Linda Kay Cannon (Linda Kathryn Rucker)

Linda Kay Cannon, age 75, succumbed to cancer on December 3, 2021. Kay survived her husband of 40 years, John Harold Cannon. She is survived by her sister-in-law Susan Cannon Cowsar, her niece and nephew Colleen and Rick Goza, and several cousins and friends.

Both Kay and John shared a love of photography. Kay was an active member of the Dallas Camera Club between 1989 and 2005 and served as President of the DCC for the 1993-1994 term. It was through this organization that Kay found her own unique style for quality scenic and nature photography and competed in the Masters division.

Kay was the definition of a professional secretary. A 1972 graduate of Executive Secretarial School in Dallas, Texas, and as a Certified Professional Secretary (CPS), Kay applied her skills in working as Executive Secretary to the President for companies such as Hunt Oil and Electronic Data Services (EDS).

Graduating from Richland College in 1979 with an Associates of Arts and Sciences degree, Kay considered the position of secretary a true profession. In 1982, Kay was elected President of Professional Secretaries International, Richardson Chapter. When her term ended in 1983, she was awarded Secretary of the Year by that same organization. In 1984, she was again awarded Secretary of the Year, this time by the PSI Texas-Louisiana Division.

In 1982, Kay presented a speech entitled The Role of the Modern Secretarial Worker for the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools. In this speech Kay addressed fellow secretaries and how computers affected the profession.

Since retiring, and after John’s passing in 2013, Kay moved north from Dallas to a home she dearly loved. It was there she spent her last days amongst caring neighbors, caregivers, nurses, and family.