Fr. Holland's Corner a l u m n i s h o u t- o u t s
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A group of “Old Boys” from classes ’55 to ’57 meet regularly at “The Sals” for breakfast to catch up and share stories. They recently had an end of year barbecue at Don and Sue Hart's place. Shown: back row L-R : Gerry Seier ’57, Ted Kernoski ’57, Don Knudsen ’56, Rich Stephanchew ’56, Warren Weldon ’56, Gus Bodnar (not an Alumni). Front Row L-R : Les Oliver ’57 , Lou Mainella ’56, Don Hart ’57, George Steciuk ’55 . Missing: Bob Gilbert ’55 and Garry Brown ’56
Paul Keirstead ’73 and his wife Holly are enjoying a well-deserved retirement in Burnaby, BC after his career in the banking industry. He encourages all the men and women of the class of ’73 to be watching for news of a big five-oh reunion coming before long. (Note: the class of ’73 distinguished itself by having eleven women graduate with them - six of whom made it to their twenty fifth reunion.)
Allan Peterkin ’76 has released his 14th book, another children’s book (his 4th), called Peacock and Sketch about a fame-driven, selfie-obsessed peacock who learns about friendship and patience from a girl who likes to draw. Allan also has written a number of medical textbooks, but his bestseller for adults was One Thousand Beards-A Cultural History of Facial Hair
1974
1969 Congratulations to Order of Manitoba nominee Gregg Hansen ’69, who has supported a variety of causes, including poverty reduction in First Nations education. Now retired, he chairs an early childhood development initiative to assist Winnipeg’s most vulnerable children.
1971 Robert Coutts ’71 retired from Parks Canada in 2013, then completed a PhD in History at the U of M and is currently a Visiting Scholar at St. Paul's College. He recently published a book called Authorized Heritage which analyses the history of commemoration at heritage sites across Western Canada. It was published this past March by U of Manitoba Press. Robert is also editor of the magazine Prairie History: The Journal of the West.
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Philip Mowat ’74 has spent a number of years working and travelling around the world. Most of the past two decades were spent sidestepping, and sometimes getting caught up in wars, terrorism, and revolutions in the Middle East. He currently lives halfway between London and Cambridge after getting married to a Britisher. Some members of the 1974 class recently got together to celebrate the retirement of Doug Spier ‘74 and the partial retirement of Brian Schmidt ‘74. Seated left to center: Doug Spiers, Eric Mann, Larry Franz, Duncan McGregor, Stuart Pudavik, Paul White. Seated right to center: Tom Crew, Brian Schmidt, Kevin Leung, Gerry Holowka, Richard Phillips, Joe Egan, Felix Sandron, Cameo appearance by Don Jones.
Randy Gray ’ 76 recently acquired a sailboat (a 1987 Bayfield 36) which he and partner Karen Hudson took out into the open ocean for the first time in August, circumnavigating Vancouver Island in 8 days. He describes the boat as comfortable, easy to handle, solid and plenty quick for a 36-footer. He is looking forward to taking her farther afield in the years to come. Living the dream!
Sidney Shapira ’76 has, with Doug Jordan, a former teacher from Laidlaw School, recently self-published a book of Doug’s poetry and Sidney's photography. They were reunited through Facebook after 48 years. The book, The Gate and Other Poems on a Life's Journey, is available at McNally Robinson Booksellers, or at www.thegatepoetry.ca.
