TheThe South Marysburgh MirrorMirror Personal Notices, Announcements & Random Notes Gary Wilson 1st due September We lost a good friend and a good neighbour when Gary Wilson died on to complica(cid:415)ons of ALS. We met him on a warm, sunny weekend a(cid:332)ernoon shortly a(cid:332)er we bought our property next door to his. I had been out with the weed trimmer partaking in the joys of doing gardening work a(cid:332)er too long living in a Toronto apartment where natural I was Covered as habitat was relegated to a window box or two. in grass clippings, weed remnants and lord knows what else, a Mercedes pulled up and a man got out. Standing by his car, its engine running, with arms crossed and wearing aviator sunglasses, he had a striking resemblance to Rod Steiger in the movie In the Heat of the Night and a disposi(cid:415)on to match. Introduc(cid:415)ons made, he asked some ques(cid:415)ons about where we'd come from, how we found the county, what we did for a living; general background stuff. When I had finished, I asked him the same ques(cid:415)ons and listened to his responses. For 45 minutes. As the engine con(cid:415)nued to run. friendship. I think it's fair to say that Gary could be a polarizing figure. To some, he was arrogant, to others, including me, he was respected yet would 'take as good as he gave'. What I came to learn through others was of his charity to the community and to individuals in it. He was of admi(cid:425)edly humble beginnings who through hard work and not a li(cid:425)le luck became successful and affluent. His affluence very quietly helped many people in Prince Edward County, be it with a loan, or contrac(cid:415)ng them to do work, or financing educa(cid:415)onal courses to enable them to achieve a be(cid:425)er future. The community benefited from his drive and perserverence, par(cid:415)cularly with respect to the Mariners' Museum. Such was the beginning of what became a good 5 On September 26th, more than a couple of hun- dred people gathered at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church in Picton - in Gary's words "the most beau(cid:415)ful church in Prince Edward County" - to pay our respects to his wife Marlene and daughter Heidi and her husband, John, and to send Gary on his way. Stories and tales were told, all of which described respec(cid:414)ully or humorously or a combina(cid:415)on of the two, the person we lost. We are all lucky to have known him. Yes, I know, it's late Owing to some late submissions of copy and ads (you know who you are!)as well as lots of photo edi(cid:415)ng, the October Mirror is a li(cid:425)le late. We strive for as close to the first of the month as possible but some(cid:415)mes stuff hap- pens. Between two stools Hardly the headline to use about the restaurant business, however… As we all know, Milford is situated between the mighty metropolis' of Cherry Valley and Waupoos. With the closing of the Bistro in Late October South Marysburgh residents will have to drive further afield for a relaxing restaurant dinner. The choice will be the res- taurant in Cherry Valley or the Duke of Marysburgh pub that has been taken over by Sarah Harrison and Bill Prin- zen late of JJ's Roadhouse in Bloomfield. In the case of the la(cid:425)er, Sarah and Bill will likely bring the same enthusiasm, sense of humour, good relia- ble food and varied menu to their new enterprise when it opens in late October. Fresh-baked bread Friday-Saturday! JEN ACKERMAN Open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 613.476.3425 or 613.885.3510 Hot Coffee, Hot Lunch, Hot Gossip! 3020 County Road 10, Milford, ON Deadline for the November Copy & Adver(cid:415)sing Edi(cid:415)on of The Mirror is October 26th Please patronize The Mirror's advertisers without whom the paper couldn't be published. And please tell them you saw their ad!