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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 9 Nov 1990, p. 12

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I." '*1. CAN'Y LIVE THROUGH THE Mi "I was born and brought up bn% a mal garin nea We, as a famlly, had a good liie. My mother *a involved in local drives for paper, fatiap and tisir also spent many evenlngs knittlng gloves, socks and was casier in those days wfth rno teevision to di~tc 1 remeniber when the war stattd to dlose in oni w er was nearly 18 at that time. H-e hmd finished hig workin on the famlly farin. Me was good looking,: with a %Il Wie before hi.. 1 remember te day when dad, him and 1 went to i That's when he found out that ail hus friends were c up, or they couldnt wait to be called up for service j unteerin 1 us4to think Steve was so young and faollsh tu mind to gg and fight. But now %when 1 think back, =eas older than hMm and flot two years younger. i1 bieme who went and flot hlm. Moin and Dad tried in vain tu lalk hlm out of it - 18'T reinmber hearing those words over and over, Hisband was made Up. Alter Steve lef t,- things were nut the saine. Moin i ing tu a&I the saine but 1 could tel] they were sufAenr was st!l in Canada in the Air Force, for the next tel saw hum four turnes while hc was gettîng his trainiti how mother would break down and cry aiter Stei wonder now if she had a premonîtion of thins tu C4 we saw him. he was home fer ten days befone t)iey sel We tried to cheer Moin up by saysng ie's only goui weeks latet. we had a letter froin him. He was en$ happy tu have met some of our relatives, ibhis letter nine. Then six weeks later. we received another lette missang in action. Those damit wars. 1 can't live thn let along another war.- -1 . - t FURLONG WL)LINS> 0 ý GUNDING* BARRMSERS & SO<JI1RS Ask us if you need a Iawyer 17 Wilson Drive, Malton 878-8123 ,1ýucoHod ravel 1ô Muti St. Maton -uw Tw.às s 1951 HARRIS STATIONERY 182 Main Street MIlton 87846962 BELWORTH PUMP SERVICES LTD. 878-991'4 Mhlton 1 ý)tario Steet. Milton,. Ontario q-6522 Toronto 826-1363 -~ I. We Bring You the Power ôf Propane- 8 78-2318 130 Thompson Romd Milon, Ontario LOT Y mnvacm.- *vos- suaciýa MILTON, DISTRICT HOSPITAL 30 Derry Rd. E. 878-2383 MILTON HYI COMI PO: BOX 190. 55Ttn MUTON. OWlAJK) Lgl pm.. 80 A NAME THAT MEAN A GREAT DEAL! 4lM. . 'I v - LearM em CO. Uumm PO. aus 190,Ciatpbvlla ',ao" F 5 tOMM 441*)n -2500 BW*Vmn (418) 0304M Mlba(418) 878.W76 CHIANSON *EVJILET OSMOBILE 878&2393 - To.ý L.i Cugwoum CA ommMu. c MtnOntario. my ister were slke that. They scarves. 1 guesa i Myoldest broth- school and was oung and strwns, wMilton market. ther be ig called d te were vol- hve madeup his wish I were twe tiLwoald have 'Wait pritil you're but it was no use. nd Dad were try- *Although Steve months we only 1 can remember e Icit fur camp. I me. The last tâme t hlm to England. to Engtand. Five y ing himself and t us.ail on dloud saying Steve was ugh the memories GUIDE HlM TO!1 "1 remewmber the.war years, b bock on- those days beçouse ofi anad sadresa dut it caused us, Ini 1936, my husband was li dent and the only dose unes I1 son, Barry and my daughter, lIn Milton, Ontario durlng thtq was sent overseas tu fwh. 1 yu day and Ai ht, h ' athe lig hlm ta safely. ÏiII this y!lg veri on November l th. To>hel witl the war effort, r I orke witlt the Red Cross paimmas and blankets. tht wou boxes and send thern overseas Madelyn wss onlv 15 at the Il would write short notes ta thets I can recaîl my son's laitw he left. 1 had neyer seen hlmi for words during that lastV before he left, he came into my arins .around me, and tojd m going to be okay. Then tears cheiks like insybe hr knew dif The next day. 1 made his f left it on the kitchen table. 1 otut for a while. When 1 can untouched. And 1 saw a gîim up the rad and out of sigt. saw of Barry." el 11 878-2880

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