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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.  Noella selected a position as head operating room nurse for open heart surgery at the Hamilton General Hospital. 

        During my career at Stelco I worked in several capacities under the financial umbrella. In my spare time I became a Certified General Accountant and ultimately a Certified Professional Accountant. (CPA).

         During this time, I was solicited to sit on the Board of Directors for the YMCA and Victorian Order of Nurses where I held the position of Treasurer for 3 years. 

        Noella and I decided to start a family and in 1979, subsequently our daughter Nicole was born.  As Nicole grew to a beautiful young lady she was very interested in sports and especially baseball.  This provided me with the opportunity to coach her ball teams over a period of several years.  One year I also coached the All-Star team.  A very talented group who made it to the Canadian Championships held in Victoria.  While there I visited Royal Roads with Noella and Nicole, they both loved the campus and were particularly impressed with the Castle and Japanese Gardens.

         In the mid 1980’s I set up a small accounting practice and quickly realized self-employment was for me.  This eventually resulted in my leaving corporate life (1995) to begin semi-retirement and self -employment. Noella retired at the same time.

        In 2005 Nicole married Chad Clemmer from Elmira, ONT.   They proceeded to have 5 lovely girls, now, Lindsay 17, Maddy 15, Chloe 14 and identical twins Ami and Aly 12.

 
Over the years I remained very active in sports, with a particular passion for golf. Noella, not being especially interested in sports, found a love of golf which enabled us to spend several wonderful years golfing together.            


        We also enjoyed travel, including a spectacular trip through Europe and several cruises. 

        In February of 2014, Noella was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer.  After her initial treatment had begun in earnest, including 2 surgeries, radiation and chemo infusions, we decided to move to Elmira to be close to Nicole, Chad and our granddaughters. With Noella effectively fighting her cancer for close to 9 years we were able to take some of the focus off Noella’s journey and enjoy the maximum pleasure being a part of our granddaughter’s everyday lives. Sadly, Noella succumbed to her cancer on October 14th, 2022.  We had been married 50 years.

        Noella suffered in silence and never once complained.  She was my rock.  

        I’m still in Elmira.  I have recently had both hips replaced and am hoping to return to golfing and biking in the near future.

        My four legged friend, Archie, has  provided laughter, comfort and companionship.


Noella, Nicole, Ken 1980


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