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russell beare wednesday may 25 1983 sa3 markham russell beare one of the most success- ful investment agents in this com munity and possibly all of york region has retired at least that was his inten tion march 31 when he ceased to be wood gundys representative and bud patton took over the managerial duties of the mar- kham office in the royal bank block centre and main streets however for one so active retire ment or sitting on the shelf hardly seemed appropri ate he sees it as doing what one en joys doing best for russ that means continuing his association with friends in the busi ness world and thats exactly- what hes doing or plan ning to do in recent weeks hes re ceived several attractive offers all of which are under consideration russ beare a life long resident of the area is the son of the late john beare onetime operator of the general store and post office at armadale mr beare sr handled everything from binder twine to bug gies in fact says russ if my dad was living today hed be selling tick ets for trips to the moon six years ago when his business expanded beyond what he and wife norma could hand le he sold out- to wood gundy arid a new office was opened at 3 centre street markham lqoking back russ remembers thejj late nick schouten as hisfirst client others soon followed carman lewis frank robb the late john robb howard cosburn the list goes on and on russ made national news in the investment world through his hand ling of canada sav ings bonds for the majority of his 28 years he led the en tire country in sales russ prides him self in the feeling of mutual trust he established with all clients all busi ness was done by word of mouth he said and never once did a client rufuse to close a transaction tell it to them straight head on is the only way he says russ admits a great respect for the mennonite people theyre fantas tic he says hes dealt with several families through three generations and whenit comes to wise investments he considers women on the average just as capable as men when he sold his business to wood gundy back in 1977 russ came close then to putting his feet up and taking things a little easier however the firm offered him a senior executive position and suggested he think it over he de cided in the affirma tive a decision hes never regretted in the past six years he never lost a single day through sickness russs retirement from active involve ment in the invest ment field didnt go unrecognized he was the guest of hon or at a dinner ten dered by wood gun dy at the king ed ward hotel toron to in addition he enjoyed a luncheon will several of his early clients at the markwood res taurant markham he was also the guest at a wine and cheese party hosted by close friends on his floor at work russ admits hell now have more time to spend with his wife his three daughters and sons- inlaw his five grandchildren and his 150 plants he also plans to get in a little gardening and some fishing but dont call him retired less ac tive is a much more appropriate word ford from 7549 nowhere wamam mcarthurs in markham hwy 7 kennedy rd 4741350