Jill Kinmont
| Jill Kinmont Boothe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 16, 1936 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2012 (aged 75) Carson City, Nevada |
| Resting place | East Line Street Cemetery Bishop, California |
| Residence | Bishop, California |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Occupation | educator |
| Known for | ski racer, quadriplegic, tenacity |
| Spouse(s) | John G. Boothe (b. 1941) (m. 1976–2012, her death) |
Jill Kinmont Boothe (February 16, 1936 – February 9, 2012, at age 75)
Born in Los Angeles, California, Kinmont grew up in Bishop and learned to ski race at Mammoth Mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountains. In early 1955, she was the reigning national champion in the slalom, and a top prospect for a medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics, a year away.
While competing, at the age of 18, in the giant slalom at the prestigious Snow Cup in Alta, Utah, on January 30, 1955. she suffered a near-fatal accident which resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down. That same week she had been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, dated January 31, 1955.
Kinmont was engaged to "daredevil" Dick Buek (1929–1957), at the time of his death, according to her autobiography.
After her rehabilitation, she went on to graduate from UCLA with a B.A. in German and earned a teaching credential from the University of Washington in Seattle. She had a long career as an educator, first in Washington and then in Beverly Hills, California. She taught special education at Bishop Union Elementary School from 1975 to 1996 in her hometown of Bishop. She was an accomplished painter who had many exhibitions of her artwork.
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