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Graham Cotter
John Bell
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is about to publish the second of his two novels, The Topher, about children in Warkworth, Ont. His first novel, Drumlin Fever, was published in 2020, and both are available on his website. Graham also has two books of poetry in the works: Paintings and Poems, by Norma Cotter and Graham Cotter, and Cabochon & Pyx as well as two autobiographies: How’s the Old S.O.B.? (domestic) and A Dill Pickle on the Side (professional). These are in addition to more than a dozen books he’s written. Graham is a retired Anglican priest who has a home near Warkworth, serves as an honorary assistant at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Port Hope, is an honorary canon of the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto, and publishes weekly letters on science and theology.
Rex Crawford
says the best years of his life were spent at St. Andrew’s College. Many people left a lasting impression on his life, most notably Thomas Tudball and Dick Gibb. “I will never forget the day I was signing off to go to Toronto with Mr. Tudball. He told me on the way that I was a born leader but didn’t realize it. Those words had a profound impact and would shape the future of my life,” Rex recalls. The trip to Europe organized by Dick Gibb is one never to be forgotten. “Memories of that trip and my school companions will never fade and remain vivid to this day,” he says. Rex, who lives in Wallaceburg, Ont., has been professionally active in industry, farming, and politics, with the most enjoyable being the business of farming. He grew crops that included corn, wheat, sugar beets, and tobacco on 400 acres and managed 200 cattle over 25 years.
1959 Alf Wirth
semi-retired at the end of 2018, when he and his wife, Anne-Marie, bought an apartment in Panama City, Republic of Panama, where they spend each winter. They also have one in Vienna, Austria, where they stay for most of the year. He says both are beautiful cities with excellent infrastructure and great healthcare. “Panama’s weather is tops, and Vienna is rated as the best place to live in the world,” Alf reports. “Vienna also features one of my daughters and three grandsons, one of whom attends SAC.” Nicolas Pourazim is in the Class of 2024. Despite COVID-19 challenges, Alf and Anne-Marie visit Toronto for a few weeks in the spring and fall to catch up with old friends who no longer travel and to attend events like the 50-year-plus dinner and the Red & White Gala.
retired after a 50-year career from his business, Pioneer Handcraft Furniture, in Severn Bridge, Ont. He lives in a cottage in nearby Orillia in the French River area of Georgian Bay and spends time each winter at his home on Anna Maria Island in Florida. He has stayed in touch with several classmates.
Malcolm Black
reports that he is exceedingly well and getting in his 10k steps a day. He is president of the Kids & Classics Boatshop Museum, a charity that allows kids to build a boat in two days, then get in it and row. Two winters ago, the charity restored a 17-foot Penn Yan outboard boat, and last winter, a 16-foot Shepherd. He says 2021 was the first year the Kids & Classics volunteer sailing program was hosted at Belwood Lake Sailing Club, and they had seven antique dinghies sailing. Malcolm is president of Beaumont Mill Antique Market, which lost five months of income to the pandemic, but he reports that his other business, Blackbox Radio Controls, carried on as usual. SAC alumni are always welcome in Glen Williams, Ont.; just ask for Malcolm at the antique market or the boatshop museum.
Malcolm Black ’62 in his first outing in the Penn Yan outboard boat.
1963 Terry Montgomery
retired from a 46-year career as an architect. He is a founding partner of Montgomery Sisam Architects. The Toronto firm was retained for the renovation of St. Andrew’s science and technology wing, completed in 2021. Currently, Terry’s firm is engaged in the St. Anne’s School project, SAC’s all-girls sister school slated for completion in 2023. “Our primary aspiration for St. Anne’s has been to transform the existing house into a contemporary learning environment without sacrificing grace and dignity. Once renovated, the house will establish an impressive centrepiece for the ultimate build-out of the campus,” Terry says. Although retired, he will be keeping a close watch on the construction as the dream for SAS becomes a reality. Spring 2022 The ANDREAN
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