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The Chapel Trustees sent Gerry a shield to mark his centenary :-
Gerry responded with :-
A pleasant surprise yesterday of that lovely plaque commissioned by the trustees, which I have hung on a wall of the room that I spend most time in during the day. Would you please convey my appreciation to all.
My children arranged a family get together the day before my birthday-pizza. corn on the cob, pies and ice cream in the garden. There were over 30 from Wales. Houston, Vancouver, Gananoque (Ontario ) Kingston (Ontario) and Toronto; The oldest my daughter Christine aged 76 and the youngest Niamh aged 4.
The next day, my birthday, they were all invited along with friends and associates to a celebratory dinner at the Oakville Club about 75 in all. No gifts, no speeches other than greetings from the Prime Minister, the Governor General and King Charles. And a short speech from me on life a hundred years ago.
So now I am in my second century. I live alone at home ( Margaret died 4 years ago ), take care of myself, drive the car and shop, look after my investments a nd banking. But I have gardeners to look after the property and Merry Maids come every 4 weeks to clean the house. My son Malcolm lives in Oakville and comes over every day to check on me and fix anything electrical or mechanical, including problems with the computer. I don’t have a cell phone and I don’t answer the regular phone as I have a hearing problem and most phone calls are scams anyway ; if it is important the caller can leave a message and Malcolm can Handle it. He also insists on doing the laundry as he doesn’t want me climbing the stairs from the basement carrying a load. My daughter drives down from Gananoque periodically to bring meals and give me breaks from household chores. So I have lots of support. And I have promised not to climb ladders.
Thank you again for that lovely gift. I have fond memories of the school and Alan's father teaching us maths.
Gerry Sutton