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. mHember 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 Tretired 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 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 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 . 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

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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 , 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. Robert Perch including Eric Manning, Bill Hamilton, passed away on April 6, 2013. service in 1969. (1984) wrote online: Sad news. All Bill Fraser, and Bill Roberts, among Survived by her sister Avenel (1938). RICHENS , James (1950), passed those hours spent there during spares others. In his very interesting article, CAWSEY , Grant (1958), passed away on December 31, 2012. He is from Lisgar in the 1980s, and during Boudy van Oort (1957) began by away on June 11, 2013. survived by his wife, Joyce (1950). “spares” (aka skipping), and after referring to a number of friends he GIBBON , Constance (Keyes, RUI , Catherine “Lois” (Taylor, school, eating orders and orders of met at Lisgar with whom he remains in 1946), passed away on July 22, 2013. 1945), passed away on June 2, 2005, fries, cups of coffee, toast... and talk - contact. I am one of them. We met on She worked for CIBC for over 40 years. in Calgary. Lois worked as secretary to ing about all the big issues of life like our first day at Lisgar in 1952, gradu - GILLESPIE , Anne (teacher 1992- the New Zealand Trade Commissioner Elvis Costello's latest album, who you ated together in 1957, and remain 95), passed away on May 10, 2013. in , for Canadian Chemical were sending a rose to on Valentine’s friends to this day. It was an e-mail GORDON , Joan (Ashton, 1949), and Cellulose, for an advertising firm, Day, the latest party by the Pavilion in from Boudy that led me to the Lisgar passsed away on April 8, 2013. She and for Avon. After living in California Rockcliffe, crushes, and on and on. Alumni website, the recent editions of was one of the earliest employees of for ten years, she returned to Calgary Hours and hours of time in those Alere Flamam , and this e-mail. what was then the Central Mortgage to work as a real estate agent. booths, happy times. Another sad and Housing Corporation. WALKER , John (1937). Ottawa passage. Bob Sun (2010) e-mailed: I am a HOLLAND , Nancy (Wyatt, 1943), WILLIS-O’CONNOR , Margaret class of 2010 graduate currently passed away on October 16, 2013. Marise (“Jackie”) (Bishop, 1944), Michael Dillon (1957) e-mailed: studying in New York and recently saw After graduation, she studied Music at passed away on June 24, 2013. Jackie This is a brief note to respond to your the call for interviewers for the 175th. the University of Toronto. was the daughter of Air Marshall request in the most recent edition for I would love to get involved more with HOWE , John (1943). William Avery (Billy) Bishop, V.C., the names of Lisgar graduates who the Alumni Association and would be KATZ , Dr. Mortimer (1943), C.B., D.S.O. and Bar, M.C., D.F.C. She also taught at Lisgar. I graduated from excited to help conduct interviews of passed away on October 21, 2013. A was born in London, England, in Lisgar in 1957 and returned to teach alumni. practicing physician until weeks 1926. Her godmother was Princess Geography and Science for two years, before his death at age 87, he was also Marie Louise, cousin of Queen Mary, 1966-68, before continuing my own Rachel Steinberg (2009) e-mailed: a well-known jazz musician in Ottawa. and her godfather was Prince Arthur, education, obtaining a masters degree I’m a 2005-09 Lisgar alumna and for - “Mort” was described as “one of the Duke of Connaught, a son of Queen in Geography from Carleton and a mer Student Council co-president (I last men standing” at the 2010 Ottawa Victoria. After the crash of 1929, the doctorate in Natural Resource believe the first year in Lisgar’s history JazzWorks Gala. family moved back to Canada, where Management from Cornell. My two ladies ran the school!). I'd be LADAS , Sophie (1949). Jackie studied at Havergal, The Study, Geography teacher at Lisgar, Donald happy to interview a person or two for MCLEAN , Marjorie (Humphreys, Elmwood, Lisgar, and McGill. In spite Waddell, had a great deal to do with the 175th book. 1951), passed away on March 15, of receiving a scholarship in my selection of that subject. At Lisgar I 2013. Marjorie attended the Ottawa Mathematics to Queen’s University, Lilia Lockwood (2011) e-mailed: I Civic Hospital School of Nursing. she enlisted in the R.C.A.F. on her 18th would be very interested in helping MEAKIN , Asalyn (Hodgins, 1955), birthday. At Radio College, she trained Life Members conduct the interviews. Could you passed away on November 4, 2013. in Morse code and was awarded her We are delighted to report that seven please let me know how I can partici - She had a long and successful career Wireless Sparks by her father. She alumni have become Life Members pate? ■ in real estate, and met every summer founded the May Court Club of since the last issue of Alere Flammam : with six of her Lisgar girlfriends. Montreal, and organized numerous Sondra Brewin (Thomson, 1956) Your Alumni Association is in MENDEL , Elizabeth (Ellis, 1946), galas, fundraising cocktail parties, and Christopher Cooper (2009) need of new volunteers to join its passed away on February 22, 2013. volunteer decorating committees for Elizabeth Lance (2001) executive, especially a treasurer Mother of David, Anne (1972), and the Children's Mountain Cottage to manage its finances. If you live Ilana Lockwood (2007) in the Ottawa area and would like Barbara (1980). Convalescent Hospital, C.N.I.B. of Lilia Lockwood (2011) to learn more about this opportu - PARKER , LCol (Ret) John (1936), Montreal, Montreal General Hospital, Anne Macklem (Hardy, 1946) nity, please get in touch with us passed away on May 29, 2012. John S.P.C.A. of Montreal, and the May today by phone or by e-mail! Robert Shotton (1987) attended Royal Military College, Court Club of Ottawa. ■

Page 3 Features From the Lisgar Archives: Notes from “Down Below”

From Joy Heft repolished and coated. As the who gave their lives in this war. It is tion of Lisgar authors housed in the Remembrance Day display in the sobering to regard, as is the memorial school library a copy of Bone and t this time of year, when we alumni showcase this year highlighted plaque bearing their names at the Bread by Saleema Nawaz. One of remember those who served in both the First World War and the fact entrance to the school. Other pictures Saleema’s contemporaries from the Athe armed forces of our country, we of Alexis Helmer’s death having of young Lisgar cadets being inspected, ’90s describes it as “awesome.” draw your attention to the consider - inspired John McCrea’s poem “In or otherwise preparing for service, Finally, a surprising number of ’90s able interest and effort expended in Flanders Field,” this was a timely attest to the long history of alumni who grads were among the twenty-five or bringing and keeping our memorial undertaking. The display also high - were prepared to serve our country. more alumni who visited the school plaques up to date. Even now, so many lighted the names and some of the pic - Moving on to some current-day during Doors Open Ottawa in June of years after the wars in question, we tures of the young former Lisgarites alumni, we have added to the collec - this year. Thanks for coming! ■ correct or add to the names on a somewhat regular basis. This year, for example, we were in touch with the family of Alex Gray, when his eighty-year-old sister was granted an honorary diploma. This contact has resulted in the correcting of the spelling of his name to read “Alex” rather than “Alec.” Shortly after this was accomplished, Douglas Meredith, also a veteran of the Korean War, paid a visit to the school and noted that his name was missing from this memorial, though it was pre - sent on that of the Second World War, in which he had also served. We are in the process of having a plate made to add to the Korean War plaque. Douglas has just turned 90 and indi - cated he is present at the National War Memorial each Remembrance Day. In addition, he makes school visits as part of the Dominion Institute Memorial Project to speak of his war- time service. One final request came with a reminder from Ann Thackray, who at the time of the 160th annivesary reunion had noted that her grandfa - ther’s name was spelled incorrectly “Thackeray” on the plaque. Although his two brothers’ plates had been replaced with the correct version, she wished her grandfather’s to remain as it was as part of the “historical memor - ial” but requested the matter be noted in our records. Every attempt is made to “get it right” and this request has been duly noted and respected. Another plaque, the one dedicated to Alexis Helmer, has undergone a major refurbishment to replace the cloth poppies with a more substantial epoxy version and to have the brass SCHOOL SPIRIT OF A CENTURY AGO: The Fall 1913 Vox Lycei , published a hundred years ago this month, included this strongly-worded commentary.

Alere Flammam • Fall 2013 • Page 4 Features Interview with Nancy Gnaedinger, Consultant in Gerontology Where did you grow up? and doesn’t disappear like a job, I was born in Montreal, moved to house, or spouse. Wakefield, then to Rockcliffe Park. I (4) Taking care of friendships and/or love the Gatineau—it is in my soul. developing new friends is just as What do you remember about important as taking care of your physi - Lisgar? cal, mental, and financial well-being, I attended Lisgar 1961-65. I remem - because when your familiars die, you ber Lisgar’s magnificent architecture, will need to create new “social stock” and its location on the Rideau Canal. I to help sustain you. was in the poster club, the annual con - What advice would you give to cert, attended dances and parties, and current Lisgar students about loved to dance. I liked English (Miss choosing a career in gerontology? Bishop), Art (Miss Jelinek), and Gerontology is a growing field, espe - French (the divine René Charron). I cially dementia care. It needs well- was on the downhill ski team. I have educated, engaged, caring people. lifelong friends from elementary Establish your discipline first, whether school: Leezah (then Lise) Cohen, it’s nursing, sociology, psychology, Darcy Dunton, Lisa Drury, and Niki planning, social geography, social Sicotte. New friends at Lisgar included work, architecture, or another field; Nancy Griffiths and Natasha Dudarev. I then take a specialized program in stay in touch with my old friends. gerontology. Do you attend Lisgar reunions? What are your other interests? I attended one in the 1980s. René Travelling, meeting interesting people, Charron remembered me, my brother connecting with old friends, collecting Victor, and my sister Christine. What a works of art, doing fine crafts, going to great guy. The second was in 2004. I theatre and dance performances, attended with my two siblings. We had pushing myself intellectually with my a ball! The ’60s grads closed down book club, and soaking in the beauty the party on the dance floor, dancing around me, every day. in a circle, cheering each other on. [Editor’s note: we continue to EXPERT ON AGING: Nancy Gnaedinger (1965) studied at Carleton before working in gerontology. Most of the older and younger grads work toward the ambitious goal of had already filtered out. process includes designing research could benefit from a few Old World 175 interviews in time for Lisgar’s Where did you study after Lisgar? tools, doing data collection, analyzing lessons, such as “making do.” 175th anniversary. We need your I studied fine arts, fashion design, then findings, reporting them in plain lan - (3) Artists age well because it’s some - help. If you’d like to interview or be became a fashion illustrator at Ogilvy’s guage, and making recommendations thing within them that gives them joy interviewed, please get in touch.] ■ in Montreal for two years, saved my to clients. My work helps clients make money, and went on a backpack tour decisions about current and future of Europe. I returned to Canada, and it programs/projects. The clients Three Decades: Marie Dixon (continued) was the October Crisis in Montreal, so include governments at all levels and to task those who habitually left their he had been injured in a bicycle acci - I left for Vancouver. There I worked in non-profit agencies such as the window open, or scolded with humour dent. She later met his grateful parents, creative arts and activation with the Alzheimer Society. I have published that one for walking on her wet floor. who presented her with flowers for her elderly and others with physical, cog - dozens of articles and reports and There were also those she inspired to kind interest in their son. The young nitive, or psychological impairments. I some chapters in books, and have give her the coins they found on the man also visited her after having grad - was greatly stimulated by this experi - given over fifty conference presenta - hallway floors to be donated to chari - uated, and treated her to a meal at a ence, and decided to return to univer - tions. Some of my publications are in ty—Operation Go Home being one she Dow’s Lake restaurant. sity. I completed my BA and MA at libraries and online. was fond of. Marie gets a wistful look in her eye Carleton, which led to contract work, What lessons have you learned It is not surprising that some of the as she confesses to feeling blessed to and eventually to becoming a consul - from working in gerontology? after-school stragglers took to calling have had all these special people in her tant in gerontology. I’ve learned four main things: Marie by the name “Mom.” She tells life. In fact, one only had to step into Tell us about work in gerontology (1) I am wary of the over-medicaliza - the story of one young student whom the hallway with Marie after interview - I do applied social research focussed tion of aging—the idea that aging she admonished not to ride his bike ing her for this article for the perfect on the elderly, disabled, and/or home - needs to be “fixed.” Aging is a natural home late after school once the roads affirmation of this—students greeting less—their characteristics, needs, part of the human life cycle. became icy, only to be told “Mom, you her warmly as we passed by, and one preferences, and satisfaction with (2) We have very high housing stan - worry too much.” After noticing him of them even stopping her for a great their housing and/or services. The dards and expectations in Canada. We absent for some time, she discovered big hug! ■

Page 5 Features From Centretown to POW Camp to Veterans Home ib McElroy (1942) is the to the Allies. One night, they noticed first to admit that he’s a fewer guards at the camp and the next “talker.” So it was fitting that day there were none. The Americans Git was McElroy who spoke up that day brought trucks to take the prisoners in 1944 when, as a young prisoner of out, but armed Russian military vehi - war in a German camp, he watched a cles blocked the entrance to the camp new group of Allied prisoners arrive. so they couldn’t get out. “Anybody from Ottawa?” he shout - In the midst of the chaos, Kelly and ed to the throng. As he watched McElroy decided it was time to make through the fence, he saw one prisoner their escape. “We got off the trucks, raise his hand and say “Yes, I am.” got to the other end of the camp and Then he looked more closely. climbed the fence.” It was Charlie Kelly (1938), a face They walked for days, gathering McElroy knew well from his childhood others with them as they went. One in Centretown. McElroy was overjoyed night they found a house to stay in and to see Kelly, whom he considered discovered carrots and potatoes in the almost a brother, and who had been a basement, which they cooked for din - German prisoner for years. ner. “It tasted like a Christmas din - But neither McElroy nor Kelly could ner,” said McElroy. know how that chance meeting in the In the middle of telling their story, bleak surroundings of a German McElroy, the talker, is sometimes lost prison camp during the Second World NEVER FAR APART: Charlie Kelly (1938) and Gilbert “Gib” McElroy (1942) have known each other for words, and puts his head down and War would shape their lives for the for 70 years, and are now neighbours. Julie Oliver / Ottawa Citizen. Reprinted by permission. closes his eyes. next 70 years or so. That connection force to join the Allied effort in the He was on the loose for about a “You forget some of this stuff,” he came full circle recently at the Perley Second World War, McElroy followed week before being captured and taken says. “I haven’t thought of this for a and Rideau Veterans Health Centre in his progress through the newspaper. to the camp where he would soon long time, but some of this is coming Ottawa’s east end where, greyer and He knew Kelly had been shot down and bump into Kelly, one of the longtime back.” less mobile now, the two old friends that he had been taken prisoner by the POWs being brought to the new camp. Kelly says he was able to make it and former prison camp cellmates, Germans. But that was all he knew Together, the young men from through his years as a POW by doing met up once again when McElroy, now until Kelly marched into Stalag Luft 7. Centretown endured cold, hard work, what he had to do. He also learned 89, arrived for a few weeks and then a That meeting on German soil an exhausting forced march that lasted some German to communicate with more permanent stay. This time, it was changed plenty for both young men months, and severe hunger. Kelly, who the guards. And he says his friend Kelly, now 92, who arrived first, by just from Ottawa. “I’ll tell you, to have had weighed more than 190 pounds McElroy “could talk and talk, so I did - a few weeks. somebody like Charlie with me was when he enlisted, was down to 123 n’t have to.” They now live, as they did during just like I had my big brother with pounds by the end of the war. Their memories are less sharp than those long months in captivity, in close me,” said McElroy, who fondly refers The prisoners were woken up at 3 they once were, but their bond is as proximity and are a well-known duo to his friend, who was an observer with a.m. one cold January morning and solid as ever and has strengthened around the veterans home—McElroy the Royal Air Force in charge of watch - told to get out. “They got us on the over the years. Kelly was best man at with his walker, Kelly in his wheel - ing for the enemy during flights, as parade square with just what we had McElroy’s wedding. McElroy is godfa - chair. “Double trouble,” a staff mem - “the navigator.” on... not much more than we are wear - ther to one of Kelly’s sons. They met ber fondly says. Kelly, who was just 17 when he ing now... we didn’t know where we constantly over the years as part of a “Everybody knows us,” said enlisted, had been aboard a bomber were going,” said McElroy. POW organization run by McElroy. McElroy. “I’m surprised that it is so taking part in a raid on Berlin on The prisoners marched for months, And now they are renewing a well known that Charlie and I were November 8, 1941, when their aircraft during which McElroy says, “I depend - friendship that was sealed more than together during the war.” was hit. He and the rest of the crew ed on my friend the navigator.” They 70 years ago behind the gates of a pris - Even before McElroy enlisted in the bailed by parachute over the spent three days in a boxcar—65 men oner of war camp. air force in 1942, walking out of Lisgar Netherlands. Kelly, who landed hard to a car. When the train stopped, they “Charlie and I got together and we the day he turned 18 to do so, he had and injured his knee, was soon picked were told to get out and march some have been together ever since.” an eye on Charlie Kelly. up by German soldiers. more. [Editor’s note: This article, by He knew who Kelly was. Their fami - Kelly had been a POW for years by They eventually ended up at another Eizabeth Payne, was reprinted with lies were friendly, they went to the the time McElroy entered the war. camp where, as the end of the war the express permission of Ottawa same church, lived in the same neigh - McElroy was a gunner with a crew approached, things were becoming Citizen, a division of Postmedia bourhood, and had both been students making its 21st bombing raid when, he chaotic. Network Inc.] ■ at Lisgar. When Kelly enlisted in the air says, “we got the chop.” Germans had begun surrendering

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