The Piklee Post
~ 26 August 2010 ~
2010 ~
The Last Post listings here have occurred since the last issue of The Piklee Post - April 2010
and show all those of our Patricia Family that we are aware of.
~ Lest We Forget ~
It is with regret that we must record the passing of the following members of the Patricia Family ...
Gordon R. Legarie Edmonton, AB 09 January 2010 ( Regular Force )
Leonard Quinla Winnipeg, MB 25 January 2010 ( Regular Force )
Corporal Darren J. Fitzpatrick Edmonton, AB 06 March 2010 ( Regular Force, Afghanistan )
Peter Vander Graaf Winnipeg, MB 23 March 2010 ( WW II )
Anthony G.C. Whittall Victoria, BC 24 March 2010 ( Regular Force )
33. George Payne Wilts, United Kingdom 28 March 2010 ( UK Airborne, Canadian Regular Force )
386. Elizabeth Seiersen Courtenay, BC 28 March 2010 ( Beloved wife of Peter Sieersen )
Richard Parker Victoria, BC 29 March 2010 ( WW II )
Anthony Ferguson St. Albert, AB 08 April 2010 ( Regular Force )
Joseph Yurejchuk Winnipeg, MB 10 April 2010 ( WW II )
Private Tyler W. Todd Afghanistan 11 April 2010 ( 1 PPCLI Regular Force ) ( 142nd KIA )
Jean-Emile Paille Winnipeg, MB 12 April 2010 ( WW II, Korea )
Alfred J. Papson Winnipeg, MB 14 April 2010 ( WW I )
Thomas G. Sullivan Victoria, BC 16 April 2010 ( Regular Force )
276. Leo Ferguson Saskatoon, SK 30 April 2010 ( WW II, Korea )
LCol. Henry Moncrief Edmonton, AB 02 May 2010 ( WW II, Regular Force )
Norma K. Gunton Ottawa, ON 08 May 2010 ( Beloved wife of LCol Gordon Gunter PPCLI deceased )
George Cairns Winchester, ON 09 May 2010 ( WW II, Korea )
Roland E (Rollie) Lapointe Victoria, BC 09 May 2010 ( Korea, Regular Force )
Harry Bloom Cornwall, ON 12 May 2010 ( Regular Force )
Private Kevin McKay Afghanistan 13 May 2010 ( PPCLI Regular Force ) (144th KIA )
85. Mike Melnechuk Kamloops, BC 16 May 2010 ( WW II, Korea, Regular Force )
Harry Guzda Winnipeg, MB 21 May 2010 ( WW II )
Kenneth Soucie Windsor, ON 25 May 2010 ( Regular Force )
John B. Barnhart Nanaimo, BC 29 May 2010 ( Regular Force, RCEME attached PPCLI)
Kenneth E. Goodrich Ottawa, ON 31 May 2010 ( WW II )
John A. Richardson Peterborough, ON 02 June 2010 ( Regular Force )
Ben Blyth Powell River, BC 09 June 2010 ( Regular Force )
Dwayne D. Van Vianen Victoria, BC 09 June 2010 ( Regular Force )
Ed Watson Chilliwack, BC 11 June 2010 ( WW II )
Raymond V. Cummings Surrey, BC 17 June 2010 ( Regular Force )
Lawrence Monforton Stonewall, MB 20 June 2010 ( Regular Force )
Donald Ardelian Calgary, AB 22 June 2010 ( Korea, Regular Force )
William T. Smith Calgary, AB 24 June 2010 ( Regular Force )
Chic Fuller Prince George, BC 01 July 2010 ( Regular Force )
Len Aronsson Fort Saskatchewan, AB 02 July 2010 ( Regular Force )
W. Ron Overy Invermere, BC 19 July 2010 19 July 2010 ( Regular Force )
John O. Clarke Toronto, ON 24 July 2010 ( WW II )
Michael J. Juryn Winnipeg, MB 21 August 2010 ( WW II )
~ "We Will Remember Them" ~
"The Tree of Life"
In the main concourse of the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre in Ottawa is an emblematic symbol called "the tree of life." The tree and its leaves present a beautiful way to remember someone or to celebrate a special event, sorrowful or otherwise. The act of remembrance is effected by the purchase of a leaf of the tree.
Colonel John Gardom (retired) of the Lord Strathcona Horse paid tribute to Sergeant Leger, Corporal Dyer, Private Smith and Private Green by purchasing a leaf of the tree at a cost of one thousand dollars.
Vince Kennedy, Ed McMahon, John Gardam and Lloyd Swick were present for the unveiling on the a.m. of the 9th May 2002. Colonel Gardam spoke of the close attachment and respect he held for the Patricias. BGen Kennedy, on behalf of the Regiment, gave thanks for the generous gift and reflected on how the Tree and its leaf with the names of the four soldiers was an impressive way of honouring these Patricias who sacrificed their lives in the fight against terrorism.
Left to Right: BGen Vince Kennedy, Ed McMahon (resident of Perley), Col John Gardom, Lloyd Swick. Paul Finn the Perley Rideau Foundation Managing Director took the pictures. Ed, the CSM, was on hand to ensure the ceremony went well — it did.
Prez note: Our sincere thanks to Lloyd Swick for this submission.
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"WE TRAINED hard . . . but every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing . . . And a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing inefficiency and demoralization." —
Petronius, A.D. 66.
prez note: I have read this often over the years, with each and every perusal I re-live the horror story of 'Hellyer the Hun' who single-handedly brought about the inevitable destruction of Canada's military. And, in particular, our regimental system and traditions as we knew and cherished.