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I was his ADC on several of his visits to 2 RCR when his son, then-LCol Jon Vance was the CO. General Vance and his wife were both a pleasure to host. He was a true gentleman and she was an elegant lady.
He was a fellow Hastings County lad, adn there is a bit of kinship that way, having similar hometowns and all, but sharing the Regimental bonds make it even stronger. Heck, my parents, both civvies, knew of him and his family.
A loss not only for The RCR and the Canadian Army, but for all of Canada. He was chosen to command 4 CMBG, the flagship formation of the Canadian Forces until the end of the cold war. His notable achievements were too many to list. But in the end, he was a fairly straightforward Hastings County lad who did his country sterling service.
RIP. He will be missed.
He was a fellow Hastings County lad, adn there is a bit of kinship that way, having similar hometowns and all, but sharing the Regimental bonds make it even stronger. Heck, my parents, both civvies, knew of him and his family.
A loss not only for The RCR and the Canadian Army, but for all of Canada. He was chosen to command 4 CMBG, the flagship formation of the Canadian Forces until the end of the cold war. His notable achievements were too many to list. But in the end, he was a fairly straightforward Hastings County lad who did his country sterling service.
RIP. He will be missed.
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OSGOOD, John Andrew
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Following a successful battle with cancer, John Osgood passed unexpectedly at home on Friday, September 6, 2013, at the age of 48 years. Beloved husband and best friend of Denise Gordanier. Brother to Bob (Doris), Doug (Ruth Anne), Alex (Henriette) and twin of Joan Anderson (Frank). Family and friends are invited to pay their respects at the Daley Family Funeral Home, 6971 Bank St. (between Scrivens Dr. and Metcalfe corner) on Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday in the Chapel for service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation would be most appreciated by the family.
John served with Comm Sqn Borden (83 - 88), 4 Svc Bn (88 - 90), Comm Sqn Lahr (90 - 92), Comm Sqn Winnipeg (92 - 96) and 764 Comm Sqn Ottawa (96 - 99). After leaving the CAF, he served with DND as a CS2 and then as a CS 3 at CFEWC.
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Canadian Armed Forces, Retired, Tel Op 212
Following a successful battle with cancer, John Osgood passed unexpectedly at home on Friday, September 6, 2013, at the age of 48 years. Beloved husband and best friend of Denise Gordanier. Brother to Bob (Doris), Doug (Ruth Anne), Alex (Henriette) and twin of Joan Anderson (Frank). Family and friends are invited to pay their respects at the Daley Family Funeral Home, 6971 Bank St. (between Scrivens Dr. and Metcalfe corner) on Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday in the Chapel for service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation would be most appreciated by the family.
John served with Comm Sqn Borden (83 - 88), 4 Svc Bn (88 - 90), Comm Sqn Lahr (90 - 92), Comm Sqn Winnipeg (92 - 96) and 764 Comm Sqn Ottawa (96 - 99). After leaving the CAF, he served with DND as a CS2 and then as a CS 3 at CFEWC.
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RIP Clifford 
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MGen (ret'd) Dan Loomis of The RCR passed away a few days ago. He was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in addition to severe disability in his legs and hips as a result of his wounds while serving with The RCR in Korea. His wife advised that Dan Loomis passed away in the hospital in Ottawa on Thursday, 5 December. She also advises that there will not be a public funeral or burial.
I will post more when The Regiment releases more information. MGen Loomis was wounded at Hill 355 but refused to be evacuated.
I will post more when The Regiment releases more information. MGen Loomis was wounded at Hill 355 but refused to be evacuated.
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E.R. Campbell said:
More, from The Regimental net, re the passing of MGen (ret'd) Dan Loomis:
A Regimental icon, who can also be fairly described as a Regimental giant, has recently died. Major-General Dan Gordon Loomis, MC, OMM, CD (Ret'd) passed away in hospital at Ottawa last Thursday, 05 December 2013. He was 84 years
of age. Mrs. Lorna Loomis, wife of Major-General Loomis, has confirmed that there will be no public funeral and interment. As a platoon commander with 1st Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment (1 RCR) in Korea, 1952-1953, Major-General Loomis
was decorated for gallantry in action and was awarded the Military Cross (MC). Later he rose to become Commanding Officer of 1 RCR, 1969-1971. From this time he emerged as a key senior Regimental leader and was one of the principal
architects of the modern organization of The Royal Canadian Regiment.
Dan Gordon Loomis was born at Montreal, Quebec in 1929 and eventually attended Lower Canada College in Montreal. His first experience of soldiering occurred in 1944 during the Second World War he enlisted in the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
as a 15 year old Boy Soldier. Major-General Loomis attended Royal Roads Military College (RRMC) in Victoria, BC from 1948-1950 and Royal Military College (RMC) at Kingston, Ontario from 1950-1952. He graduated from RMC in 1952 as
a Rhodes Scholar. In 1952 Major-General Loomis commissioned as an officer into 1 RCR. He subsequently served as a platoon commander in "C" Company, 1 RCR in Korea from April 1952 - March 1953. On the night of 27 September 1952
Lieutenant Loomis led a patrol of "C" Company men against Chinese positions on Hill 227, a powerful enemy bastion. During the patrol contact was made with the enemy. In the short but savage engagement that ensued grenades and
small arms fire were exchanged at short range. Lieutenant Loomis and three of his men were wounded. Dan Loomis received severe shrapnel wounds to his legs and hips (debilitating injuries from which he suffered for the rest of his life).
Nevertheless, under the leadership of Lieutenant Loomis the "C" Company patrol carried the fight to the enemy, eliminating a Chinese machine-gun while killing its crew. For his gallantry and leadership in this action Loomis was subsequently
awarded the Military Cross. He was one of only 33 Canadian officers to received the MC during the Korean War.
Following his return to Canada from Korea, Dan Loomis attended Queen's University in Kingston, graduating in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering. During 1954-1955 he returned to Regimental service with
1 RCR, first at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario, then at Fort York, Soest, West Germany. Remaining in Germany Lieutenant Loomis was employed as a staff officer at the Canadian Brigade Headquarters during 1955-1956. Promoted to
Captain in 1956, he attended the Royal Military College of Science in England from 1956-1958. Captain Loomis was to eventually graduate at the top of his class receiving a further science degree. Not surprisingly with his background in science,
Captain Loomis next served as a Technical Staff Officer at the Joint Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare School at at Camp Borden, Ontario during 1958-1959. From 1959-1961 he attended the Canadian Army Staff College in Kingston.
Promoted to the rank of Major, Dan Loomis commanded a rifle company in 1 RCR from 1961-1962, first at Camp Ipperwash, Ontario, then at Fort York in Soest, West Germany. From 1962-1964 Major Loomis was employed as an Operations Staff Officer
at British 1st Corps Headquarters (British Army of the Rhine). Returning to Canada in 1964 he was then a staff officer at Mobile Command (Army) Headquarters. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, Dan Loomis attended Queen's University, 1967-1969,
graduating with an M.A.
Lieutenant-Colonel D.G. Loomis would now command 1st Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment from 15 January 1969 - 21 February 1971. Concurrently he would serve as Home Station Commander. During his tenure of command
1 RCR mounted two significant operations. The first was Operation SNOWGOOSE 13, a Battalion deployment to Cyprus on UN peacekeeping duties from March-October 1970. Returning from Cyprus, 1 RCR was flung almost immediately into the
FLQ Crisis (also referred to as the October Crisis), participating in Operation GINGER, an internal security operation designed to apprehend a potential insurrection instigated by FLQ terrorists in the province of Quebec. In addition to commanding
1 RCR at this time, Lieutenant-Colonel Loomis was also acted as the Chief of Staff of the Western Quebec Sector during the FLQ Crisis. Dan Loomis would eventually write an account of the Canadian army's role in the FLQ Crisis,
"Not Much Glory: Quelling the FLQ," published in 1984.
Following the period during which he commanded 1 RCR, D.G. Loomis was employed at NDHQ in a staff capacity from September 1971 - November 1972. Immediately following this he served as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Canadian Contingent,
serving at Saigon in Vietnam as international military observers and monitors during the climactic phase if the Vietnam conflict, 1972-1973. Dan Loomis then served as a Special Policy Advisor at NDHQ from 1973-1974. Eventually attaining
the rank of Major-General, he would subsequently hold a myriad of important posts, including: Chief of Staff Mobile Command HQ; Commander C.A.S.T. Combat Group and CFB Petawawa; and NDHQ Chief of Programme.
Following retirement Major-General Loomis served as a senior-level management consultant and advisor to, among others, the Treasury Board, the Department of External Affairs, and various private sector entities. Major-General D.G. Loomis
is most certainly one of our most important Regimental leaders. His importance to our Regimental development in the modern era is absolutely fundamental.
I have attached a photo of Major-General Loomis and his highly illuminating article, "The Regimental System."
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I just received this on The Regimental net:
From The Colonel of The Regiment:
Just learned of the death of Maj RJO (Bob, or “Tank”) Lemaire. Details are below. Bob had served with The Regiment in Korea as a platoon commander and was the 2IC of A Coy, 2 RCR when I was sent to that company as a brand newly-minted platoon commander. OC was Maj (later LCol) Roger DeGobeo who died about a year ago. The other two platoon commanders were Al Clarke and Ben Gilmore. Tank later became the Adjutant of 2 RCR in Fort York, near Soest, Germany and later still served as a staff officer at Northern Region HQ in Yellowknife. Tank was a former semi-pro football player and truly a “gentle giant”. He once came to a Hallowe’en party as a caveman, carrying a fence-post as his club. Everyone who knew him liked him and his passing will be mourned.
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Robert (Bob) Joseph Olivier LeMaire (82) passed peacefully at home on December 30th 2013. We lovingly remember him as a strong man with a gentle heart, a charming sense of humour and a disarming pair of baby-blues. Bob was a beloved husband to Mary (Bittman); father to Mary Lynne; “Grampa” to Reganne, Ryan and Whitney; Great-grand “Papa” to Daisy; and dear friend to many more. He was also a soldier who served bravely and honourably in the Korean War with the Royal Canadian Regiment. Bob loved to sing, and lent his talents to many church choirs, community theatre performances and family gatherings over the years. The heavenly chorus is lucky to have the rich, deep voice that delighted us here on earth.
The family will be honouring Bob's memory privately, and are grateful for your thoughts and prayers. Condolences may be sent to xxxxxxxxxx In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favourite charity in Bob’s memory.
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Bob LeMaire was, indeed, all those things and more ... he was a good friend who will be sorely missed.
From The Colonel of The Regiment:
Just learned of the death of Maj RJO (Bob, or “Tank”) Lemaire. Details are below. Bob had served with The Regiment in Korea as a platoon commander and was the 2IC of A Coy, 2 RCR when I was sent to that company as a brand newly-minted platoon commander. OC was Maj (later LCol) Roger DeGobeo who died about a year ago. The other two platoon commanders were Al Clarke and Ben Gilmore. Tank later became the Adjutant of 2 RCR in Fort York, near Soest, Germany and later still served as a staff officer at Northern Region HQ in Yellowknife. Tank was a former semi-pro football player and truly a “gentle giant”. He once came to a Hallowe’en party as a caveman, carrying a fence-post as his club. Everyone who knew him liked him and his passing will be mourned.
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Robert (Bob) Joseph Olivier LeMaire (82) passed peacefully at home on December 30th 2013. We lovingly remember him as a strong man with a gentle heart, a charming sense of humour and a disarming pair of baby-blues. Bob was a beloved husband to Mary (Bittman); father to Mary Lynne; “Grampa” to Reganne, Ryan and Whitney; Great-grand “Papa” to Daisy; and dear friend to many more. He was also a soldier who served bravely and honourably in the Korean War with the Royal Canadian Regiment. Bob loved to sing, and lent his talents to many church choirs, community theatre performances and family gatherings over the years. The heavenly chorus is lucky to have the rich, deep voice that delighted us here on earth.
The family will be honouring Bob's memory privately, and are grateful for your thoughts and prayers. Condolences may be sent to xxxxxxxxxx In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favourite charity in Bob’s memory.
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Bob LeMaire was, indeed, all those things and more ... he was a good friend who will be sorely missed.
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E.R. Campbell said:
More the late MGen (Ret'd) Dan Loomis in this article which is reproduced under the Fair Dealing provisions of the Copyright Act from the Ottawa Citizen:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Loomis+1929+2013/9374050/story.html
Maj.-Gen. Dan Loomis — 1929-2013
‘Valiant officer’ led army in Ottawa-Hull during FLQ Crisis
BY CHRIS COBB, OTTAWA CITIZEN
JANUARY 10, 2014
Maj.-Gen. Dan Loomis, former commanding officer and a principal architect of the modern Royal Canadian Regiment, was chief of staff in West Quebec during the FLQ Crisis and a soldier who took enormous pride in Canada’s military role as international peacekeeper.
He died Dec. 5 at age 84.
Former Chief of Defence Staff Ramsey Withers, a close friend and contemporary, describes Loomis as “a valiant officer — one of the best officers I knew.”
The two met in 1948 as cadets at Royal Roads Military College and completed their academic education at Kingston where Loomis studied chemical engineering.
“Dan was a brilliant student and an honours graduate,” said Withers, “but he had no intention of joining the regular army. Those of us who were going into the regular army as opposed to the reserves were called to muster. An officer from army headquarters came and said ‘when you graduate all of you are going to the Korean War’ so Dan wasn’t in that line up. But when news got around the college that we were being posted, he hastened across to see if he could join.”
It was in Korea that Loomis was awarded the Military Cross and suffered an injury from which he would never fully recover. He was one of only 33 Canadians to receive the Military Cross during the Korean conflict.
As Withers recalls it, Loomis led a fighting patrol with orders to capture an enemy soldier who could provide intelligence on Chinese army formations. He established an operating base and pushed ahead closer to enemy lines where he was ambushed.
“He was wounded and bleeding,” said Withers. “He got back to his front base and evacuated the whole of his patrol into battalion lines. He made his report, looked after everyone and wouldn’t allow himself to be treated until all his people had been looked after and he had done his job.”
When the two socialized, the conversation inevitably turned to military matters.
“We had lots of good discussions — military academic discussions,” said Withers. “He was a brilliant scholar and after his retirement he wrote extensively about military matters.
Loomis downplayed his many military achievements and despite his deep knowledge, could be a down-to-earth communicator.
In a 1988 interview with the Ottawa Citizen, he compared Canada the peacekeeper with the patriarch on TV’s Bonanza, played by Lorne Greene.
“Our peacekeepers have to be like Pa Cartwright on Bonanza,’’ said Loomis, who served on peacekeeping missions in Cyprus and Vietnam after three years of combat in Korea.
“Pa Cartwright had to settle some pretty strong arguments and he did it by standing firm between the two sides, and by earning a reputation for fairness. So Canada has to be like the Cartwrights, with Pa using common sense and humour too.
“Canada expects that from kids right out of high school,” he added, “and they have come through for 40 years.’’
But he took pains to emphasize that peacekeeping was no benign activity.
“It’s not a very romantic job,’’ he said. ‘’It’s traumatic as hell, and dangerous. The work is psychologically exhausting, and physiologically exhausting too. Armies by definition use maximum force to overcome the enemy. But in peacekeeping, our soldiers must use only minimum force, and only in self-defence. That means our guys don’t shoot back.’’
So Loomis, a consummate military professional, led the sort of life that could fill a book.
He was born in Montreal in 1929 and was the grandson of Sir Frederick Loomis who commanded the Third Canadian Division during the First World War.
Dan Loomis enlisted with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa when he was 15 and attended Royal Roads in Victoria, B.C. from 1948-1950 and Royal Military College at Kingston, Ontario from 1950-1952. He was commissioned as an officer in 1RCR shortly afterwards.
He was a platoon commander in “C” Company, 1 RCR in Korea from April 1952 to March 1953. According to his regimental biography, the injury described by his buddy Withers happened on the night of Sept. 27 1952: “Lt. Loomis led a patrol of “C” Company men against Chinese positions on Hill 227, a powerful enemy bastion. During the patrol, contact was made with the enemy. In the short but savage engagement that ensued, grenades and small arms fire were exchanged at short range. Lt. Loomis and three of his men were wounded. Dan Loomis received severe shrapnel wounds to his legs and hips (debilitating injuries from which he suffered for the rest of his life).”
Promoted to lieutenant colonel, Loomis commanded 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment from Jan. 15 1969 to Feb. 21 1971, serving concurrently as Home Station Commander.
During his command, Loomis led 1RCR into two major operations. The first was Operation Snowgoose 13, a UN peacekeeping operation in Cyprus from March to October 1970. Almost immediately after Snowgoose, he was plunged into the FLQ Crisis, playing key part in Operation Ginger, an internal security operation designed to stamp out the FLQ’s attempted insurrection.
In addition to commanding 1 RCR, Loomis was Chief of Staff of the Western Quebec Sector during the crisis and in 1984 published “Not Much Glory: Quelling the FLQ” in which he challenged a popular view that the FLQ was — in the words of former separatist premier René Lévesque — “a couple of dozen young terrorists whose ideology was a hopeless hodgepodge of anarcho-nationalism and kindergarten Marxism with no chance of having any kind of serious impact.”
Not so, according to Loomis, who said the public only saw the tip of the iceberg.
During the war measures operations in the Ottawa-Hull area, Loomis applied lessons he had learned from military history and from peacekeeping missions in Cyprus, deploying small infantry units with specific anti-terrorist tasks.
“One company protected potential assassination or kidnap targets in Ottawa and Hull,” he wrote, “while another secured vital points on the hydroelectric system feeding the National Capital Region to avoid a repeat of Castro’s success in Cuba in May, 1957, when terrorist bomb units hit the power system supplying Havana. Other companies conducted area patrols to ‘show the flag’ by making contact and maintaining the confidence of the population.”
“We learned respect for the enemy — the sort of respect practised by Montgomery, who pinned Rommel’s picture beside his bed so he could understand him better in order to destroy him,” he wrote. “The enemy was also training and preparing. We learned that the urban guerrilla was not ‘nine feet tall,’ that he, like us, had to follow long and difficult training courses and that he required discipline, especially self-discipline, just as we did. We learned that while the basics were the same, the tactics, tempo of operations, environment of the ‘battlefield,’ organization for combat, equipment and battle drills were different but no more difficult to master than those we had mastered.”
Twice married, Loomis leaves two adult children and one grandchild.
In its homage to Loomis, his former regiment described him as an icon — “a Regimental giant.”
His friend Withers sums him up this way: “He was a valiant officer who served Canada very well.”
See the full details of Loomis career in the ‘some recent passings’ section at www.thercr.ca/main
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(Retired) SGT James G. Godden - May 6, 1959 - January 21, 2014
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GODDEN, James G.
SGT (Retired) - Royal Canadian Dragoons
- at his residence in Smith Falls, Ontario, on Monday January 21, 2014 at the age of 54. With his loving wife Susan (née Carr) by his side.
Funeral Details
Visitation
Hall of Colours - Beechwood National Memorial Centre
280 Beechwood Ave. , Ottawa, ON, CANADA, K1L 8E2
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 12:00 PM
Funeral
Sacred Space of the Beechwood National Memorial Centre
280 Beechwood Ave. , Ottawa, ON, CANADA, K1L 8E2
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 2:00 PM
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National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces
280 Beechwood Ave. , Ottawa, ON, CANADA, K7A 4S7
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 3:00 PM
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GODDEN, James G.
SGT (Retired) - Royal Canadian Dragoons
- at his residence in Smith Falls, Ontario, on Monday January 21, 2014 at the age of 54. With his loving wife Susan (née Carr) by his side.
Funeral Details
Visitation
Hall of Colours - Beechwood National Memorial Centre
280 Beechwood Ave. , Ottawa, ON, CANADA, K1L 8E2
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 12:00 PM
Funeral
Sacred Space of the Beechwood National Memorial Centre
280 Beechwood Ave. , Ottawa, ON, CANADA, K1L 8E2
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 2:00 PM
Burial
National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces
280 Beechwood Ave. , Ottawa, ON, CANADA, K7A 4S7
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 3:00 PM
Eye In The Sky
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From The Regt
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart to inform you that one of our own members has passed away.
Col (ret'd) Charlie Thomas passed away at 1425 hrs on 27 Jan 2014. Charlie fought a tremendously long hard battle with Cancer and succumbed to the disease at the tender age of 59.
In the coming days, details will flow from myself on his wake and funeral services.
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Blessings to Col Thomas and his family.
Thank you,
Adjt
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I met Charlie in 89/90...when I was a young Tpr in front of him while he performed his Delegated Officer duties 8). That was back in the day of double quick time, knee's up marching of the escorts and accused. After the halt, the left turn was given and I, in my grace, kicked his desk. Pretty hard too.
Many years later, after serving under him as OC Recce, CO and the like, we were at Bde HQ together, where we had a laugh over that day when I booted his desk. I asked if I hadn't of kicked it, if I wouldn't have been found not guilty. I got 'the look'. ^-^
Charlie had started off in the PEIR as a Trooper, making it to SSM before taking his commission. He went on to become CO, and was bound for the Comd 36 CBG spot when he found out about his illness while, IIRC, after just starting the DComd 36 seat.
Charlie was one of the good guys; said it like it was, didn't appreciate BS, and cared about the Troops. I remember, as a MCpl when he was CO, failing him on C7 TOETs and thinking "this isn't going to go over well!" and he took it in stride and said "I don't want NCOs that pass people who shouldn't fuckin pass, good job. I'm sending the DCO over next, so let him have it too!".
RIP Sir.
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart to inform you that one of our own members has passed away.
Col (ret'd) Charlie Thomas passed away at 1425 hrs on 27 Jan 2014. Charlie fought a tremendously long hard battle with Cancer and succumbed to the disease at the tender age of 59.
In the coming days, details will flow from myself on his wake and funeral services.
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Blessings to Col Thomas and his family.
Thank you,
Adjt
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I met Charlie in 89/90...when I was a young Tpr in front of him while he performed his Delegated Officer duties 8). That was back in the day of double quick time, knee's up marching of the escorts and accused. After the halt, the left turn was given and I, in my grace, kicked his desk. Pretty hard too.
Many years later, after serving under him as OC Recce, CO and the like, we were at Bde HQ together, where we had a laugh over that day when I booted his desk. I asked if I hadn't of kicked it, if I wouldn't have been found not guilty. I got 'the look'. ^-^
Charlie had started off in the PEIR as a Trooper, making it to SSM before taking his commission. He went on to become CO, and was bound for the Comd 36 CBG spot when he found out about his illness while, IIRC, after just starting the DComd 36 seat.
Charlie was one of the good guys; said it like it was, didn't appreciate BS, and cared about the Troops. I remember, as a MCpl when he was CO, failing him on C7 TOETs and thinking "this isn't going to go over well!" and he took it in stride and said "I don't want NCOs that pass people who shouldn't fuckin pass, good job. I'm sending the DCO over next, so let him have it too!".
RIP Sir.
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Did a search and was surprised at no mention of the following:
MWO Tom Capstick:
http://www.journalpioneer.com/Living/2009-10-05/article-1383000/Pilots-death-a-tremendous-loss-to-community:-Hopping/1
Tom was a great guy, pretty much the first man I met on PEI. Dropped in on him every couple of days to shoot the crap and drink the rancid coffee he made. :-X Actually saw him about an hour before he died, told him I couldn't handle his "coffee" anymore and went to Tim's. Actually watched him thunder into a potato field on my way back. Flew with him 2 days before in the same airplane.
It was with great pride, and many tears that we dedicated stone #1 to Tom when the Air Force Heritage Park was dedicated in 2011. Bloody important to me personally as I was created in the Officers Mess at then RCAF Summerside in 1963, the old man having been on his Argus OTU at the time.
Many of the SAR boys will remember Tom from the National Sarex in '05 in Summerside. His wife swore he was home every night, but I swear he never left his chair the entire exercise. That was Tom. And his coffee still sucked.
MWO Tom Capstick:
http://www.journalpioneer.com/Living/2009-10-05/article-1383000/Pilots-death-a-tremendous-loss-to-community:-Hopping/1
Tom was a great guy, pretty much the first man I met on PEI. Dropped in on him every couple of days to shoot the crap and drink the rancid coffee he made. :-X Actually saw him about an hour before he died, told him I couldn't handle his "coffee" anymore and went to Tim's. Actually watched him thunder into a potato field on my way back. Flew with him 2 days before in the same airplane.
It was with great pride, and many tears that we dedicated stone #1 to Tom when the Air Force Heritage Park was dedicated in 2011. Bloody important to me personally as I was created in the Officers Mess at then RCAF Summerside in 1963, the old man having been on his Argus OTU at the time.
Many of the SAR boys will remember Tom from the National Sarex in '05 in Summerside. His wife swore he was home every night, but I swear he never left his chair the entire exercise. That was Tom. And his coffee still sucked.
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Farewell to a grand gal; see you Wednesday gram.
Muriel Wightman
December 22, 1924 - March 27, 2014
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Muriel Eileen (Irwin) Wightman
Surrounded by her family, Muriel Eileen (Irwin) Wightman passed away peacefully at the age of 89. Formerly of Amherst her death occurred March 27th at High Crest Nursing Home (Veteran¹s Wing), Springhill, NS. Born in Chippawa, ON (Niagara Falls), on December 22, 1924 she was a daughter of the late William and Harriet (Rowe) Irwin. She attended schools in Chippawa and Niagara Falls, ON. She was an accountant at the Royal Bank, Chippawa branch. Early in World War II at age 18 she enlisted in the Canadian Army, serving in the Canadian Women¹s Army Corp in Canada, England and Northwest Europe. She served in Canada with the supply Branch R.C.O.C. and overseas in the ³Army Show². She met her husband Ralph overseas and later married in Amsterdam in November of 1945.
Muriel and Ralph were fortunate to celebrate their 65th anniversary in November 2010. Prior to WW II and following she was active in the Girl Guide Movement in Chippawa, ON, Oromocto, NB, Ottawa, ON and Amherst, NS. She served as District Commissioner in Amherst until health problems forced her to leave the position. She was an active member of the UCW, Unit 1 at Trinity-St. Stephens United Church in Amherst.
She will be sadly missed by her children Ruth (Fred) Gamble, Amherst Head, NS; Peter (Laura) Dartmouth, NS; Jane (Jack) McDonald, Kentville, NS; David (Dale) Amherst, NS; daughter-in-law Lois Wightman-Budd, Amherst, NS; eight grandchildren, Douglas, Kimberly, Christina, Sean, Jaime, Michael, Veronica and Roland; eleven great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, two sisters Betty Hawken, St. David, ON and Barbara Green, Westlock, AB. Her husband Maj. Ralph F. Wightman; son, Sgt Ralph C. Wightman; brother-in-law Gnr. John C. Wightman; two sisters Marion and Marjorie; three brothers Bill, Harry and Jack, predeceased her.
Muriel is resting at Campbell¹s Funeral Home, 98 Church St. Amherst (667-9906) with visiting from 2-4 and 7-9 pm with the Royal Canadian Legion Br# 10 tribute service at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 1, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at Trinity St. Stephen¹s United Church on Wednesday April 2 at 2:00 pm with Reverends Carolyn and Victor MacLeod officiating.
Burial will follow in the Amherst Cemetery at a later date. Family flowers only, donations can be made to the Children¹s Wish Foundation, Trinity-St. Stephens UCW or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences and sharing of memories may be forwarded via:
www.campbellsamherst.ca
Muriel Wightman
December 22, 1924 - March 27, 2014
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Muriel Eileen (Irwin) Wightman
Surrounded by her family, Muriel Eileen (Irwin) Wightman passed away peacefully at the age of 89. Formerly of Amherst her death occurred March 27th at High Crest Nursing Home (Veteran¹s Wing), Springhill, NS. Born in Chippawa, ON (Niagara Falls), on December 22, 1924 she was a daughter of the late William and Harriet (Rowe) Irwin. She attended schools in Chippawa and Niagara Falls, ON. She was an accountant at the Royal Bank, Chippawa branch. Early in World War II at age 18 she enlisted in the Canadian Army, serving in the Canadian Women¹s Army Corp in Canada, England and Northwest Europe. She served in Canada with the supply Branch R.C.O.C. and overseas in the ³Army Show². She met her husband Ralph overseas and later married in Amsterdam in November of 1945.
Muriel and Ralph were fortunate to celebrate their 65th anniversary in November 2010. Prior to WW II and following she was active in the Girl Guide Movement in Chippawa, ON, Oromocto, NB, Ottawa, ON and Amherst, NS. She served as District Commissioner in Amherst until health problems forced her to leave the position. She was an active member of the UCW, Unit 1 at Trinity-St. Stephens United Church in Amherst.
She will be sadly missed by her children Ruth (Fred) Gamble, Amherst Head, NS; Peter (Laura) Dartmouth, NS; Jane (Jack) McDonald, Kentville, NS; David (Dale) Amherst, NS; daughter-in-law Lois Wightman-Budd, Amherst, NS; eight grandchildren, Douglas, Kimberly, Christina, Sean, Jaime, Michael, Veronica and Roland; eleven great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, two sisters Betty Hawken, St. David, ON and Barbara Green, Westlock, AB. Her husband Maj. Ralph F. Wightman; son, Sgt Ralph C. Wightman; brother-in-law Gnr. John C. Wightman; two sisters Marion and Marjorie; three brothers Bill, Harry and Jack, predeceased her.
Muriel is resting at Campbell¹s Funeral Home, 98 Church St. Amherst (667-9906) with visiting from 2-4 and 7-9 pm with the Royal Canadian Legion Br# 10 tribute service at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 1, 2014. Funeral Services will be held at Trinity St. Stephen¹s United Church on Wednesday April 2 at 2:00 pm with Reverends Carolyn and Victor MacLeod officiating.
Burial will follow in the Amherst Cemetery at a later date. Family flowers only, donations can be made to the Children¹s Wish Foundation, Trinity-St. Stephens UCW or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences and sharing of memories may be forwarded via:
www.campbellsamherst.ca
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Vern as I passed on on other means condolences to you, Lois and, family.
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My condolences Vern......
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Please accept my sincere condolences, Vern. :cdnsalute:
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