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Amherstburg resident celebrates 100th birthday By Ron Giofu It was a birthday 100 years in the making for Allanion Blake. Blake was honoured with a small parade in his honour outside of his Amherstburg home Sunday afternoon and, a few hours later, was the guest of honour on a two-hour Zoom call where friends, family and dignitaries paid tribute to the main they lovingly refer to as “Brother Blake.” The celebrations were co-ordinated by Windsor and Living Faith Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Joined by wife Beryl, Blake was born in 1920 and was baptized March 31, 1945 at the Shortwood Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The small company of believers were soon relocated to a private home and not very long afterwards they again had to move. In the 1950's, Blake started a second company, which is now the Jack’s Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Born in Jamaica, Blake met and married his late wife Alvaria. The couple had their first child, Dorren Blake. They shared three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. After Alvaria's passing, he migrated to Montreal in 1972 where he attended the Westmount Seventh-Day Adventist Church. “Brother Blake” practiced as an Elder, Sabbath School Teacher and Personal Ministries leader. No soon after visiting the Perth Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1974, he married Beryl Blake on May 26 of that year. He began his diligent work as a porter in the Montreal Children's Hospital, which lasted 19 years. The phrase “Let us think big” rang in their lives constantly. While the two purchased their home in Brockville, Ontario, Beryl established a home care business while Brother Blake continued his position in Montreal. He would visit constantly every weekend. According to the tribute read during the Zoom call, “with their philanthropic heart and great contributions,” they were recognized for their work with those who have intellectual disabilities. “Still thinking big they decided to purchase a group
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Amherstburg resident Allanion Blake celebrated his 100th birthday with a parade and Zoom call Sunday. He was joined by wife Beryl for the celebration. His actual birthday was Tuesday. home and named it Morrisburg Residential Home. Which they were granted a residential home license under the Ontario Act,” those on the call learned. In 1993, Blake retired from the Montreal Children’s Hospital and was asked no soon after, by Pastor Williams of The Brockville Seventh-Day Adventist
Church to be the head Elder at The Cornwall Church. At the time the church didn’t have a running pastor in place and he accepted the calling and immersed himself in Prison Ministries. Pastor Putt became the next pastor in line running after the previous pastor.
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