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AlerThe neewsl etteFr of the Lislgara Alummni Associmation am Volume XXVIII • 2 nd Issue • Fall 2013 Three Decades Caring for School and Students ailing originally from St. was able to gain benefits, she explains, Lucia, Marie Dixon has and she is grateful to him to this day served for 30 years as a for his sage advice. Hmember of the care staff at Lisgar, con - But it is clear that her work was necting over that time with several gen - more than a job to Marie—she took erations of students and teachers. She pride in working hard and getting the regards them as her family, she says, job done, but that never prevented her explaining that she has little actual from chatting it up with teachers and family in this country. Having well students as she did so. She can tell you passed her twenty-five year mark at the which teacher liked pineapple upside school, Marie became a member of down cake, banana bread, or some Lisgar’s Quarter Century Club at her other specialty from her St. Lucian cui - retirement this year. sine to which she treated a favoured Marie speaks with nostalgia and few at Christmas. And she knew how some pride of having worked with six QUARTER CENTURY: Marie Dixon poses with the plaque outside the library now bearing her name. this teacher liked his desk placed, took principals and six building superinten - the latter, she says, Mike Tysick, who eight-hour day instead of her custom - dents and supervisors. It was one of persuaded her to start working an ary five and a half—as a result, she CONTINUED ON PAGE 5... Two Well-Loved Lisgar Social Sciences Teachers Retire wo long-time members of the at a correctional institute. Initiative, indicated that the goal of her no rebuttal, to the point where you Social Sciences Department Active outside the classroom, she Grade 12 Philosophy class “became to would smile before speaking, already rTetired from teaching in June. was teacher adviser to the Lisgar come up with a well-supported argu - knowing that you would not succeed.” Ruth Crabtree arrived at Lisgar to Environmental Action Force, known as ment to which Mr. Turner would have Iron man in more ways than one! ■ head the Department in 1997. With a LEAF, and to the Reach for the Top geography degree, she had wanted to team, which won many competitions, be an urban planner, but was advised nationally and internationally, under that social work, government work, her tutelage. She continues in this lat - and teaching would be more accessi - ter role in her retirement, visiting the ble. Having taught for a few years in school each week to share her inspira - England, she came to Canada in 1979 tion and expertise. as a young married woman, and ini - Paul Turner arrived at Lisgar in tially did market research at Ogilvy’s 1998. He had spent two years travel - department store. Before finally taking ling in Europe, working on a kibbutz up full-time teaching at adult day in Israel, and roughing it in gold min - school, she taught juvenile delinquents ing in northern Ontario before com - pleting a History and Political Science Alere Flammam degree at Carleton and eventually teaching at Gloucester High School. At the same time, he pursued an avid Inside interest in Iron Man, competing in his Members’ Forum 2 first in Hawaii in 1984. He also worked In Memoriam 3 with juvenile delinquents early in his Lisgar Archives 4 career, before teaching. Interview with Nancy Gnaedinger 5 Former student Milena Gonzalez From Centretown to POW Camp 6 (2008), in a tribute to him through Stanford University’s Teacher Tribute CHEEKY POSTER: Colleagues organized a party for retiring teachers Ruth Crabtree and Paul Turner. Members’ Forum high school where some of the Members’ Forum action takes place. To read more, Barbara Joe and Geoff Erskine sent had a great old chat! Patricia became see http://arts.nationalpost.com/tag/ in donations in honour of their a teacher and taught at several Ottawa saleema-nawaz/ three children, Graham (2008), region schools. Jennifer (2010), and Jamie (2013), In response to the article on Mary as this will be the last year they will Robert Wellwood (1950) added a Tsai (1986) receiving the Queen attend Lisgar: Lisgar has truly been note to his membership renewal: I Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal, their second home, the place to meet moved over three years ago and did Paul Ingram (1952) wrote to share their closest friends, try many different not send my new address. I’m still that he too had received the award. things, experience so many opportuni - alive! ties, and build the base for all future Ravi Malhotra (1989) and Morgan endeavours. All of them have been Janet Rideout (Wells, 1983) wrote: Rowe (2004) have published a new extensively involved in the school, Please accept this donation in memory book on disability rights. Exploring including music, band trips, outdoor of my uncle, Grant Cawsey (1958), TOP OTTAWA GRAD: Bailey Gu (2013). Disability Identity and Disability Rights education, school council, dances, who passed away last summer. Grant ed to Bailey over his years at Lisgar. through Narratives: Finding a Voice of musicals, pancake breakfasts, and was a huge supporter of all the Lisgar He was well known to all for his Their Own explores the lives of peo - many sports. As our way of saying reunions, and whenever he came to intense interest and abilities in ple with disabilities through narra - thank you and hopefully leaving some - visit Ottawa he always wanted to walk many areas of math and science, tives and makes some policy sugges - thing for future students, please find around the Lisgar campus. I would and in summer 2013 was selected to tions with respect to issues such as the enclosed donations towards the like to direct the donation to the attend the International Physics education, transportation, and music and athletic programs, as well Athletic Department, as Uncle Grant Olympiad. Flown first to Cambridge employment. Ravi is an Associate as a donation toward replacing the was a great athlete and his is the first University for a few days of prepara - Professor in the Faculty of Law, benches in the mall. name on the Donald McNabb trophy at tion with the British team and then Common Law Section, at the Lisgar. on to Copenhagen, he proudly repre - University of Ottawa, and is proud Patricia Ackerman (1950) wrote: sented Canada and won a bronze to have several other Lisgarites as Thank you for sending the Alere Bailey Gu (2013) was awarded the medal. Bailey is now studying colleagues. He has been disabled Flammam . I love and appreciate it. D. Aubrey Moodie Award by the Physics at the University of since birth. Morgan Rowe is a lawyer Ottawa Carleton District School Waterloo. at a law firm specializing in repre - Philippe Roy (1962) e-mailed : I was Board, for achieving the highest senting unions in labour, employ - attending a 60th anniversary event average of any graduating student Vivienne Macy (1998) e-mailed to ment, and human rights law in locally last evening, and was totally in the Board. Bailey’s achievement share that fellow alumna Saleema Ottawa, and also has a journalism surprised when I met a former class - marks the second year in a row the Nawaz (1997) has published her degree from Carleton University. mate, Patricia Cassidy (1962). We honour has gone to a Lisgar stu - first novel, Bone and Bread . She and recalled that we were also alumni of dent—the previous year’s award her novel have received rave Fred Costin (1968) e-mailed: It may Osgoode St. Public School (1956). So was given to Sandro Young (2012). reviews. Of particular interest to be of interest to the gang of the ’60s we got a couple of glasses of wine and The award was one of many award - alumni will be the description of the that the Mayflower Restaurant at Elgin Editor Avi Caplan Contributors Elizabeth Hale Joy Heft Philippe Roy Derek Tokarski Alere Flammam is the semi-annual newsletter of the Lisgar Alumni Association. Lisgar Alumni Association 29 Lisgar Street Ottawa, ON K2P 0B9 [email protected] (866) 236-1450 http://www.lisgar.net We are proud to use FSC certified, processed chlorine free, 100% post- consumer recycled paper. 1965 MINI-REUNION: Leezah (Lise) Cohen, Darcy Dunton, Nancy Gnaedinger, and Niki Cohen (Sicotte) dined together in June, and shared this photo with us. Alere Flammam • Fall 2013 • Page 2 Members’ Forum In Memoriam ANDERSON , A. Patrick (1940), Kingston, and became an officer in the passed away on March 25, 2013. Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. He Patrick graduated from Queen’s went overseas in 1940, and served in University in Chemical Engineering the UK and in the Northwestern after serving overseas as a navigator Europe campaign. He was mentioned with the 410 Cougar Squadron during in dispatches in recognition of gallant WWII. He worked for Shell Canada for and distinguished service, and was END OF AN ERA: The Mayflower Restaurant and Pub, a neighbourhood fixture at Elgin and Cooper, twenty-three years, eventually settling made a Member of the Order of the served its last customers at the end of October. The pub was added to the restaurant in 1979. in Winnipeg, working at the Canadian British Empire for his conscientious and Cooper Streets is closing for good. taught with some of those graduates- Federation of Independent Business. and cheerful efforts. He returned to It was a favourite little spot for the teachers you already mentioned, CARR , Joan (Harris, 1945), Canada in 1946 and retired from the after-school crowd.