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Gerry E. Samson: Recipient of the

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boys for 15 years, he sponsored a total program for children
of the Police Force to Gerry E. Samson.
It is a fellowship of honor based on the of fourteen boys who in turn became who were having difficulties early in the Walmart Warehouse), Smart

highest qualities of citizenship service Big Brothers. Meanwhile, as a police their development. The practice back Centres which include: Sportec,

to Canada, to the police community, officer, he raised $5000.00 trough the then was that doctors would notify Best Buy, Michaels, and Winners
and to humanity at large. Jail and Bail program, money that went schools when they would see a young to the area, along with major condo
to support the Canadian Cancer Society.
Known as an exemplary officer, Gerry patient who was experiencing a speech housing on Second Street and Sydney

E. Samson served with the Cornwall Samson was also very proactive in or visual handicap so that a plan to Street. He says one of their major
Police from 1976 to 2004. Samson was sports, coaching minor hockey, Junior address the handicap by the time the accomplishments was the twenty-fi ve-

born into a family whose altruism and B, and baseball for fifteen years and child arrived in school could be set up. million-dollar Wastewater Treatment
generosity values are deeply rooted: his refereeing ODHA hockey for twenty- To do this, he petitioned the provincial Plant, which was the construction of

five years.
mother was government for funding to hire the a huge sanitation and fi ltration system
a Big Sister who was on the Board Samson also held tenure for twenty- best speech therapists from France and that spreads up to Maxville.
of Directors and his father received an one years with several schoolboards, from Windsor University to provide Whether he was on the Board of
award in 1984 for having four sons who seventeen of which were with services in French and in English. He Directors as a police offi cer or as a Big

became Big Brothers themselves: a first the SGD Roman Catholic Separate says that to convince them to come to Brother, Gerry always had the
School Board with a stint as Vice
in Canada! Cornwall after their graduation, instead same high standard: he treated
All his life, Gerry dedicated his Chairman. In 2004, he was elected of Toronto, he would hire the best everyone with respect, diligence, and
energy to helping children who needed School Board Trustee for the Catholic students even before they graduated. compassion. It is Gerry’s endless
guidance, emotional support, and District School Board of Eastern In 2012, Samson was elected devotion to his fellow citizens and a
improved living conditions. He started Ontario in Kemptville for four years. Cornwall City Councillor in a by- strong desire to help those less fortunate
Over a ten-year period, Samson also
Big Brothers in Cornwall in 1973 with election, and he served the City until that earned him the respect of the
his friends Angelo Toundail, Ken Slitter, raised $4000.00 for the Children’s 2014. As a member of City Council, he community, and a lifetime recognition

worked with his colleagues to bring the from the Vice King of the country.
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