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st trbunegctober14 1992p9 people family is driving force behind gwen kirbys kate g1lderdale correspondent when 74yearold gwen kirby passed her driving test this month she had a special reason to celebrate in april 1978 kirby was driving home on ninth line when her car was struck by a train and she suffered severe head injuries i have no mem ory of the accident she said from what they tell me there was a storm and it was icy and i was coming home from work and just slid into the train somehow she was admitted to the stroke unit at riverdale because although i didnt have a stroke i had a lot of problems in that line she explained i dont even remember going there i just woke up one morn ing and there i was the nurse brought me a basin and a towel and i thought what do i do with this in addition to her loss of memory she had been blinded in her right eye and later underwent two operations to restore her sight they really didnt know whether i would come out of it i had to relearn everything that i ever knew she was in hospital for about three months and because she was in the stroke unit her drivers licence was automati cally suspended no one thought about it at that point but the next year things were coming back to me and i wondered what had hap pened with my licence she applied for a temporary licence but at that stage she still couldnt see very well and gave up her attempt at driving later she contacted jack barkey at stouffville driving school who helped her regain her skills and gave her the con fidence to take the test he and his wife were wonderful i dont know where he gets all his patience from the first time she took her test kirby recalled was in 1954 on the day hurricane hazel struck she was living in unionville at the time thafs why i took my test 1 wanted to be able to drive to the city now fm content just to go shopping or to see some body her family has been immensely supportive through out her recovery noted kirby theyre just terrific and the feeling is mutual said her granddaughter ruth- ann murphy were really proud of her shes gone through a lot and it took a lot of spunk to get her licence back trdingto uth armstrong broker collfiy borland vale insurance brokers limited 6420651 canadas leading marine dealer has compiled the largest used and noncurrent new boat inventory reduction every in its history 0ver3muj0n0f brand names ukeboytiner sea ray thunder craft iwdvtory regency motor yochts northwood aluminum sportsman over 150 boats to runabouts chris craft trojan many more choosefrom 12 ft 43 ft fflunchg avaublfontkespot oac vewhfi0gt16 cruiseryachts 22ft 43ft fishingfibreclasvaiuminum 12ft 22ft runaboutscuddy 14ft 22 ft boat trailers newajssd one day only saturday october 17th bidding begins at 10am this is probably the largest boat aution event youll find in all of canada for more information contact shbtway marine sales 1611 the queerfsway toronto ontario canada e 252591 1 toll free 18003877354 grand opening of the bigger better garden club cafe featuring singing sensation lawnie wallace saturday october 1 7th doors opening 800 pm lawnie will appear with billy ray cyrus at maple leaf gdns nov 6 the garden club cafe is located at 86 ringwood dr units 14 15 stouffville 6422947 see you there lawnie wallace 4 1 jl