Linda Schlingmann (nee Fothergill) (Cousin)

Entered October 18, 2018 from Cambridge Ontario

My sincere condolences to Wayne's family. I was sad to hear of his sudden passing. We had recently reconnected after many years, this past February at a visit at my parents; Ron and Barbara Fothergill 's home.

Stephen Shuglo (childhood friend)

Entered October 18, 2018 from Edmonton, Alberta

Wayne my dear friend , it took nearly 50 years to track you down, over the last year we had made plans to go back to our childhood place of so many good memories, ( Clarke City ) this note is on behalf of your buddies , William ( Willy ) Shuglo, Robert Boudreau, Jean Yves Plourde, and many others.everyone will miss you COWBOY,you were so close to meeting the old gang again, sadly it will have to be for an other time,I sure will miss ya Cowboy, you friend forever Stephen/ God bless....

Robert Boudreau (A good friend from Clarke City)

Entered October 19, 2018 from St Jean sur Richelieu

I got a good time with Wayne. He was a gentleman. We had some interesting discussion recently. Rip.

Gail Grace (Friend from clarke city)

Entered October 19, 2018 from Sept îles

So sorry for the family

Estelle Hould Deslauriers (Friend from Clarke City)

Entered October 23, 2018 from Montreal

My most sincere sympathies to all the Family. R.I.P. Wayne.
Estelle.

My father had started a story (book) of his life, and unfortunately he passed away before he got a chance to complete his story. What follows are my fathers words, unfinished...
- Tim

1944-1950 Before Clarke City
The History:
I was born in Waterloo Quebec (not Ontario) on April 6, 1944. My middle name, Harold, was my father’s used name, though he was mostly called Hal. He was born James Harold Howard Strike in the Montreal area.

My mother was born Dorothy Kathleen Hughes in Toronto, Ontario, and later moved to Montreal with her family, where she met and later married my father in 1939. When my mother’s parents moved to Montreal, they lived in a house that later would be the house of a future Prime minister of Canada: his name was Pierre Eliot Trudeau. At one time, the current Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, also lived there.

When I was born, my parents lived in Fulford QC, and they actually lived on a small farm. The only picture I have found is of my mother’s dog.

Fulford is in an area one hour south of Montreal QC called the Eastern Townships. This area was prominent in future years: Granby, my second home is there; Brome lake, where my family vacationed for years is there; the cottage that we visited and rebuilt was there, until we moved to Mississauga in 1983.

1951-1961 Clarke City
The History:
My father worked for Minor Rubber Company in Granby QC before I was born, and the company, which produced rubber boots, amongst other things, changed to produce items to support the 2nd World War. When the war ended, the company tried to go back to non-war related production...