Furious and afraid, Harriet Shetler and Beverly Young met for lunch one day in 1977 at the old Cuba Club in Madison. That lunch between two mothers worried about their mentally ill sons resulted in a national movement that would bring solace, facts and practical assistance to the mentally ill and their families.
….Shetler, who worked as an editor for UW Extension, was always interested in words and writing. She was a 30-year member of University League Book Critics, which was founded on her front porch.