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Continued from page 11 Technicians course, followed by Stationary Engineer responsible for Community involvement has
league.” another two years in the Chemical the boiler house, soft water plant, always been one of Jack’s interests.
Technologist program. During his and compressor room, a position He was a Kinsman Club member for
In 1969, Jack was the recipient time at St Lawrence College, Jack that he held until the plant closed several years and had been with the
of the Cornwall Lions Club Award played two seasons with the school in the mid-nineties. Jack then found Big Brothers Organization for some
for Football. Later, coaching in the
basketball team coached by Ray employment at Casco in Cardinal, time. He has maintained contact
Optimist Football Program, Jack Summerville initially and by Dave first as a Stationary Engineer and with his “little brother”. Elaine
would have his players do wind Dorman the second year. During the eventually as a Corn Grader. With MacDonald, a relative of Jack’s, was
sprints with Jack starting a few next two years, Jack was a member his lab background this job proved the NDP candidate for a few elections
yards ahead of them and running of the St. Lawrence Roadrunners to be a natural fit, with Jack saying, and Jack worked as a volunteer in
backwards so he could keep an eye
hockey team coached by Orville “Grading corn was the best job that I charge of signs for Elaine and later
on the group. “As a defensive half
Tessier in the first year and by Jack ever had. We had fifty to sixty trucks for Maggie MacDonald and Patrick
back, you had to be able to run well Haines the following season. During per day come in - I got to talk with Berger. A collector of certain items
while moving backwards. Over the his final semester at SLC, Jack began all the farmers and I was there until I has been a longtime hobby for
years, I have run into a few of those working as a Chemical Operator retired in 2009.” Jack. He is often out at area yard
kids, and they would tell me that I at Celenese, a company which sales trying to add to his extensive
could run faster backwards than they In the early 90s, Jack and his wife
produced Methanol Hydrate and was collection of stamps, brass, spoons,
could forward. I don’t think that they situated beside Nav Canada. “They Sally moved from Cornwall to a old radios, clocks and jewelry.
realized just how young they were at treated me well there, I had one property that they had purchased
the time,” near Long Sault. Jack’s brother Jack and Sally have one daughter,
semester left before I could graduate,
Jim suggested that they start a Angela Villeneuve, who lives next
For about a ten-year period Jack and they worked my shifts around garden center. “We started with one door with her husband, Dan and
played hockey with the Laframboise my classes.” greenhouse and eventually we had their children, Jacob and Lauren.
Racers. Over the years, he has also
Jack started taking courses four of them. Sally took a horticultural Unfortunately, Sally St. Thomas
played rugby and participated in Jiu-
working towards Stationary course at Kemptville College and I passed away in November 2020
jitsu, skin diving, and scuba diving.
Engineering Certification, eventually took one at Algonquin. Jim got out following a long battle with cancer.
After high school, Jack had been earning Fourth and then Third- of the business eventually and I Reminiscing about his involvement
working in the lab at TCF which Class designation. He then moved hired Betty Cameron to help us out. in local sports, Jack stated, “I had the
was located behind Courtalds and to Cornwall Hospital Linen Service Betty had an extensive knowledge opportunity to play with so many
realized that more education was where he was employed for the of plants and later took the garden people on many teams over the years
needed to advance. Jack spent the next five years. After that, he went center over, running it for several and I made many friends. Even today
next two years at St. Lawrence to Courtaulds as a Second-Class more years. After it closed, Betty and it seems that almost everywhere that
College, enrolled in the Chemical Engineer, then becoming Chief I did landscape jobs on the side.
I go I will run into one of them.”

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