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  7689 Roderick Keith Reed   Lives in: Victoria, British Columbia History Post-Military I took my release in September 1973 and entered Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto. Candy had finished her diploma in Special Education at McGill and I had finished my MA at the night school program at Concordia University (then Sir George Williams University). Candy taught for the North York School Board during the three years of law school. I spent the summer between second and third year with the Crown Attorney in Haltom County west of Toronto. Candy and I moved to Vancouver in May 1976 where I articled. My principal was Lt. Col Cecil Merritt, VC, (1866 Class of 1929). In 1977 after being called to the bar in British Columbia we, to our surprise, moved to Victoria. Since when I have been a practicing lawyer firstly helping to establish a general practice law firm and then later for many years as a sole practitioner. In 2007 I was involved as a founder of RE...

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    8162 Ken Moulden   After graduation in 1969, I was posted to the RCR in London  Ontario  along with Ron Dickenson and George Maday.             In early 1971, prior to attending Logistic courses, I was posted to Shelburne Nova Scotia.   After several months, I attended Camp Borden to complete the requisite Logistics’ courses.           While in Camp Borden, I met Noella, an Air Force operating room   nurse, who was also on course from her Shearwater, Nova Scotia   posting.   It was love at first sight!             Noella and I married on December 16th, 1972 and we both worked in Ottawa, Noella at NDMC until the Fall of 1973. At this time we decided to resign and work in the private sector.               We relocated to Dundas where I began working at  Stelco in the finance division. ...

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  8170 Keith Orton   Lives in Kingston, Ontario Graduated from RMC with a degree in Honours Economics and Commerce Served with third Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (3 RCHA) in Winnipeg and Shilo from 1969 to 1973   Married in 1970 to Donna Hendren (schoolteacher). One son Kent who is married to Chie, who works for Transport Canada. Kent runs a microbrewery (The Wheelhouse Brewing Company) with two partners in Prince Rupert, BC. Kent and Chie have two children, Kiri14 and Toshi 12.                                                                         Kent and family-Prince Rupert Obtained Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen’s University from 1973 to 1976, but never wrote the bar exams or practiced. Obtained Chartered Accountant designat...

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  8042   David Heath   Stone Frigateer.   Lived in all four residences over the four years. RMC BEng (Electrical) – CELE (RCAF TechTel).   UofA MEng (Electrical).   Canadian Staff College psc.   Married Sandy Munroe October 1969 in Port Credit, ON.   Our son Doug was born in Ottawa in 1971 (now resides in Saskatoon with our three grandsons) and our daughter Amy was born in Kingston in 1974 (now lives in Campbell River).   Sandy is a Queen’s grad (Child Psychology and Math) – good counterpoint to an engineer. 1969-71 – Edmonton AB.   Post grad at UofA (RMC engineering education compared very favourably) followed by a brief stint at 742 Comm Squadron.   Sandy’s first experience on the Canadian prairies and Edmonton welcomed her with one of the most brutal winters in its history. 1971-73 – Kanata ON.   Seconded to Defence Research Establishment Ottawa/Communications Research Centre. Designed microelectronic circuits, tes...

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  8063 Dave Neely    Hi folks, I have come to believe that there are three levels of tasks 1.       A Job which you can quit 2.     A Career which you can retire from 3.     A Calling which continues as long as you are physically and mentally able I am very lucky that my choices led me to find my true calling which is improving other people’s lives.   I believe that I have made a positive difference   for many people during my 80 trips around the sun Choice #1 I graduated from high school as an Ontario Scholar and received a 4-year tuition scholarship from Waterloo University. Since I could not afford the living expenses, a friend told me about RMC, I applied successfully and have never regretted that decision.   During my RMC adventure, I wanted a career as a pilot, flying 104’s was my dream.   I became a life-long Frigateer, which is a very special bond and was told that I was in the...

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  7862 John Robinson 70’s ·          Joined HMCS Fraser. Highlights include: 1. sailing up the Saint Lawrence to Thunder Bay and back, stopping at 8 or 9 ports to “show the flag”; and 2. breaking down off the UK coast and spending 6 weeks in Plymouth. ·          Received an MBA from Queens ·          Started a 35 year career at the Bank of Canada. Most positions involved systems analysis and problem solving. ·          Ran 5 marathons, and continued to run regularly for many years.   80’s ·          Condo mortgage renewed at 19.5% (builder had offered 22.75%) ·          1 st marriage - 2 children (Kristen and James) ·          Lots of diaper changes   90’s ·   ...