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economist suntribune people saturday oct 5 2002 nionville home society serving seniors in york region for over 30 years a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality longterm care and retirement housing for seniors comprised of union villa heritage village heritage centre wyndham gardens 4300 highway 7 unionville on l3r 1l8 tel 905 4772822 wwwuhsonca o 1 m amos and ada reesor are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary today in stoufrville healthy life hard work secrets to 75year marriage by hannelore volpe staff writer a marriage that has lasted three- quarters of a century started with glori ous sunshine and warm weather when amos and ada reesor exchanged their wedding vows on oct 5 1927 when it was time to leave for their honeymoon the young couple stepped into their newfangled model t ford and puttered off now residents of stoufrville the reesors will be quietly celebrating their 75th anniversary at parkview home today with their son george and his wife anna along with six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren amos reesor now 101 still reads the newspapers daily his mind is as sharp as can be said his son the senior reesor credits the lord for granting him a long healthy life the family always had good wholesome food and no bad habits like smoking or drinking there was a healthy lifestyle hard work and a good attitude according to their son ada reesor who is now 96 isnt as active as she used to be but still enjoys her sons daily visits the couple had two sons but georges brother john died from cancer in 1998 the senior reesors moved off their farm in north scarborough at steeles avenue and the pickering town line in 1988 and lived at the parkview cluster homes until two years ago the farm has stayed in the reesor family for several generations george took over when his dad retired from farming in 1957 now georges youngest son dale farms the same land amos reesor didnt give up his dri vers licence until he was 95 and contin ued to drive the farm wagon until two years ago so it could be filled with the freshlypicked corn from their 800 acres this summer the 101yearold did some grass cutting over a year ago george started writ ing down his parents reminiscences about people his parents had known as children in the early 20th century the family struggled through the depression years as did many canadians and now george marvels at how hard his parents worked to make do with what they had i never felt deprived he said we always had the essentials he remem bers his mom canning in the hot sum- mer over a wood stove ada reesor developed a reputation as a gifted seam stress and enjoyed quilting she also enjoyed writing poetry the words just flow her son said leading the way in the fight against muscular dystrophy thousands of canadians arc fighting everyday against the progressive effects of muscular dystro phy they count on the support of fire fighters in their battle agauist muscular dystrophy and more tlian 40 other neuromuscular disorders when your fire fighters ask for a donation remember the many canadians affected by a neuromuscular disorder and please give generously until toneores a cure tlrsares us this message brought to you as a community service ol the economist suntribune 1800567aiki a c e wm thursday oct 3 sunday oci 6 w 1 huge clearance of mens and womens business and casual apparel featuring leading european and north americanesighers prices slashed on mens designer suits- from sports jackets from 69 leather trench coats womens suits shirts blouses from 10 accessories and more inventory blowout of womens jones new york merchandise why go downtown when the best deals are just around the corner wan toms yap p 1 at metro east trade centre in pickering 1899 brock rd just north of the 401 store phone 4165960297 october 3 4 thursday friday 1 1 am 8 pm october 5 6 saturday sunday 10 am jbmm- 2ssfc m mmiwi discoijnt designer men s women s clothing at metro east trade centre metc home of the pickering market 1 899 brock rd just north of the 401