach, San Clemente 
>and the Point Loma Hostel, which was named the 
>Elliott International Hostel in her honor.  She 
>recruited thousands of volunteers and membership grew fivefold.
>
>As Executive Director, Aillene would coordinate 
>the daily bicycle rides, oversee the large 
>community events, and organize bicycle trips 
>around the county and overseas.  Each week, 
>Aillene would print out a newsletter about the 
>daily bike rides, upcoming AYH trips and 
>membership news from her mimeograph 
>machine.  Many of the bicycle groups that were a 
>part of AYH are still around today.  The 'Lady 
>Loopers' that included  Mary Jessop, June Olsen, 
>Ione Inneman, and Marian Thompson,  rode every 
>Tuesday and they still meet at Christmas 
>time.    In 1974, Aillene established the 
>Midnight Madness Fun Bicycle ride in San Diego 
>as part of World Bicycle Week.  The 20 mile ride 
>that begins at midnight soon became a favorite 
>for the San Diego cyclist and is now entering its 35th year.
>
>Aillene led many trips across the U.S. and to 
>Europe and Japan. A favorite trip took 25 
>bicyclists to New York City and Washington, D.C. 
>in a bus adapted by Clark and Glenn to hold both 
>bicycles and riders.  Hundreds of San Diegans 
>participated in the Grand Tour of Europe on 
>bicycles with Aillene and AYH.   Many 
>friendships, and even a few marriages, were formed on those trips.
>
>After retiring from AYH, Aillene still remained 
>active in AYH, attending annual membership 
>meetings and regional meetings.  She generously 
>shared her knowledge of the organization when 
>meeting with a new board member or staff member, 
>providing insights and sharing her passion for 
>hostelling.She and Clark became involved with 
>two other activities; the Amigos motor home 
>traveling and dancing.  The couple traveled all 
>over the western United States, calling and 
>teaching round dancing and square dancing until Clark's death.
>
>Following her passion was Aillene's strongest 
>attribute.  From swimming, to bicycling, to 
>dancing, camping and of course, hostelling, she 
>has shared her passion with her family.  All of 
>her sons followed her footsteps by following 
>their own passion: Albert (ACE) loves surfing 
>and shapes surfboards; Ralph loves bicycling and 
>announces bicycle races; Carl loves music and 
>plays the drums in a rock and roll band, which 
>led him to meet his wife on the road in 
>Michigan; and Glenn loves mechanics and restores 
>military equipment in his spare time for the 
>City of San Diego Equipment Division.
>
>Aillene's love for San Diego is evident in her 
>57 years at the same address in Point Loma, 
>where she passed away last week.  It is fitting 
>that she will join her parents and husband in 
>burial at Fort Rosecrans Cemetery in her beloved 
>Point Loma.  Aillene is survived by her four 
>sons, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
>
>Aillene is remembered for her unwavering 
>commitment, her devotion and her desire to share 
>her passions with so many.  Her contribution to 
>hostelling is treasured by the local council of 
>Hostelling International, as well as the national office.
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