The Best Way to Go.

Clarence left a note:

My and Gladys' very own, Denise,
but in my heart you are the number one.

Thank you for everything
My heart and soul are yours forever

I've had enough, I'm calling 102 it.
Love you!
Dad

88th Anniversary

Dear Loving Brothers,

A Little Family History

 Today, May 24th is the 88th Anniversary of our parents’ Wedding.

Mom and Dad were married on the Larson Farm situated a mile north of Golden BC by a United Church minister. The reason that the ceremony took place on the farm and not in the church was that Dad (though not a church-goer at the time) would not consent to a ceremony in a protestant church.  As for the ceremony, Uncle Paul acted as best man and Aunt Ella acted as maid of honour. Anyhow everything went smoothly until the wedding banquet when the minister’s wife sat down in Granma Larson’s place at the banquet table. As a consequence, Mother was troubled that she did not have her Mother with her at the head table.

For the honeymoon, Dad had bought a new car for the wedding trip to Cranbrook, their first stop. As there was a Victoria Day celebration in Cranbrook that day, all the hotels were booked solid.  However; luck was with them, as Dad met a couple of guys who sympathized with our parent’s situation and let them have their room. Mother told me that these two fellows came into the room early evening, changed their clothes and then went off to the dance. Where they spent the night, we’ll leave that to your imagination?

I know they did drive to Spokane the next day and visited Mom’s relatives there. I don’t know if they drove any farther. Maybe they did drive on to Vancouver, it’s anyone’s guess. Perhaps, one of you guys can add to that.

That’s all I know of this auspicious occasion.

Love
Brother Dave

CCO

Judith McKay is the Chief Client Officer for McCarthy Tétrault. In this role, she is responsible for client relations, marketing strategy, new business development and building internal capabilities.
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Clarence Wilson 1912-2014

Clarence, at the age of 102, passed away yesterday (May 21, 2014)

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Foursome

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He's what? 102 you say!

Happy Birthday Greg!

 

 

Rocky Mountain Locomotive

I remember this massive locomotive. We were staying at Grandmother Larson's farm and saw it at the local station in Golden, BC. I found the photo in our collection of albums and wrote to an expert for more information. See below.

Hello Jock,
It would have been quite an experience to see one of these locomotives when they were still in regular service.
It is a T1 Class - also known as a Selkirk. The 5926 was built in November
1938 by Montreal Locomotive Works. It had 63 inch driving wheels. It was taken out of service and scrapped in August 1957.
The last engine of this class was built in March 1949 and it had only a ten year period in service - as you know this was quite short for steam locomotives. This class was designed for mountain service and they were 'bumped' to use on the prairies early in the CPR's dieselization process of the 1950s.
This information comes from Omer Lavallee's book about CPR Steam Locomotives.
I hope this information is helpful.
Sincerely,
David Gagnon, Kingston ON

Happy 60th Birthday Pat!

Chae (short for Chaelynne) Judy and Denise.