Friday, May 6, 2022
Fred was my older brother and we shared many happy travels-from Fort William (Fred in St. Mary's first), to Wellington Place to a farm near Eden Mills where we both attended the one room school, SS#1, with Mrs. Bell - a remarkable teacher with 8 grades-and really our mentor to become teachers as we older kids had to teach the younger ones from when we were 6 years old. It was then to 113 Eramosa where we often looked after the 5 younger siblings. GCVI was another shared education institution with the orchestra and Student Council as common extra-curricalar activities.
We have been blessed to have the 7 siblings together, weekly, over Zoom for the last 18 months sharing many memories. He was a favourite uncle to my kids and grandkids-at get togethers, he loved to scare the little ones and watch them run off! At our Christmas Eve smorgasbords he loved all the foods, but especially the "pigs tails" for which he vied for the last one! He was a kind, gentle and loving man who touched many lives of family and hundreds of students. He will be missed but will rest in peace.
