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À cette page sont publiées des communications des anciens aux sujets qui seraient peut-être
d'intérêt aux membres de la classe. Elles sont publiées dans la langue d'origine. Notre adresse courriel: wblynn@wblynn.ca |
On this page are published communications from ex-cadets on subjects of possible interest to the class.
They are published in the language of origin. Our e-mail address: wblynn@wblynn.ca |
From: Jean Carriere Sent: December 21, 2024 5:10 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: RE: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.12.20 And a very merry Christmas to you, Bill. |
From: Jean Lavoie Sent: December 21, 2024 6:07 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.12.20 Merci Bill Mes meilleurs souhaits a toi et ta famille. Jean |
From: John Reilly Sent: December 20, 2024 10:53 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.12.20 BILL: Best to you Jack Reilly |
From: Jean Lavoie Sent: October 26, 2024 10:13 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2014.10.25 Allô Bill Encore un beau merci pour tes missives, tres apprécié. Pour ton infos (si tu ne le sais pas) Serge Morin est décédé au milieu de septembre. J'ai lu son obi sur le journal la presse. Jean (Posté à Serge Morin obit) Gilles Leprohon et moi-même sommes toujours en bonne santé. (Bonne génétique) |
Salutations to you and Marg even if I have never met her.You are to be commended for all you still do for the 1952 group. You keep us active by giving us the news of our colleagues. I, personally, still have such good memories of my one year at CMR de Saint Jean. I was moved from the Air Force group to the Army because of my dislocated shoulder and being accused of not disclosing that at my initial physical. I refused the move and chose a career in education and law. My wife and I are still in our house in Unionville where we moved to from Windsor in 1987. We have 7 children (2 girls and 5 boys) and 17 grand-children and 3 great grand children. We are spread out from Australia, Serbia, British Colombia and Naples Florida. We don't travel anymore!! Again thanks for all you do. |
From: kgallinger@tristarforms.com To: wblynn@wblynn.ca Subject: Re: RMC 1957 Update 2024.10.18 Hello Bill I am Diane Gallinger, daughter of Ken and Kal Gallinger. I've enjoyed following the update messages for quite a while with Dad and now on my own since he passed away. I meant to send this message a long time ago, but with Dad's passing during the pandemic the usual memorial activities were delayed for a long time. That happened to many families at the time. In the end, it made sense to wait to hold a celebration of life jointly for Mom and Dad at the time she passed. Mom died on July 29th this year, and we are now holding a double celebration of life for them this Saturday, October 26th at noon. For anyone who would be interested, this will be available to view by live stream off our church's website. You can click on www.jjcm.ca, and then click on the button that says "Watch". The service will then be accessible through the church's You Tube or FaceBook pages. It's very easy to do. If people wish to see the service but can't watch it live this Saturday, it will be saved on the church's You Tube channel for viewing at any time. Again, you can access this at any time through www.jjcm.ca. I've attached the links to the obituaries for both Mom and Dad. Those years at CMR and RMC were so formative and important to Dad. We just loved hearing his stories about his time there, and he always had good things to share about it and the friends he had there as long as he lived. I really miss those stories now. He really did live up to "Truth, Duty, Valour". Kenneth Gallinger Obituary Kal Gallinger Obituary Kind regards, Diane Gallinger Ed note: Les nécrologies sont aussi postées sur le site web de la classe à / The obituaries are also posted on the class website at: Kal Gallinger obituary |
From: Jean Lavoie Sent: September 20, 2024 9:44 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject:Hugh MacNeil Bill Another one gone (and one of the best that I have known) Jean |
Carolyn Hug est l'ancienne présidente du Chapitre Fort Saint-Jenb de la Vieille brigade / Carolyn Hug is the ex-President of the Saint-Jean branch of the Old Brigade. From: Carolyn Hug Sent: August 17, 2024 9:03 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.08.16 Dear M Lynn What sad news to read the passing of M Wharton. We the ex-cadet family at CMR had the great pleasure of having him as our guest of honor to mark the 70 th anniversary of the College. He was such a delightful gentlemen. Sending you and your classmates my heart felt condolences. Please take care of you. Big Hug Carolyn Susan Wharton est une des filles de Gerry Wharton / Susan Wharton is a daughter of Gerry Wharton. From: Susan Wharton Sent: August 19, 2024 12:23 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: FW: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.08.16 Thank you for this. It means a lot to my sisters and I to read the lovely messages about our Dad. We know he was a great guy, but with his passing, we are learning more about just how many people he touched in his long, rich life. Thank you for sharing. - Susan |
From: Jean Lavoie Sent: July 20, 2024 10:47 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.07.19 Allô Bill Merci de tes messages. Cà nous rajeunie un peu car cà nous rappelle de bons souvenirs. Je vais tenter de me rendre vendredi. Bonne santè à toi, nous c’est plutôt bien. Jean From: Bill Lynn Sent: July 20, 2024 4:04 PM To: 'Jean Lavoie' Subject: RE: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.07.19 Salut Jean, J’espère bien que tu réussisses à y aller. Tu y seras probablement le seul représentant de la classe des pionniers. Bill Lynn From: Gerry Wharton Sent: July 27, 2024 8:17 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.07.27 Bill….. Please pass on to Jean. Thanks for keeping our names alive. You will have the satisfaction of having the lowest College number of the whole reunion. They are now in the thousands. …..Gerry Wharton, 3739 |
From: Terry Jones Sent: July 6, 2024 2:25 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.07.05 Thanks kindly, Bill. Despite, of course, the sadness attending your notices, they’re very much appreciated. Bob and his quite sparkling personality are easy to remember although I unfortunately never saw him again after leaving CMR. I expect the number of survivors of our class will be diminishing even more rapidly before long, given the advanced years of the group. Assuming my health doesn’t worsen, I’ll be joining the bulk of you fellows in our nineties next year and certainly don’t expect escaping that bracket. Not sure I mentioned to you that, after losing my dear wife to COVID in ‘22, I was contacted by the love of my youth with whom I’ve joined in Salmon Arm, BC where we’ll finish our years together. I don’t think I could be happier! I just wish we could all be so fortunate. Best wishes as always, and do be well, Terry |
Sent: June 30, 2024 11:22 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: RE: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.06.28 Bonjour Bill, Thanks ever so much for the job you are doing in keeping us, the cohort of 1952, informed on how our aging friends are doing. Most of us have reached the venerable age of 90, which was my case last February, and much to my dismay, I received a notice from the SAAQ, the Québec Auto Insurance Board, requiring me to pass a driving test. At first I was incensed, downright insulted that the SAAQ should assume that I was incompetent to drive. But I relented: I went, I drove, I passed. Most of my activities are sedentary in nature these days. I am a member of the MCLL (Mcgill Community for Lifelong Learning) curriculum committee and I participate and have moderated a number of Study Groups, mostly on Zoom since the pandemic. I encourage you to visit the MCLL web sight for details on the subject. There may be an equivalent community at UofT. It’s a great way to socialize and to keep the little gray cells active. Some of our remaining members might be interested. Best Jean Carrière |
From: Gerry Wharton Sent: June 28, 2024 11:24 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.06.28 Bill…….. I’m sorry to read this. Bob and I were in F Flight in Maisonneuve Squadron in our first year. June has been a busy month for me. On the eighth my granddaughter got married here in Ottawa. My eldest daughter came to it from Vancouver accompanied by her husband and daughter who also brought her three daughters age 7, 5 and 2. They were real darlings but full of energy which I loved but wore me out. Fortunately the other seven great grandchildren did not accompany them. That’s ten greats all between the age of seven and a few months. I’m recovering from a knockout cold which I have lived with the past two weeks which has kept me in semi quarantine so that I don’t infect others. I’ll be well enough to attend a funeral on Sunday. I have decided to retire from my position as Honorary Dominion President of the Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada which I have held since 2005. The position is fairly physically demanding which calls for participating in about twenty commemorative services a year which calls for extensive time on my feet which has become more difficult for me so I will be retiring in September at our convention. So if you forgive me for bragging but to summarize it has been 32 years in the Service, 18 in Public Works Canada and 26 in ANAVETS. So it’s time to retire. …….Gerry |
From: gsr.theakston Sent: June 26, 2024 5:38 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: RE: RMC 1957 Update 2024.06.14 Hi Bill, My husband passed away last night. He was in palliative care one week. Bob Theakston Goldie Theakston |
From: Jean Lavoie Sent: May 3, 2024 9:56 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.05.03 Merci Bill Cette année je vais faire mon possible pour le mois d’août. Bonne santé Jean |
From: Gerry Wharton Sent: March 15, 2024 11:27 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.03.15 Bill…… Thank you. There can’t be many of us in the “still in contact” list. I had another fall last week that peeled some skin on two places off my right elbow. I went to Emergency at 08:30 and left at 18:30. In all that time I only spent at the most 20 minutes in the waiting area. I was immediately questioned on how I fell and it was clear that they were more interested in why I fell rather than what happened. I was subjected to two ECGs. numerous blood tests, an IV drip for magnesium (Who would have ever thought?) plus others that I have forgotten. All covered by OHIP. My wife Heather had a fall in the US and spent about two hours in a hospital there and the bill was US $ 1600. Thank God for out of country insurance. Thanks for keeping our lines of contact intact. …….Gerry On Mar 16, 2024, at 09:17, Bill Lynn Hi Gerry, The Found list on our website shows 35, but I have not really checked that number lately. I have 37 on the email list, but some are widows and some whose email keeps working after death (like Facebook). Interesting fall report. Did they come up with a cause? Would it be okay to post it on the class website? Bill Lynn From: Gerry Wharton Sent: March 16, 2024 6:22 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2024.03.15 Bill…… Thank you again for all your endeavours. My doctor reduced one of my meds but I have not yet heard from a cardiologist so it’s a bit early but yes share what ever as you feel needed. …..Gerry On Mar 16, 2024, at 19:23, wblynn@wblynn.ca wrote: Hi Gerry, After I passed out on my doctor’s examining table in February a year ago, they found heart arrythmia and gave me pills to thin blood and reduce blood pressure (after a day in the hospital undergoing tests, at no cost to me). A few weeks later I could barely make it across the street with groceries, and my blood pressure was about 80. They took me off the blood pressure pills in stages, and now I can bring home the groceries without stopping to rest every few feet. So it seems that medication can have unintended effects. Bill |
Don Lefroy's daughter Kathryn has advised me that Don had a heart attack in April 2023. He now lives at the Hamlets at Vernon, BC. The only way to contact him is by mail at
The Hamlets at Vernon, 3050 29 Ave, Vernon, BC, V1T 9Y9 |
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From: Jean Lavoie Sent: January 1, 2024 10:08 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Wishes Allô Bill Je te souhaite une tres Bonne Année. J’apprécie énormément ton assiduité à nous faire parvenir les nouvelles de notre classe. Merci de tout cœur. Jean (3735) Sent from my iPad |
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From: John Reilly Sent: December 30, 2023 2:08 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2023.12.29 BILL: toi aussi! Jack Reilly Sent from my iPad |
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From: Gerry Wharton Sent: December 29, 2023 11:48 PM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2023.12.29 Terry……… Please know that I stand with you. I am a month and a half before the 90 year state so you and those who read this are extremely blessed considering which side of the nominal we still stand on. Happy New Year Comrades. …..Gerry |
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From: Terry Jones Sent: December 24, 2023 2:19 AM To: Bill Lynn Subject: Re: CMR 1952 Mise à jour / Update 2023.12.22 Hi again, Bill. I have to acknowledge that this year’s losses are thankfully small, although the total aggregate loss from our original 225 is certainly not terribly encouraging, is it? My move from Richmond to Salmon Arm, in addition to rejoining me with the proverbial ‘love of my life’, has completely changed my medical support, removing me from probably the second or third best centre of medical expertise in Canada to a much more limited capability, nonetheless populated with a surprisingly adequate body of professionals and facilities. My own GP is a mature, experienced woman, appropriately highly regarded locally, and gives me growing comfort and confidence with every encounter. My diagnosis of dementia is still under review. She and I had a lengthy session on it this week and are to meet with the local expert in two weeks’ time. I look forward to, even enjoy, these sessions. They continue to shore up my self-confidence and leave me eager for more, so, I no longer fear dementia, and have reason to believe I might ‘kick’ the potential entirely. My age ‘goal’ has long been to reach the ‘nineties,’ and I’ve just under two years to do that. However, now that Marge and I are together again, and she’s only 85, I may have to readjust my goal, don’t you think? Thanks kindly for responding, Bill and, again, `Happy Holidays' VDV All the best, Terry |