My mother, Lyn Palmer, who has died aged 76, was a primary school teacher who later moved into business consultancy, running her own company, Kingsbridge Allan, for 25 years.
Born in Liverpool, Lyn was the daughter of Sally (nee Roberts), a civil servant, and Kevin Burke, a merchant seaman. She went to Bootle grammar school and then to Chester teacher training college (now part of Chester University), where she met John Palmer, a fellow student, in her first week there. They were married in 1970.
