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"I eot1ldn't have done this with Gail around," he said. "She was always concerned about my health. But I don't think a little drink here and there can be too harmful. After all, you need some enjoyment." He paused. "But I do miss her. She talked so much. Not that I always listened. I'd have gone insane, but she somehow made things lively and cheerful. You know, that's why I married her. Back in '46, when I came home from the war, the future looked bleak. All I could see was the past. And then I met her. She was at a dance, and she was the happiest and loudest. So I married her. You probably wouldn't believe it, but she was fun. We'd driive through the country together, and she'd sing, and whistle. She used to be really pretty too, with dark long hair, and sparkling blue eyes. She never amtpletaty lost that spark, even when our youngest died. She was the strong one . . . I loved her." Throughout the stories that grandfather told Alan that night, the Short Story He sat down in the living room, opened up a ber., 909k a tip, Luge! sighed: - "We'll have a pre-retirement planning coordina- tor (yet to be hired by the city) who will meet with Rather than have companies enrol their employ. ees in the pre-retirement course (held at the Adult Recreation Centre), OToohs says course coordina- tors will take the course to the workplace, and will niodify it to meet the needs of individual work. p aces. . _ -- I-Ne'"' -v- “-1!"me "We went to get employers to the point where they can understand that their responsibility in retirement planning for their employees is as vital as the pension plan, the dental berter1ta, or any other benefits," O'Toole said. "We're now at the point where we need to go into companies and work with them to determine what their retirement planning needs are. We're starting to let companies know‘aboqt the program." ,!,.,,1,tt,,,lt,tt.r1ttt,r1t,piaryiipg, will work with employers to develop atreaiJ, pre. "l,t,tmtlt planning packages fer tpplorrstr. - Water-ho: (Standing) Wayne Dunkel, Bob McMane (Seated) Frank Echom, Lloyd Might 4tXra)5 King Street West Kitchener. Ontario N26 139 Tel: (519) 5760880 Fax: (519) 576-0209 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ' MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS 'rt, business environment is constantly changing and so must businesses who want to take advantage of the new opportunities it creates. The partners of Deloitte & Tbuche believe that this is the time to concentrate our efforts in areas which will help our clients during these changing times. Withthisinmind,uearepleasedto announce that partners Frank Eichom, CA. and Lloyd Wright, CA. have moved their We: Are On The Move. We're in Business to Help lim Succeed. 175 Columbia Street West Waterloo. Ontario N2L 525 Tel: (519) 7474207 Fax: (519) 7474113 (continued horn page 5) When his mother picked him up the next day, she hugged him and said with tears in her eyes, 'Tm sorry I made you come here; this must have been your worst vacation ever," "No mom. It was okay." Holding his aching head, he looked at Grandfather, and they smiled at each other. Mother should never know; this would be between them alone. They would still grieve, but not deepen. "You know, shemever drank any alcohol except once at a party in the ’50s. She got so happy, and tipsy, I had to carry her to the car. The next day she had the worst hangover, and since then she never touched any of it. I didn't tell her, that she'd danced the cancan on the table that night." "Grandmother?" Alan Couldn't quite picture it. "Yupp, she did that. Oh, she did her amount of crazy things back in the old days." They stayed up until dawn, and fell asleep in the living room. Alan never forgot that night. He'd always remember the stories of Grandmother at..Y wild, young thing she used to be. any b_ottles p_iled up on, the table The Adult Recreation Centre's annual pre-retire. meat planning course (open to the public) begins Sept. 24, and runs every Readily evening from 7:30 to 9:30 for 12 weeks. Registration is $40 (plus CST). Cheques are made payable to the City of Waterloo, and may be mailed to the Adult Recreation Centre, 186 King St, s., Waterloo, Ont., N2J 1P7. For further registration information, call Irene O'Toole at 5796930. - . - ___ ,7". "w"."'""" Because employers invest time in their employ. ees. it may be beneficial to the employer to continue to utilize the services of an employee tiller retire- ment, OToole says. 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