OAC 58's 50th Memories

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50 Years Later.

Don Amos 55 Hickson Dr., Kitchener, ON N2B 2H5 don.amos@rogers.com Greta and I have been together for almost all the years since graduation (46), and have occupied the same residence for all that time. Obviously I'm not very adventurous. My career as an Engineer reflects the same reticence to make changes in my life, for, immediately after one year at the University of Toronto, to obtain my B.A.Sc. degree, I joined the Engineering Staff of the City of Kitchener, as their Drainage Engineer. In 1972, after Regional Reform, imposed by the Provincial Government, I was transferred to the City's Utilities Division and became the Utilities Engineer, responsible for the overseeing of the Gas and Water distribution systems for the City. I retired in 1995. Our family consists of son John and his wife Linda and their two children Elizabeth (14) and Jackson (11) and our daughter Carolyn and her Husband Bill Waind and their two sons Graham (11) and Colin (9). My passion for driving, and our progression through camping gear, from a 9'X9' tourist tent to a 20' Hi-Lo trailer, allowed us to enjoy travel, both with and without our children. Greta and I are becoming more and more inclined to limit our travel to Cruising. 
Larry Argue 260 Riverview Pl., Guelph, ON N1E 7H8 largue@rjburnside.com














Gerard Bayley 1202-655 Windemere Rd., London, ON N5X 2W8 & 1243 El Dorado Dr. Davenport, Fl. 33837 Gerry retired in 1995, having taught biology to grades 9 to 13 for 30 years, at Catholic Central High School, London. While at the school he also enjoyed coaching several sports teams, including wrestling, track and field and cross country. He was an active member of the Science Fair Committee, and as such, took qualified local students to competitions, Canada wide, including Guelph, Vancouver, New Foundland and White Horse, Yukon Territories. Other volunteer work saw him become President of the Middlesex-London Optimist Club. Doreen and Gerry now spend the winters in Florida. We have 5 grandchildren, 3 boys and 2 girls ranging in age from 7 to 17. 

Jack Berry 1374 Langdale Cres., Oakville, ON L6H 2K8 

Tony Bogoslowski 1866 Wavell St., London, ON N5W 2E5 


















Ross Bolger 7 Finsbury Cres., London, ON N8G 2B3 

Mac. Bolton 10 Second St. P.O. Box 1184 Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0 boltoncastle@wightman.ca 
Mac and wife Ann, have two married sons Michael (Abby), and Paul (Heather), and grandchildren Sheena, Zachary, Jacob, Ella and Augustus. There are 6 Bolton males in the next generation to carry on the famous name. Mac retired in 1992, from OMAF, as Agricultural Rep. for Bruce County, and Ann went to work in 92, at a doctor's office. Ann retired in 2004. Mac spends his time farming, crafting furniture, cutting firewood, and maintaining buildings and vehicles, one of which is a 47 Dodge truck. Mac also enjoys, travelling, curling, golfing, hunting, fishing, Rotary, church and 58" executive. He confirms he is healthy with a full life. 

Johan Bouman 18 Hyslop Dr. Caledonia, ON N3W 2L2 johancbouman@yahoo.ca Diane and I have been married for 47 years. We have a son, Derek, who works in oncology in California, and two daughters. Both daughters live and work in England. Heather teaches at Oxford and Chris works for Wipro, an IT company. My mom, who is now 95 years old and enjoying good health lives in Holland. So, as you can see, there are many places to which to travel. Having retired from teaching in 1991 I have more time for gardening and am a member of our local Horticultural Society; and for skiing at Blue Mountain mainly; and for playing tennis, which I do twice a week in Ancaster. 

Donald Brock 45 Manor Cres., Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1R4 sanbro@bmts.com

Providence has prevailed, thus far, for the Brock Household, in a life that challenges, each of us, year by year. Wasaga Beach has grown to 16,000,but Sandy and I still enjoy the pleasures that brought us here, (snow, water and trees). Retirement has allowed for more travelling, but we still manage to squeeze in time with our family, Which includes six grandchildren and pets. Looking forward to swapping tales,at the reunion, and to the return of, the firetruck.


William Brock 503-150 Heath St. W.,Toronto, ON M4V 2Y4 william.brock@td.com "I retired in January 2000, after 37 years with TD Bank. Anne and I continue to make Toronto our principal residential base, while our son, Jeff and our daughter, Karen and their respective families live in Orlando and Guelph. We recently purchased an 165 year old home near Elora and we look forward to spending some time there. I continue to be actively involved on company Boards and volunteer in post secondary education. We travel considerably, including an annual sojourn in France." 











Earle Brown PO Box 2945, Gainesville FL 32602-2945 USA marjebrn@aol.com 
Our family has been very fortunate. We have not had a mortgage since the late 80's, and now don't even own a house, - no taxes, insurance, grass to cut, or pool to look after. Marcia and I still square dance, and have attended all the Canadian National Square Dance Conventions (even years), except for 4, since 1978. As members of 2 Square Dance Camper Clubs, we plan to attend the Convention in London Ontario, in 2008. An account of my varied career follows. After graduation I spent 8 years with the Livestock Division, C.D.A., then followed Bill Brock as T.D.'s Agricultural Rep. In 1972 I became the Manager of 7 chicken farms, (broilers and layers), and a K.F.C. franchise in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The deteriorating political climate and lack of schooling opportunities, on the island, prompted us to move to Florida, in late 1973. In 1974, with the help of Marcia and the children, we built our home, on a lot, on land, we had subdivided in the Fort Lauderdale area. From late 1975 to 1979 I managed a Ralston Purina dealership in Dania, Fl. We shipped product throughout the Carribean, from Trinidad and the Netherland Antilles to the Bahamas, as well as a large area of S.E. Florida. During this period, the outlet became the leading tonnage shipper of any N. American Purina outlet. Working 60 hours a week made it easy to decide it was time for a change. From late 1979 and early 1980, to 1996, I worked in the maintenance field, first for a warehouse operation in N. Miami, and latterly for a funeral consortium in Hollywood, Fl. We sold our house in 1997 and have been on the road, full time, ever since. I still carry many of my tools and small supplies and like to help out wherever we visit along the way. Our travel experiences have taken us to all 50 U.S. States, except Hawaii, (the motorhome won't float), and all of the Canadian Provinces. Our daughter Cheryl, along with her husband, daughter (11), and son (9), reside in Prescott AZ. Our son Kevin, lives in Gainsville, FL with his wife and 2 daughters and 2 sons. 

Frank Brown 1318 Monacco Court, St. Louis, Mo 63146-5341 USA 

Eleanor (Townsend) Calder 322 6^th Line RR 5, Belwood, ON N0B 1J0

John and I are still on the farm in the Belwood Area. Our dairy farm business has been taken over by our younger son Doug, who is carrying on the Holstein Herd, established by my father, in 1924. In the Fall of 2007, we sold our Sheep Flock, due to problems with coyotes. There is no profit in feeding Coyotes. We are finding it very interesting to watch our five grandchildren, ages 3 to 13, grow. I am looking forward to the 50th Reunion activities. 




Dunc Cambell 806-2323 2^nd Ave., Vancouver, BC V6K 1J4

Al Christie 37 Quincy Cres., Willowdale, ON M2J 1C5 Cchri4689@aol.com

Fifty years has gone by in a flash. We are enjoying retirement and seem to be busier than ever with family, hobbies, travelling and volunteer work. I began curling at Guelph and I am still at it. Couldn't believe how popular I became when I turned 70 and qualified for all the over 70 spiels. I have been carving totem poles for the cottage and smaller items for friends and family. Everyone in the family has a paddle, hand-carved and decorated with Haida symbols according to their birthdates. It was fun building a pram, kayak and skiff for the grandchildren to learn to boat and sail. Painting with both oils and water colours is also a favourite pastime. I volunteer on a committee with our Conservation Authority to oversee the revitalization of the Toronto Harbour. Its too bad there doesn't seem to be any money to do what is required. We have seven grandchildren living in Ontario and so we try to see as much of them as possible. Right now I am in great demand as a driver to hockey games and practices. We also see lots of them during the summers at our cottage on Lake Ontario near Picton. Our eldest granddaughter has just begun university in a course called Scholars' Choice at Western and she is loving it. This summer we got a new RV and we have just returned from a trip to the Copper Canyon in Mexico. We have been camping all over Canada and the U.S.A. and we bring our bikes so we can hike or bike everywhere. Cruising is also a great way to see the world and we have had lots of exciting trips all over. We look forward to seeing everyone in June and comparing adventures. 

Ralph Clayton RR 3, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0 shelwood@sympatico.ca 















Keith Cook 8 Banting Cres., Kanata, ON K2K 1P4
Hi; greetings to all 58 O.A.C. graduates, and thanks to the 50^th Anniversary Planning Committee for all their work. I am retired after 34 years of teaching in high schools, located mostly in the Ottawa area. My wife, Beverly, died in June, 2001. Our son, Peter, lives with his wife, Marcia, and her son, Ilya, in North Bay. Our daughter, Katherine, lives in Gatineau, Quebec. Both our son and daughter have their Doctorate Degrees, Peter in History, and Katherine in Chemistry. (Please excuse the bragging). My enjoyment of travelling has taken me, on occasion, to such places as Myrtle Beach, Portugal and in the Fall of 2006, a friend and former colleague and myself sailed his 39 ft. sailboat, from Kingston, Ontario to Key West, Florida. Our sail took us via the Erie Canal-Hudson River-Atlantic Ocean and the Intra-coastal Waterway. We lived on the boat until Spring 2007 and then brought the boat back North to Kingston. Other diversions include Golfing, (as often as I can), woodworking , (make mainly Canoe Paddles) and hiking and camping. Best wishes to 58 O.A.C. grads. 

Harold Crawford 81 Marksam Rd., Guelph,ON N1H 6T1 hrcrawford@sympatico.ca

So far I can report that retirement has been a pretty good thing (21 years in July). I've been involved with what I find interesting --the Arboretum at the U of G, the Hort Society, the Museum, Meals on Wheels, and the local Wildflower and Historical Societies. I had a very enjoyable return visit to the Grand Canyon and area last November (lucked out on a late warm spell). Otherwise I haven't travelled a lot recently. Like others in my time of life, I suspect, I'm on lipitor, watching the fat foods, and trying to "eat healthy" and keep moving about, so l can live forever

Don Davis 967527 Oxford-Waterloo Rd., New Dundee, ON N0B 2E0 dsbo@sympatico.ca"> 
We have lived in New Dundee for so long that we are having to rebuild some of the Buildings. Having four grandchildren in hockey, Ball, and Soccer we spend much time at sporting events. The arenas in Kitchener and area are not getting any warmer. Looking forward to Sauble Beach again this summer.

  Dick De Jong 5052 Collinwood Pl., Cincinnati, OH, 45227-1412 USA

My wife, Maryl, whom I married in 1966, and I , have enjoyed many travels during the past 42 years, including visits to 110 Countries. The highlight of these travels was a trip to Five Countries in Africa, including Tanzania, where we climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (19,650 ft.). My climbing experience gained climbing volcanoes in Guatemala and Popocatepet 1, in Mexico, during my doctorate studies, was a valued asset. My trip of a lifetime however, came in 2004 when I was able to spend three weeks in Antarctica. I have one son and three grandchildren. After 32 years of teaching Botany and Biology, including the Last 24 at a University of Cincinnati College, as a Professor, i retired in 1995. Maryl retired in 2004. Although a hip replacement in 1994, curtailed my playing somewhat, I am still an avid tennis player. Other somewhat less strenuous activities, include Volunteer hosting of 20^th Century Classical Music programs, (From 1970 to 1988 on Station WGUC, and now on station WOBO). You can tune into my program on your computers on Tuesday afternoons from 3-6, by  typing http://www.wobofm.com/. 
My thoughts are with my OAC 58 classmates.

  Bob Dechert 35 Ridgeview Dr., RR 1 Braeside, ON K0A 1G0 lauried@xplornet.com

Bob retired from Farm Credit Corporation in Ottawa in 1992. He then expanded his farming operation in the Arnprior area (Holstein heifers and cash crops).The farm was sold in 2005 and a new home constructed west of Arnprior in Braeside. Bob and wife Laurie (Laurene) are finally enjoying retirement and have been spending 2-3 weeks in Florida each winter. Bob and Laurie have three children: Mark, (U 0f G grad) is with Scotia bank in Toronto, Jane manages a clothing store (Biba) in Arnprior, and Kelly, BSc., P. Eng. , is with an engineering consulting firm (TSH) in Whitby. They also have two grandchildren. 

Harold Dodds 51 Apex St., Winnipeg, MB R3R 3A4 hgdodds@shaw.ca

Harold and Betty Dodds live in Winnipeg, Manitoba where his retirement became full in 2000. For nine years prior to that, Harold ran Target Communications, a home-based consulting business. Before that he was publisher of Country Guide and Cattlemen magazines in Winnipeg, where he had worked for 24 years. Their family of Rob, Rick and Heather are marr ied with families and they enjoy a total of seven grandchildren, three boys and four girls. Activities include bridge and golf.

Trevor Evelyn 3470 Stephenson Point Rd., Nanaimo, BC V9T 1K2 revelyn@shaw.ca

Following graduation in 1958, with a B.S.A. in Microbiology, I went on to do an MSA on campus, followed by a PHD at UBC in 1963. In 1998 I was awarded on Honorary Doctorate from Mal. Univ. During the two years it took to complete the MSA, I married the love of my life, Sandra, (B.A., U of Vic., !993),who at the time, was employed on campus in the Microbiology Department. We have two grown girls: (Terri, B.A., U of G, and B.Ed., Algonquin), and (Kim – Bsc.N., U of Vic.), teaching and nursing, respectively , in Ontario. We are also grandparents to a delightful 13-year-old young lady , Jen-ai. My career of 32 years, was spent as a research scientist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo. My work there dealt with various fish health issues (e.g., developing Canada's fish health regulations) and problems (e.g., developing fish vaccines). I also oversaw the research projects of a number of graduate students, (as adjunct professor at several universities), and eventually ended up heading the fish health research group. Although I retired in 1997, as a DFO Scientist Emeritus, I still retain an office at the laboratory. Since the year 2000 I have made monthly consulting trips to the United States as part of a scientific panel attempting to improve the operation of salmon hatcheries, so that they continue to provide fish for harvest without polluting wild salmon stocks with "hatchery-domesticated genes". Sandy and I have been avid gardeners for many years, and our garden, now being 28 years old, can be considered a mature garden, We have opened it upon request an a number of occasions to support various charities. We also enjoy travel, both abroad and at home. 

Jim Farr PO Box 1299, Coaldale, AB T1M 1N1 jfarr@platinum.ca
My Bio is a bit skimpy! But Shirley & I do plan to attend 50th - 1955 -58 - Worked as park naturalist, Dept Lands & Forests first in Algonqin Park then started interpretive progamme in Quetico Prov Park - 58 - 59 - worked as game biologist/park naturalist Fort Frances. Loved moose census work because of all the flying, but no future. Bob van Rappard was teaching in the Fort and we drove to S. Ont for Xmas, but haven't heard of him since. - 59 Enrolled Meds '63 - Queen's U; '60 - signed on "45 - Month Plan" - Cdn Army subsidized my education, in turn, I owed them three years service after internship. - summer '62 ( third year med student)- posted to CFB Churchill. Met charming English midwife, Shirley. - 63 -64 - graduated; married Shirley; interned Kinston Genaral. Daughter Tanya born - 64 -67 - posted Germany; worked in family clinic, with artillery regiment, and in British Military Hospital Iserlohn. Son Keith born. - 67 -68 - posted Kingston Military Hosp. did a year's surgery. Moved to Coaldale AB, because it gets plenty of sun, roads not too congested and the lone doc there was overworked. - 68 - 93 - full time family practice. delivered 600+ babies, gave 3,000+/- anaesthetics and enjoyed it 95% of the time. Second son , Laird born '70 - 93 -95 - worked part time, built house on an acreage we had owned since '70's ( and irrigated w/ hand moved pipe and sold hay to Horse people from the Pass whose checks bounced so often I gave up!) - 95 - Retired, a bit early, perhaps, but I had a bladder ca, and future seemed a bit uncertain. But all well w/ no recuurence for 10 yrs now. Have time for woodworking, woodturning, which have been hobbies for a long time. Active in turning club and have just retired from regional health board. - Shirl and I have 2 grand kids. - I'm not sure how much Trevor Evelyn has been involved in '58 affairs, but will try to contact him. He's retired, in Nanaimo I really do look forward to catching up on 50 years of history! Regards, Jim Farr 

Paul Ferris 586 Grandview Dr., Meaford, ON N4L 1K3 paulferris28@sympatico.ca 















Maurice Fisher 40 Thornton Dr., Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 1X8 mailto:the_fisher@dido.com

Children: Gavin, Keth, 
Michael, Raymond & Bianka 







Grandchildren; Bianka

Krystal Maryam
Justin Keth

Twenty years ago I became a Canadian Citizen. I am now fully retired from my second career in a successful insurance business. Beryl is also retired but has now published three books of poetry. Square Dancing had become one of our exercise activities, but I had to give it up two years ago, because of a diabetic condition. I am now in a health care centre, but we are thankful that my condition has improved such that I am able to spend many weekends at home, and we do keep a positive outlook. Beryl and I have been married for fifty-one years, and last year celebrated our Golden Wedding Anniversary with family and friends. Five years ago we suffered the loss of our eldest son, Gavin Keith, a computer analyst, as the result of a sudden stroke. They say the Good Lord takes away, but He also gives, and in our case it was the gift of our first grandson, Justin Keith, four years ago. We also have thre granddaughters and they all add a great pleasure to our lives. I will always remember my OAC days and treasure the memories. Best regards to all.

Gary Fletcher 1 Erskine Pl., Nepean, ON K2H 8R7

Derek French 15 Winterberry Lane Guelph, ON N1G 4X7 Or 13730 Long Lake Lane, Port Charlotte, FL 33953 Bobbie.french@sympatico.ca

So you finally tracked me down! Did I really write all those lies for the 25^th Reunion? Well I guess I will have to carry on in the same fashion: It's hard to believe that those 50 years have gone by so fast especially when I can still think those evil thoughts that I had back in the fifties! It's just that it is a little harder to act on them now! The real irony of the situation is that, when we graduated in 1958, I couldn't wait to get out of Guelph. Now my lovely wife Bobbie and I are back on campus. We have sold the horse farm near Belwood and have moved into a house in "The Village By The Arboretum," right on U of G property! We are very fortunate that, of our three offspring and their families, two live in Toronto and daughter Sarah and family actually live in Guelph. We count our blessings in that we have all members of our family close at hand and can see our six grandchildren growing up. In a complete change of lifestyle, we have also purchased a house on the west coast of Florida and now live in perpetual warm weather, as we are spending the winters there, and the summers in Guelph. I have finally retired and spend my time, still trying to swing a tennis racquet, playing the odd game of golf, keeping in touch with the horses, and doing a little boating and fishing on the Gulf of Mexico. The spirit is still willing but the body prays at the alter of Advil. Nonetheless it is a great feeling to still be around, to remember the old Aggie days and to be able to wish all 58'ers continued good health and companionship. If I had the chance to do it all again, I most certainly would.

Bob Freure 328 Timberlake Dr., Kingsville, ON N9Y 4B8 bobjf@sympatico.ca

After a career of some 30 years in the Oil Industry, I retired from Gulf Oil Canada Ltd/Petro Canada Ltd in 1989. I became part of the Petro Canada organization after the break-up of gulf in 1985. Initially, after retirement I incorporated a consulting business dealing with petrochemicals..crude oil..and shipping.. In 1991 I negotiated a full time consulting agreement with Irving Oil limited ..Saint John New Brunswick contracting all the crude oil requirements for the refinery from many international sources..This was much the same type of work that I had done with Petro Canada. Working for the Irving Family , a totally private organization, was an extremely interesting time in my career.. Prior to completion of my contract with Irving, Marilyn and I , unfortunately, parted company. She returned to Guelph, her home town, and I stayed on, , in New Brunswick, till 1995, working For Irving. After I fully retired. I lived in southern Quebec for 4 years, and then in Brockville. In 2003 I moved to my present location in Kingsville. Our three children are all married with two children each and all have successful careers. Lori in Mississauga, Lynda in Windsor and Richard in Burlington.. My move to Kingsville was motivated by a quiet, traffic free, good golfing location and limited snow. (Kingsville is the southern most community in Canada).. also Windsor, where Lynda and family reside, is close by. Two of my grandchildren are now in university with others to follow shortly. In Summary... * I certainly had a wonderful rewarding and exciting career in the oil industry travelling to many foreign countries contracting crude oil * I have been blessed with a loving and caring family, all healthy and doing well in their respective occupations *And of course the long-time association with many OAC '58 classmates has been great. I hope to see and visit with all of you at our '50th.

Bev Gloin 6 Southdale Rd., St. Thomas,ON N5R 1B8 bevmargie@hotmail.com

WHERE DID 50 YEARS GO ? Someone has estimated how a typical lifespan of 70 years is spent. What follows is an attempt to summarize my 70 + years according to the various categories. 1. SLEEP 23 Years 32.9% This element of life is essential and probably the estimate is accurate if you count the intervals of resting one's eyes while watching TV and deduct the time one spends lying awake at night.(seems to be common among us aging folk.) 2.WORK 16 Years 22.8% Employers included Allis Chalmers, a B.C. Plywood Company and 30 years at Fanshawe College, London. The latter employment involved facilities management and new construction. Retired in 1994. 3.TV 8 Years 11.4% This statistic seems a tad high but none the less favourite shows include mystery, sports, news and the odd DVD when the grandkids are here to set it up. 4. EATING 6 Years 8.6% Probably a modest estimate, assuming snacks not included. Margie's a great provider of the traditional "3 Squares ". 5. TRAVEL 6 Years 8.6% We have been fortunate to have shared three 3 generation (11 persons) trips to Disney, Orlando. In 1985 a three week contract in Oman was a great experience. Other destinations have included the UK, Europe, USA, several cruises- a highlight was the Baltic Cruise adventure which was outstanding. Canada is a huge piece of real estate and we have many areas yet to explore. 6. LEISURE 41/2 Years 6.5% There seems to have been a dramatic transition from the active sports: tennis, canoeing/camping, hiking. skiing, curling to less active pursuits. Golf now is an interesting challenge. (ask Larry Argue about my skill level.) Our home (construction began in 1960) continues to be a work in progress as renovations continue as re-renovations. Much time is devoted to spectator sports, attending grandkids' events: rowing, field hockey, track and field, ice hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball. Participants are Kirsty 16, Riley 13, Jake 12, Leah 10 and Brody 9. Volunteer work includes driving dialysis patients, meals on wheels, and community dinners. I should confess my only involvement in I.T. is my name being included in our Email address. I'm embarrassed to admit to being "computer challenged". 7. ILLNESS 4 Years 5.7% Fortunately no major health problems other than a couple of kidney stone episodes (too much information?) so this statistic will be below the 4 year suggested time allotment, unless I count the time caring for Margie following her Bypass surgery. Learning to cook was a positive consequence. 8.Dressing 2 years 2.8% Probably 2 or 3 weeks would be a better estimate as being a Fashion Plate is not a characteristic of this scribe. 9. RELIGION ½ Year .07% We enjoy the worship and fellowship of the Knox Presbyterian Church community, spent some time on the Board and assist in various and never ending renovation projects. This statistic is probably on the low side . You should also refer to item 1. above for a hint as well. A category not identified but deserving of comment is the 1954-1958 period. In retrospect those years at O.A.C. provided an incredible opportunity to learn, to play, to mature and to establish life-long friendships. We were so fortunate to have been and still remain the Band of Brothers and Sisters of '58 O.A.C.

Z. John Gnay Information submitted by Zolt's son Grant Gnay. John was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999, and was in remission until 2004. During that time, John and Noreen, travelled to Ireland, England and the East Coast of Canada. John lived out the last years of his life, knowing that the end was near, and he faced his death with the courage and conviction that the rest of us can only wish that we had. John passed away on December 22, 2005.

Jim Goldthorp 308 Baird Ave., RR 2, Enderby, BC V0E 1V2





















Dick Goodwin 882 Suncrest Cir., Collingwood, ON L9Y 5C7 J.R.Goodwin@sympatico.ca 
We have lived in Collingwood for 12 years, ever since I retired from the London Life Ins Company. It is a great place to live, close enough to T O so that we get there fairly regularly. My three kids, live in the west end of the city, and Sandy's, live in the city. So it works Regards to all; Dick

Charlie Gracey 69 Carnegie Pl., Ancaster, ON L9G 4T9 graceyc@sympatico.ca

It was interesting to read the Bio for our 25^th .

That sort of caught me in the headlights of mid career. If only I had known then…..? Incredible as it seems to me now, I was, in 1983, within seven years of the end of that phase of my career. It had been an interesting ride at the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and we had seen many developments; including near constant warfare with the sometimes Minister of Agriculture "Gene" Whelan who had tried mightily to impose SM (Sado Masochism or Supply Management take your choice) on the cattle industry. I have often claimed the successful resistance to SM as my greatest career accomplishment -- though some take the opposite view. In early 1990 my career at the CCA came to an unexpected end, when I accepted an appointment to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. It was, I confess, a political appointment, but I think it may have been related to my experiences in mounting a successful trade action against the EEC in 1985, before the same body. My career there was short. I had been told that if I did not molest small children or prove grossly incompetent I could count on a two-term tenure of 5 years each. That would take me nicely into retirement. But I was out on my ear in 5 years so each of you can judge which of the above reasons is the more likely. Curiously, neither; it was the 1993 election that sealed my doom and I had no regrets. Live by the sword, die by the sword. The next thing I did, owing to a singular lack of imagination, was gravitate back to the cattle industry. Where I spent a year, almost exactly, privatizing the beef grading system. We did that because the Feds wanted $1.50 rising to $2.00 to grade a beef carcass and I set up a system where we charged the packers $0.10 per carcass and within a year we had a million bucks in the bank. PRIVATIZATION WORKS. Then I was called back to the Tribunal to fill in for the lady who replaced me and who fell gravely ill. So I spent two more years hearing trade disputes. Happily the lady who deposed me did it again after a full recovery. Once more into the breach of the cattle industry where I had been asked to spearhead the development of a National Cattle ID program. Not quite the cakewalk the Grading project had been. Then, on the threshold of full retirement, along came BSE and what a tragic and farcical episode that has been for the beef producers of Canada. Our Family, of four children and six grandchildren are all well. Laurel Lives in Victoria and remains single. Patrick Darren and Matthew are all married and living in Dundas, Kanata and Hespeler respectively. None of our children or grandchildren have the slightest interest in Agriculture. Donna is well and deserving of an award for forbearance through 50 years of marriage. I often think that attending OAC was a turning point in my life. The first and most important reason is that that is where I met Donna, thanks to the intervention of Grace Anne and John Wiley, and the second is to have been a Member of Annus Mirabilis.

Al Grunder 5 Wynford Ave., Nepean, ON K2G 3Z2 Allan.grunder@sympatico.ca

Family: Wife Linda and daughter Laura. Job: After 31 years with Agriculture Canada as a Research Scientist, Poultry Geneticist, retired in 1997. Hobbies/Interests: Presbyterian Church, Amateur Fiddle Music Group, Square Dancing, Antique tractors (Cockshutt, Int. Harvester), Rare Breeds Canada, Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa, Family farm near Kincardine. Health: Thankful for a good outcome from an illness in 2007.

Tjipke Haagsma 1354 Blackwell Rd., Sarnia, ON N7S 5M4 Tip.H@sympatico.ca 

Retired from Dow Chemical Canada in 1996, as a Senior Research Scientist. Enjoyed postings with Dow, to Midland Michigan and HongKong. My wife Winnie and I have three sons who all live in Sarnia with their children (5 grand sons). I enjoy my retirement in Sarnia, golfing with a seniors group, gardening, being active in my local church community, and volunteering for Neighbourlink, and Habitat for Humanity. I am an active member of the Bi-National Public Advisory Committee for the St. Clair River, and am involved in a neighbourhood committee which has converted a landfill site into a park, with walking trails. I have enjoyed good health, so far, and I especially enjoy our yearly get-togethers at Cor Witteveen's golf course, in Brantford, followed by our annual class meeting. Each year we pause to remember class mates who have passed away, and it is a reminder that if our lifespan is three score years and ten we are fortunate indeed. Looking forward to our 50 year reunion in 2008.

Ian Hamilton 47 Elmvale Cres., Winnipeg, MB R3R 2S3 Hamil32@mts.net

Ian officially retired from the University of Manitoba (Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry) in 2001 after 37 years of teaching, research and numerous administrative duties at various levels of the University. Such duties included two 5-year stints as Head of the Department (1981-85 and 1991-95) and one as Director of Research for the Faculty during the 1981-85 period. A few notable achievements included being continuously funded by the Medical Research Council (now Canadian Institutes for Health Research) for 36 years and the receipt of two honorary degrees from Lund University, Lund, Sweden (1995) and Université Laval (2003). Although 'officially' retired, Ian continues long-standing collaborative research with Dr. Gunnel Svensäter and her group at Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden. He is also on the Board of the Research Center for Biofilms at the University, a University/Industry organization partially supported by the Knowledge Foundation of Sweden. On the home front, Ian and Gerry just celebrated their 30^th wedding anniversary and the joint families continue to grow. Ian's children, Anne, David and Stephen are spread out over about 6000 miles with Anne and Chris (Dillistone) along with their children, Lucas (10) and Robyn (8), now residing in Virginia Water, U.K., situated at the end of Windsor Great Park just outside London. Chris is a geophysicist with Nexen Inc. of Calgary and will be looking for more oil in the U.K. for the next 2-3 years before returning home to Calgary. Anne is taking a Master's degree in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey to complement her Interior Design degree. David continues to work at the Gienow Window and Door manufacturing plant in Calgary as service coordinator, with continuing interest in cycling, skiing and photography. Stephen and Barbara reside in Winnipeg with their boys, Josh (11), Jamie (10) and Zachary (6). Steve continues to teach music, now at Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, as well as privately, and is well known in the Winnipeg Jazz scene. Barbara relinquished her positions (viola) in the Winnipeg Symphony and Manitoba Chamber Orchestras to complete a B.Ed (music) at the U of M (spring 2008), but continues to teach at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music. Ian and Gerry see them, and Susan, at 'movable' feasts and whenever their 'crazy schedules permit! Gerry's side of the family continues to grow with the second great-grandchild due in the middle of January to Amy (and Joe). Gerry's eldest daughter, Kathy, is mom to Sarah, Amy and Ali and works as comptroller at Mississauga Honda. She is thrilled to be a gramma again soon. Gerry's middle daughter Sally Lein lives in London, Ontario, with her husband Bruce and three children Erik, Beth and Kate. Erik has just graduated in engineering from the University of Western Ontario, while the two girls are currently students at the UWO. Sally is in the management side of TD Canada Trust. The youngest, Penny and her husband Bob live in Rosemont, just west of Alliston, Ontario, with their three cats. Penny, a graphic artist, gave up the rat race with the Sears advertising department some years ago to take up the more peaceful life of organizing weekly newspapers and advertising at a printing company in Beeton. Bob teaches high school near Brampton and keeps busy in his spare time as an artist, musician and a maker of guitars. [January 2008]

Hugh Harris 50 Connaught St., Oshawa, ON L1G 2H2
















Rudyard Harrison C/O Mr. Maurice Harrison 3 Garth Road, Kingston 8, WI Jamaica

Art Hewitt
Family Details submitted by Art's wife Diane Clemens It will be 24 years, on December 4, since Art died: So about me and the family. David & Robyn, who live in the Wolfville Nova Scotia, have two boys: Nathan, who has completed year one at Memorial University in St Johns; and Charles, in High School. David Ministers at New Minas, United Church and Robyn, is at Wolfville United. Gwen, who is a Police Constable, teaching about "abuse" at the Toronto Police School, and her husband, Mike Hovey, live on their, recently purchased, 58 acre horse farm, near Little Britain, Ontario. Jill, who is a B.Comm.'89 Grad from the University of Guelph, and her husband Neil Martin are accountants. They have two boys in Public School and live in Claremont, Ontario. Among other activities, I curl with the retirees, Thursday mornings, at the Elmira Curling Club. Upon marrying Wilson Clemens, I acquired four more families, nine more grandchildren, and now a great grandchild.

Hans Hueckel 161 Ch St. Grorges, Rigaud,QC J0P 1P0 Hans_hueckel@hotmail.com 
I am now into retirement 8 years and am enjoying every minute of it. With my wife Ursula we built our dream home on Mount Rigaud, 40 Km west of Montreal. We have one son.

Gary Hutchison 6717 6th Line, RR 2, Belwood, ON N0B 1J0 ghutch@golden.net 
It is hard to believe we just planted our fortieth crop. Incidently, Bolton used to preach there was money in farming. I am still looking for it. We moved 9 times in our first 11 years of marriage and now we are obviously into a sedentary mode. We have looked briefly into moving, but I need the farm to putter at, to keep the waist from exploding. The treadmill only does so much. This is the first year without cattle. We have fall wheat and soybeans planted, as well as, forty acres of hay. I retired from the University of Guelph in 1994, and from the Liability Litigation Consulting, and the Farm Tax Work about 4 years later. The Liability Work, with injured farmers was the most rewarding. Although teaching 4^th year students how to physically and financially, put a farm together, came a close second. Lorna started working outside the home in 1992, selling 195 retirement homes in a subdivision, just around the corner from our farm. After they were all sold, she moved on to a similar development in Elora. She is now back selling re-sales close by. All three children are still working: Scott has his own construction business, in North Bay; Andrew is doing well with his own grounds keeping business, using our yard as a depot; and Heather is a vice president of Crawford Adjusters, in charge of sales across Canada.

Bill Kendrick 2849 Alexandra Ave., Windsor, ON N9E 2J8 wkendrick@windsor.igs.net














Doug Keys 45 Allison Cres., Hamilton, ON L9B 1E4 dckeys@sympatico.ca

Doug retired from a 35 year career with OMAF, in May of 1992, and with wife Cathy, continue to reside in Hamilton. Son Brian (Janet) with a family of twin girls and a son, now operate and live on the farm near Seaforth, Ontario. Doug gave up the idea of farming when it became too much work. Daughter Heather (Chris) and their 2 boys live in Hamilton. Doug and Cathy are enjoying their retirement time - gardening, a little traveling, family activities, and curling. Cathy and her team won the Ontario Women's Masters competition in 2007. Doug and his team were finalists in the Ontario stick team competition.

Ron Kraemer PO Box 204 Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 mkraemer@cyg.net .
(The Last 25 Years- Ron Kraemer) 1. After working with International Harvester designing farm machinery for ten years after graduation, we returned to the family farm running a cash crop- hog operation. In 1996 we sold the farm and moved into the town of Mitchell. 2. For the past 16 years I have worked Spring and Fall as a machinery operator wmailto:the_fisher@dido.comith a Pioneer seed grower. They farm about 3000 acres so it is an interesting challenge operating their huge machines. 3. Nancy and I are very active in many community and church functions. One of the major ones is our regional Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing project. We grow a crop of soybeans each year and the money raised from that crop is used to help feed the hungry in the Third World Countries. We have been involved in this program since 1995 having raised $135,000.00 and when matched by CIDA(4:1) amounts to $675,000.00. 4. For about 15 years I was involved with coaching a Midget Boy's Fastball team which won several league and Western Ontario championships. 5. Nancy and I have enjoyed Curling for the past 35 years. 6. We have a family of two sons and four grandchildren(3 boys and 1 girl). We now enjoy watching the grandchildren play hockey and ball. We watch many exciting games especially last year when our grandson Bret(15), who played goal for our Mitchell Bantam Boys hockey team, won the Ontario Championship. This year both Bret's and his sister Stacy's(18) teams won the Regional Silver Stick Hockey Tournaments. 7. We have many enjoyable hours at our cottage at Red Bay in the Bruce Peninsula north of Sauble Beach on Lake Huron.

Peter Large 9820Front Road RR 1, Stella, ON K0H 2S0 

Stan Leuty 355 Eliza St., Meaford, ON N4L 1B2 msleuty@rogers.com 
FIFTY SHORT YEARS Dawkins defines History as "....just one damned thing after another..." Ain't it the truth. Let's see now...we left off the Leuty saga 25 years ago, when S. J. had just retired as Director of the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, to go on a new adventure with his brother-in-law. They set up a new apple business in the Georgian Bay area, (4 farms, planting out some 40,000 trees). and in 1987, built a state -of- the -art CA Storage Plant. Meanwhile, the 4 children grew up, married, and began raising (or not) their own families. Kirk (Barb) had 3 children, the third arriving after his fatal accident, Todd (Isabelle) with 2, and Mike (Natalie) with 2. Jen (Jack) are on the NOT side of the equation. Currently, the grandchildren range in ages from 3 to 21, youngest being in Nursery school, and the 2 oldest in University/College. Barb has since remarried so we are blessed with 2 step-granddaughters. Myrna and I retired (again), in April ,1999. We have done a fair bit of travelling since, with our latest trip being to Russia, for a riverboat tour of the Volga system from Moscow to St. Petersburg. We enjoyed many jaunts with the Wileys over the years...camping, skiing (BC, Quebec, Vermont), beach bumming and golf in Florida. We enjoyed no trip more than joining them (September 2006) at their son's condo at Kicking Horse Pass near Golden, BC. John was able to play a round of golf, and seemed to experience no back pain, altho' it had been a bit of a problem earlier in the summer. By New Years the situation was considerably different...and by early May he was gone. We miss him. Guess this summary meets Dawkins definition of history. The next 50 years may be a bit harder. 



Ev Lougheed 156 Palmer St., Guelph, ON N1E 2R6
 


















Gary MacDonald 59 Oldham Rd., Toronto, ON M9A 2B9 gamacd@rogers.com
I am retired and still married to Lois (Diploma 58). We have eight grandchildren all residing in the GTA. I am a fair weather sailor, and a member of the Missauga Sailing Club for small sailboats. Lois and I did a tour of the UK a couple of years ago which we enjoyed immensely. Went to a few Gryphon basketball games the past two years and noted that the players are quite a bit taller now. An interest in family genealogy is helping to keep me occupied during the winter. 











Jim Macey 101 Elizabeth Grove, King City, ON L7B 1H6 
I stopped working for Molson 20 years ago, (1987), and since that time my Cardiac Specialist, my Oncologist and my Psychiatrist have done their best to keep me out of trouble. But they do have great difficulty foreseeing negative drug reactions. During my tenure with Molson, I worked under the direction of three different Board Chairmen and I did my best to get "Molson Money" invested in something other than Beer. With the company's interest in Beaver Lumber and Diversey, a Specialty Chemical Company, I thought I had succeeded. But now, since my retirement, they've reversed direction and are once more totally committed to Beer. So much for my reflections on my working past. I now enjoy watching Steve Paikin's Show, "The Agenda", on TVO, bird watching, and our Children: Sean and Ann, Lauren, Kevin and Nicola; and our Grand Children: Devon is the eldest and is just days away from turning 16, and just a year from University, and that's almost beyond belief. Devon's brother Jonathan is 12, and her cousins, Kevin and Nicola's children are; Paris (5), Jorja (3) and Cole(2). A Grand Father's observation: although they are miles apart Paris has quite a crush on Jonathan. 

Ken MacLean 300-18 Franmore Dr., Peterborough ON K9H 7R1 

Murray Maltby 56 Wakefield Pl., London, ON N5X 1Z9

Murray and Cathy have three married children; Jeff (Janice), Peggy (Brian), Brian (Susan) and seven grandchildren, all liviing in London. No mention of his golfing prowess.










Bernie Marzalik 519-831-5535 
I joined Ceba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals, as a sales rep. in 1959, and worked my way up through the organization to the position of President and General Manager, of one of its Divisions. In 1994, after 35 years with Ceba-Geigy, I retired to a 200 acre farm, I had bought in 1986. Also by 1994 we were renting an additional 2,000 acres, had 140 Charlbois Cattle, and were shipping 5,000 pigs per year. In 1996 I started to do Consulting work for other pharmaceutical companies, such as Merck and Phizer etc. In 1998 I accepted the Presidency of Braxis Health, a company started by Dr. Morty Schulman, and continued with that firm until 2001. In 2001 I began working on consulting projects in Asia, and this lasted until the Tsunami washed the project I was working on at the time "out to Sea". As of now, I am pretty much retired, except for some consulting work on "Biomass Conversion".

Pete McMullen 5158 4^th Line, RR 2, Acton, ON L7J 2L8 pmcmulle@uoguelph.ca

Dave McPherson 14 Hiram Rd., Paris, ON N3L 2P8 davejan@sykpatico.ca

Jan and I are a very content couple, braking as we slide down the other side of the mountain! Our children live in Vancouver and Toronto. They each have two children who give us a lot of pleasure. We travel a fair bit, the last trip being a Riverboat Cruise in Russia last September. In the summer we upgraded our trailer and find that mode of travelling most relaxing. A project for this summer is for all of us to be in Scotland returning to the small village where we had a home for 20 years. Fifty years has passed so quickly.










Jim Miller 7 Huntington Terrace,St. Thomas, ON N5R 6H1 jamesmiller@sympatico.ca 
Retired from OMAF St. Thomas Daughter- Susan, HR associate at Local Plant. Son David has own Business . Four Grand Children One in university, Three in High School. My goal for the future is to take it one day at a time, and to see everyone at our Golden Anniversary Celebration.













Ethel (Lyle) Milne 109 Cameron Dr., RR 2, Cameron, ON K0M 1G0




















Joe Montgomery 307 St.Jacques St., Ottawa, ON K1L 5G4 

Barney Moore 488 W. Edith Cavell Boulevard, Port Stanley, ON N5L 1G9 jmoore@execulink.com
I am retired from teaching, with a part time job, plowing fog off the lighthouse pier.
















Art Muschette Bodies Agriculture & Research Sta. Old Harbour Rd., St.Catherine, Jamaica

Stu O'Neil 13 Mile Road, R.R. #4 Denfield, ON N0M 1P0 G.S.Oneil@sympatico.net

I retired in 1992 from an enjoyable teaching career in London. Jocelyn and I still live on our farm just a few miles north of London, where we both are enjoying good health. We have 3 married sons with 3 grandchildren. I play several games of golf each week, often with Murray Maltby and my brother Max during the summer and have taken up tennis for the winter months. I gave up playing hockey just a few years ago. Jocelyn and I just last year rented our land to our neighbour but we still operate a small business whereby we sell large trees (10-25ft) to the ever closer subdivisions from London. Shortly after retirement I worked with pipeline landowners from Sarnia to Waterloo to form the Ontario Pipeline Landowner's Association (OPLA). OPLA then formed a Canadian Landowner's Association (CAPLA) which has affiliate organizations across Canada. CAPLA has become quite effective in stemming the erosion of our 50 year old oil and gas pipeline easement agreements. Life has been good.



Mr. Bruce G. Robertson 32 Conlins Rd., Scarborough, ON M1C 1C3

Eric Rose PO Box 82, Port Hope, ON L1A 3V9

Dr. John S.E. Sargent PO Box 494, Crosslake, MN 56442-0494 USA




















Dr. Jork Sellshopp Ladenbergstrasse 9, 14195 Berlin, Germany jsellschop@aol.com 
I left OAC in 1956, after my sophomore year, to enroll at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA, in order to specialize in Sugar Technology. I obtained my BS in 1959 and subsequently worked in Louisiana, Puerto Rico and Peru in several phases of the cane sugar industry. In 1963, I joined the family sugar operation in northern Peru. After stints in the cane production and harvesting departments I ended up in the factory, becoming superintendent in 1969. Later that very year, the then leftist military government of Peru expropriated all agro-industrial companies. I was relieved of my job in 1970 and set out to visit several sugar producing countries around the Atlantic, Brazil among them. I decided, though, to go back to school before signing up again. I obtained my MBA at the Columbia Business School in New York in 1972. After that, I accepted a position with a Brazilian agro-industrial firm involved in sugar, coffee and cattle. It was boom-time in Brazil, the company expanding its operation from one sugar-and-ethanol plant to three. I served as the in-house technologist, defining processing steps, presenting projects to financial entities, and looking after the erection of new plants and expansions by various contractors. Unfortunately, the firm's financing had been highly leveraged, and when normal times returned, the going became difficult. I decided to leave the company and Brazil in 1982. As the previous time around, I again opted for some intellectual retooling. It was to be at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, practically across the lake from Ontario. While at work there on my Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, I took time out to get married. Sabine, hails from Germany and is holding a doctorate in History. We both stayed on in Ithaca well past finishing my dissertation. I set myself up as a freelance consultant in 1990, and it was during these years that contacts with old friends from OAC days were fondly reactivated. As for my consulting assignments, they either came directly from large international development organizations and donors, such as the World Bank, USAID and GTZ, or from consulting firms contracted by them. Initially, I was mostly sent to Latin America and the Caribbean (my old stomping grounds) but by a lucky break I also got an assignment in Czechoslovakia fairly shortly after the collapse of the Communist block. This led to a string of jobs in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, in addition to jobs in Latin America and, occasionally, Africa. I felt somewhat amused, indeed, that having witnessed the communist takeover of my family's place in Eastern Germany in 1945 and then again in Peru in 1970, it now would be I that was sent in to help clean up after Communist regimes. Sabine and I moved from Ithaca to Berlin in 1998, following an offer to Sabine from the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences to participate in the edition of G. W. Leibniz' complete works. I was by now able to work from any place with an airport within reach, due to an ever growing network of contacts and due to the spectacular advances in communications technology. We still haven't regretted our decision. I now live just a little over a hundred miles from where I was born, the city offers a tremendous cultural fare, and a lot of visitors, family and otherwise, keep on dropping in. So, the past ten years have been good to us, my consulting assignments have kept on coming in, though always leaving some time in between, allowing us to enjoy life. Sabine officially retired from the Academy upon reaching 65 last year, but her skills in documentary editing are much in demand, so she is going in three days a week on a freelance basis. Time, though, has not stood still, and thus the "operating unit" requires an increasing amount of attention. Last year I had a new hip joint put in, which turned out to be a big success. Currently, I am battling failing eyesight due to degenerated corneas on both sides. That is, why I have had to decline All consulting offers, and why I must also forego attending the 50^th reunion of our Year. Could it be that something is catching up with me?

Larry Sherk 15 Kintyre Ave., Toronto, ON M4M 1M2 larrysherk@hotmail.com

Hi. Yes it has all changed. Still single though.. Retired from Sheridan Nurseries in December 2001, after 32 years as Chief Horticulturist, and in later years, as Nursery Plant Product Manager as well. After "retiring" I spent a good part of 4 years organizing and cataloguing Sheridan's archives. Sheridan Nurseries will be 100 years old in 2013. I still do a little speaking and writing on garden plants. Yes, I am still collecting Canadian Beer Memorabilia also know as "Breweriana." After 35 years I have managed to amass the largest collection in Canada. Currently trying to find a permanent home for it. 




Dave Snyder 1324 Saginaw Cres., Mississauga, ON L5H 1X5

Twenty-Five years have gone by pretty quickly, and there has been no change of address. Lavar and I both retired from paid employment in 1989. That is twenty years next June. Can you believe it? When people asked "what are you going to do in your retirement?" I would reply that I would go home and think about that. I am still thinking. I received a 25-Year service award, signed by you know who, and a 31-Year service award, signed by you know who else. Speaking of Prime Ministers, we now have a real smart and clever one, let's all try to make sure he stays there for a while. Our daughter Barbara has two sons Cam and Chris. Our son Dan also has two sons Jacob and Mathew. Lately I've kept busy delivering Meals-On-Wheels for the Red Cross and curling. It is the summer months that create a problem. My doctor says to get out and walk, for an hour a day, while the radio broadcasts all advise the elderly and infirm to stay inside away from the heat and humidity. Being of an intelligent and lazy nature, I stay inside and pretend I am walking. 

Raymond Soong 6300 Mara Crescent Richmond BC V7C 2P9 
My wife and I (81 and 85) have been happily married since 1967. We have two sons, the eldest of which works in Montreal as a Freelance writer, and the younger one teaches High School in Richmond. I retired in 1988, and from 1989 to 2004 divided my time between, filing income tax returns for low Income Seniors in March and April, and coaching beginner Badminton players from September to June. Since 2004, I have concentrated more on growing vegetables in our back yard and practising my piano lessons, which I started in 2002. My progress is slow and I tend to forget a little. I guess the old adage of not being able to teach old dogs new tricks has caught up with me. I am sorry that I will not be able to participate in the 50^th celebrations in person, but my best wishes are extended to all my Year 58 Classmates 

Keith Southern 84 Baxter St., Wallaceburg, ON N8A 4Y5 

Bill 'Hum' Stevens 10 Eton Pl., Guelph, ON N1E 3L5 bstevens@sentex.net

My life as an Aggie! When I was 12 years old, Fred Vodden, my farmer mentor at Clinton, equipped me with a stable fork and instructed me to clean-out the hen house. With the first fork-full, I brought up my biscuits and vowed never to have anything to do with poultry. Twelve years later, with Murray Maltby and Raymond Soong, I graduated from the Poultry Science option at the OAC. I had known, from the age of nine, that I was going to go to the OAC. That was the first summer that my mother sent me off to the farm at, where else, Summerhill. Taking the Poultry option was serendipity, thanks to Dave Mitchell and Red Brethet [OAC 56] for getting me the job as a traveling chicken BBQ'er, between 2^nd and 3^rd years. Fifty years later, I can thank the poultry industry for paying our mortgage and sending our kids through university. Another mentor, George Nicholas, the father of the North American turkey industry, said "if it isn't fun and it doesn't pay, don't do it". It must be fun and it still pays! But the career path has taken a few bends over the years. My first job, out of College, thanks to Dr. Stan Slinger, was as a 'nutritionist' for the Milton Milling Company. That lasted about 6 months. Doesn't everyone change jobs after 6 months? Anyway, my true business mentor was A.M. Mac Cuddy [OAC 42]. I was part of the Cuddy company/family through its peak and decline over the past 48 years. In the interim, I earned a Ph.D in Genetics from the University of California at Davis and was an Associate Professor of Immunogenetics at the OVC for six years. In 1970, I was seduced from academia, by Milo Shantz [not a mentor], to run the fledgling Hybrid Turkeys Limited. Actually, his challenge was "OK, smart-ass, you've been critical of our marketing program, you do it!". So I did, and now Hybrid is one of only two primary breeders of turkeys in the world. Being a slow learner, it took me a while to conclude that, when you work for family corporations, and you are not the product of the lucky sperm, you never get the golden ring. So, I became a Consulting Geneticist [some say Insulting Geneticist] and took my chances on the open market. George Nicholas said the boss's name should be on the letterhead. So, Stevens Associates was born. Somewhere along the way, thanks to Mac Cuddy, I attended the Agribusiness Short Course at Harvard University. That was an eye-opener for case-study business training. For a while, the Animal Breeding Consulting business paid the bills. Over a period of 20 years, I designed the selection programs for four pig breeding companies. Thanks to Dave Gilmore [OAC 59], I modeled the best pig genetics in the country for Cargill Hybrid Swine of Mt. Lehman, B.C. But, all those herds disappeared for various reasons. The 'lesson learned' was that I still hold receivables from three of those breeders.. However, every career has highlights, and I can thank classmates for at least two of mine. Sometime around 1990, I got a call from an HRDC [Human Resources Development Canada] rep, inviting me to arbitrate a dispute between the Georgian Bay Apple Growers and the Ministry. Why me? Well, someone had told them Stevens knew something about agricultural labour. That someone was Stan Leuty. Apparently, at one of our OAC 58 reunions, I shared with him my battle with the UFCW [United Food & Commercial Workers] that went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Thus started my career as an agricultural labour mediator. Much to my surprise, 18 years later, I am still practicing ag-labour. The second proud project was 'Branding the Peace'. The mission was to persuade the homesteader farmers in the Peace River region to shift from a commodity mind-set to a Brand mentality. It may take a generation, but all the attributes are there: clean air, virgin soil, sparkling water, big sky, pure foods, space … The inclusive work is 'pristine'. And who was the instigator? Mac Taylor, our own OAC 58 Entrepreneur-in-Residence. So, what have you done lately? Can you believe, Mushrooms! In Y2000, just about the age of retirement, along came the Canadian Mushroom Growers' Association. Changing gears from livestock and poultry to horticulture, especially edible fungi, was a quantum leap. Even though the connection is poultry litter and horse manure, the people are still Fun-Guys. In the intervening eight years, we have moved the horizon for those growers from the farm-gate to the dinner table, from growing to marketing, a paradigm shift. Along the way, Bev raised three great offspring. Rob is a banker, mentored by Bill Brock. Debra is a teacher, thanks to Queens University and Sharon owns her own PR agency, thanks to Ryerson. Not an Aggie among them! In turn, they have pro-created six great grandkids, Erin (15), Caleigh & Jenna (13), Allison (12), Bram (8) and Mia (10 m). I claim bragging rights! As for the grandparents, Bev loves to scrapbook, tennis and PEO. I enjoy tennis, swimming and second-guessing the market. We enjoy age-corrected good health. So, the OAC network works! As we predicted 50 years ago, the Class of OAC 58 is "The Year of Miracles". That is this Aggie's career in eight paragraphs. Where did it all go? 

Mac Taylor P.O. box 809 Dawson Creek, B.C. V1G 4H8 jmtaylor@pris.bc.ca

"50 years in a flash" I was one of the many OAC students from the townships and concessions of rural Ontario - heading to the city and the bright lights with the gate post of our home farm in the rear view mirror of my vehicle. OAC was the route that I took and on graduation I entered the advertising business in Toronto and Montreal with MacLarens. Then, in '61, Jayne and I were married and we headed back to the farm - only this time, the farm was in the Peace Country of BC. We staked and claimed crown land for the farm, similar to what our ancestors did in the 1800's in Ontario. In the meantime, I became an Agriculture teacher in the local secondary school. This program grew to include an 160 acre school farm and a judging pavilion in the school. In later years, I helped develop the Kiwanis Enterprise Centre, a community centre and school for entrepreneurship in Dawson Creek. This initiative was modelled after the OAC '58 Entrepreneur in Residence program developed by Bill Stevens. I was the director of this centre for 13 years. Today we farm in Dawson Creek and have our "retirement farm" in Huron county, purchased from an uncle in '07. We have a family of 3 - 2 sons and a daughter, and now grandchildren. I believe we have lived in the best of times - no wars or depressions and have enjoyed an expanding economy. We have much to be thankful for. 

Gerry Tebbutt 6503 Stonehaven Court, Davenport, IA 52807 USA 
Retired from John Deere after nearly 30 years, at Welland, Ontario and then Moline, Illinois. Decided to stay in the United States, since son, daughter and grandkids are all here. Became an American Citizen in 1998, for financial reasons only, since we still consider Ontario our home. Sold the home farm near Clinton , to nephew Wayne, so it is still in the Tebbutt name after nearly 170 years. Visit son, Greg, (head golf professional at a course near Orlando, Florida) and daughter Wendy, who lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her three children, several times a year. Golf occupies most of my spare time , while gardening and antiquing keep wife Shirley out of mischief. 









Owen Townsend 4667 Hoskins Rd., North Vancouver, BC V7K 2R1 owen@uvsoftware.ca

I am working harder than ever, (I have to since it takes longer to get things done). I operate a 1 man company that converts mainframes (JCL,COBOL,& DATA) to Unix & Linux systems. I have been jogging for 40 years, but just started running 1/2 marathons in 2006. I recently finished 1st in my age category (70+) at the Toronto International (time 1:52). I am enclosing a photo of daughter Jill & granddaughter Mia, taken after my 1st 1/2 marathon in Kelowna Oct 2006 (my time 1:59, Jill's time 1:45). Including the contributions of Jill's brother's Chad & Dirk, I now have 4 grandchildren (ages 4,3,2,1). 


John Underwood 25 Warwick Dr., Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0 junder@sympatico.ca

Fifty Years EH!!

Imagine 50 years. That seemed like a long time in 1958. It s been a great ride with only a few bumps in the road for the Underwood family. We are presently retired and living in Ridgetown, where we enjoy the winters in the Great South West. After Guelph I graduated from U of T in 1960. Having taken the year 1958-59 out to be sick, but with no residual effects. I then came back to Guelph and joined the Engineering Dept. until 1968. During which time I obtained my Masters Degree. Next on to the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, which had introduced a two year diploma course, only the year before. This was an exciting time as we had to attract students and make ourselves known to the community. Fourteen years later the Ministry of Agriculture and Food decided to associate all the County Engineers with Colleges, and I made the move to Ridgetown College taking on the responsibility of supervising County Engineers from Niagara to Essex.. They were a great group of Engineers and needed minimum supervision. The move to Ridgetown also increased the level of R&D work so it was a busy time. In 1992 the Ontario Government decided to give golden handshakes to some of the Senior staff. I had my 90, age+ years, so I accepted with thanks. Retirement gave me the opportunity to increase my hobby of woodworking. Flo had not worked away from home for a few years so she just continued to feed me on a regular basis. Retirement gave us the opportunity to travel a bit. From Newfoundland on the East to Vancouver Island and Alaska on the West. Since Flo was from Saskatchewan originally, the Prairies were visited several times.. A trip to Australia and New Zealand was a highlight of our travels. It takes a long time to get there but is worth the ride. Deanna our youngest daughter did her third year university studies in Nice France, so that gave us a good excuse to visit and tour Western Europe. We have three siblings, Nancy, David and Deanna. all are married and gainfully employed. We also have five grandchildren. Retirement activities include woodworking for me and card making for Flo. We are involved with the Adult Activity Centre, Erie Street United Church and volunteer at the Village Retirement and Long Term Care Home. We also do a lot of reading and watch hockey in season. Visits to Almonte, London and Waterloo put us on the road from time to time. Flo and I celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary in August of 2007. The last 50 years have been great and we look forward to being able to do this again in ten years. To get additional information on the Underwood clan visit our website at ww3.sympatico.ca/junder, E-mail is junder@sympatico.ca Regards to all Flo and Jack Underwood 

Gysbert (Bert) Van Reekum APDO 595 ,Ajijic ,Jal., Mexico 45920. Email : vanreekum@ shaw.ca This 'thing 'is like a party game ...i.e. pass/whisper information down to people sitting around a table and then find out what the end product will be like!? I am especially puzzled by the call name ...Dick .Oops . Possible confusion with another dutchman by the name of Dick de Jong ???( wonder where the real Dick is ???) The last name was correct ...The rest??? Hope to see all the 58ers at the 50 th reunion ,next June . Hasta luego y adios. Bert ( eh .....call me Gilberto ) 






Jon waern C/O Mr. Peter Waern 2308 Dominion Dr., Hanmer, ON P3P 1W5 

Ron Wall (L.K.A.) 103-191 Jensen Ave. E., PO Box 3405, Parkesville, BC V9P 2T9

It is amazing to think of the changes during the last 50 years. The world population has more than doubled, from about 2.5 Billion to over 6 Billion. The past half-century has seen logarithmic development in the fields of nuclear energy, transportation, computer technology, space exploration, deep-sea exploration, genetics and biochemistry. In agriculture and forestry, scientific advances have enabled mass production of food and fibre and caused dramatic changes in the quality of rural life. In plant pathology, biotechnology has opened exciting new vistas and also raised some serious questions. Our lives are shaped by the times in which we live and we have probably lived through the most prosperous era in the history of western civilization. So it was perhaps not unusual that I was able, unlike previous generations, to complete high school and go on to study at O.A.C. At Guelph, lectures by Professor Blair MacNeill, inspired an interest in plant pathology. My graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin involved forest pathology. After graduate school I was employed initially by Agriculture Canada at Harrow, transferring a few years later to the Canadian Forest Service. The late '60's meant a move West, where, for four years, trunk-rots of aspen became my field of study. Four years and then back East to the maritimes to work on reforestation problems. After some time, my work again took me West to join a program in Victoria on biological controls of forest weeds. By now it was time to retire and I did and moved to Parksville B.C. (Editor's note; no return was received from Ron. The material here was taken from an Article he wrote for a CPS journal.) 

Collin Weir 40 Boston Lane, Palm Coast FL 32137 USA 2weirs@bellsouth.net 
Re: my bio data - I could send you a complete one but I am sure you don't need that; so instead I will just give you a very brief synopsis about myself over the past almost 50 years -- Education: B.S.A. (1958) - Agric. Chemistry - Univ of Guelph M.S.A. (1959) - Soil Chemistry - Univ of Guelph Ph. D (1962) Soil Chemistry - Univ of Manitoba Employment History 1963 to 1973 Lecturer, later Senior Lecturer and Director, Citrus Research Unit, University Of West Indies, Trinidad/Jamaica. 1973 to 1979. Technical Director, Banana Research Dept, Banana Board, Kingston Jamaica. 1979 to 1981. Senior Research Scientist and Faculty of Agriculture Representative, University of West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. 1981 to 1987. Professor of Agriculture and Director of International Programs, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA 1987 to 1994. Agricultural Evaluation Specialist (later director); International Science and Technology Institute, Washington, DC 1994 to 1999 Research Scientist, Deputy Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC 1999 to Present. Consultant, International Agriculture, (Part Time).

Barry West RR 4, Picton, ON K0K 2T0 

Most of my working career was with Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., testing components for Nuclear Power Plants. After 26 years of that , (we lived in Oakville, Ontario), we retired, in my early 50's, to 27 acres on Lake Ontario near Picton, Ontario. I am married to Jane, and we celebrated our 50^th Wedding Anniversary in 2007. We have four children, 2 sons and 2 daughters, and 5 grandsons and 4 granddaughters. I could list names, ages and occupations but suffice to say it has and is an enjoyable life, with a reasonable measure of happy and a minimum of sad events. Irish Setters, gardening, bridge, fishing, woodworking and renovating an 137 year old house, seem to fill the hours. My heart has issues but that seems to be part of growing older. The other part is that I now can understand what my parents, teachers, and others were going through as I spent a relatively self-centered existence, doing whatever I wanted. "to see ourselves as others see us…" 




Don West 92 Ashgrove Cres., Nepean, ON K2G 0T1 














Jim Wilcox 2036 Erie St. Port Dover, ON N1A 1N7 Jim.wilcox@sympatico.ca

As for my Bio, I think that "short and sweet" is best for me. 1958 BSA Mech Eng O.A.C. (U. of T.) 1959......B.A.Sc. Mech Eng Uof T 1959 to 1961....Production Supervisor, American Can Co., Simcoe, ON 1961 to 1964....Project Engineer / Production Supervisor, Procter & Gamble, Hamilton, ON 1964 to 1969.....Plant Engineer, St. Lawrence Cement , Clarkson, ON overseeing $30 million expansion programme. 1969 to 1985.....Director, Corporate Engineering Services, Maple Leaf Mills,Toronto ON --- Lots of great work in the Carribean (most of which we managed to do in the winter months!) 1985 to 2000....VP Industrial Process Engineering, and Member of the Board of Directors, Giffels Associates Ltd., Toronto, ON. Extensive work in the food and automotive industries. 2000 to 2004 Member of the Board at Giffels 2002..... Inducted into U of T's Engineering Alumni Hall of Distinction. Still have two kids. Chris, has two daughters and lives in Vermilion Ala, where he runs his own small Surveying firm. Merrie Ellen has a son and a daughter, lives in Victoria B.C., and has her own Writing and Editing service. I still believe (with absolute certainty) that OAC '58 is the best damn group that ever emerged from OAC and, for that matter, collectively constitutes more "good " people than I have ever encountered anywhere else in my 72 years on this earth! 

John Wiley


















Gord Witteveen 27 Prince Albert Crt. Richmond Hill, ON L4E W5gordon.witteveen@sympatico.ca

Gordon Witteveen has been involved in golf course maintenance all his working life. He cut his first greens at the Noranda Mines Golf Course in Western Quebec in May 1956. More than fifty years ago. He still likes to cut greens occasionally, but now at his own 9-hole course near Brantford. In between he was active in professional associations, made presentations, lectured and did seminars all over the golfing world. He also wrote a number of books, all on the subject of golf course maintenance. As Gordon says, "when you are in love with a golf course, it's hard to hang onto one wife, let alone three.". Fortunately the third one liked golf and they now spend their retirement years golfing in Ontario during the summer and in Florida during the winter. Gordon's oldest daughter is a graduate of Guelph and works for Oxfam, in Zambia. His other daughter and son live and work near Guelph. There are two grandchildren.





Gord Woodhouse 205-1055 Don Mills Rd., North York, ON M3C 1W8

Alumni Passings

 

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