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vrt i c economistsunmibune honouring pierre elliotttrudeau smurdaysepl 302000 3 v saying farewell to a manwho had a tremendous 1 n flun ce0 it- canad aandf can ad i ams 7 ijs 1919-2000- he changed canadaherndde canadians feel as passionately about the country as he did they may not have agreed with his politics but theycertainly agreed that pierre elliott trudeaw had the magnetism ihechdrisma the intelligence and the commitment to effect great change y york region residents offer their memories andthbughts as we bid farewell to a true canadian statesman who died jhiirsdayat the age of 81 after battling prostate cancer remembering a dynamic man wheri luanne griffin learned that pierreelliott trudeau had died thursday afternoon the mother of five grown daughters went to the basement of her stouffville home and opened a trunk griffiri knew exactly what she was looking for a paper dress a paper trudeau dress purchased in 1968 when the jcountry was in the throes of trudeaumariia the new dress was first worn to a trudeau rally in downtown montreal a f it was such an exciting time said griffin i loved him my mother loved him he was dynamic he was exciting i was all caught up intrudeaumania a fewyears later griffin and her moth er attended the trudeau visit at the fairview mall in montreal v 1 the primerhinistef shook my moth ers hand arid pinched my checlet didnt wash for a week she said v paying homage to great man suresh patel a markham resident wrote to us to say he was shocked to learn ofthe demise of canadas formerprjrne minister 1 as acahadian of east- indian herr itage iw6uld like to pay my homage to this great son of canada he wrote when i came to this country some 26 years ago he was prime ministersince then he won my admiration because of his great personality and statesmanship in 1982 hie came to scarborough to address an election meeting i went with my family toseehim due to the large size ofthe crowdwe had to stand outside to listen to him speak after his speech he was passing through the crowd where we were standing he looked into my eyesand immediately knew thati want- to shake hands with hinvjbut i was reluctant to extend my hand he came to me extended his hand and- f shook hands with him what a great gesture on hispart many times he went throughgreat turbulence in his life but his great cqurage kept him going hewasastrbng man 7 7 f i always compared hirii to first home minister and deputy prime minister of independent india the late sardar l wallabhbhaj patel knownas trieiron manoflndiay- f j t v c see fitting page 4 i i t top leftpierre trudeau in his cocky- gunslinger pose the brash confident man sqmedescribed as arrogant cntrefrudeau me consummate sp a point home left grieving the death of his sons michel last year leaning on his son sacha v photostorstar network -m- r sfntvjjvia i rr v ftiiivvissav tgflx i-