Hey, they finally got rid of Bill Hopkins! Here are the pictures to prove it....Hoppy's last dinner. On a serious note...I think Bill will enjoy retirement more than working. I don't think we have a witness that he ever worked....Happy retirement, Bill.... you left a legacy to be proud of..Nice Job! BTW, Sam Hyslop in the front row.
Congrats to Brian 'Spider' Webb on his retirement... another old 'fart' joins the list : )
CONGRATS
Just a few shots of the "networking" that took place at this years Retirees' Banquet.
If you took photos of the evening please forward them to my email.
I will be posting a presentation of the evening on the blog in about a week or so. The more photos that I have to work with the better the video presentation
To watch a sample of the type of presentation here is the site:
http://jackandjeanswedding.blogspot.com/
Wow... OLD guys... if anyone has their email addresses... let me know, k? Name | Date of Hire | Date of Retirement |
Williams, Dennis | Nov. 22, 1971 | January 31, 2005 |
Axford, Dennis | Feb. 11, 1974 | July 31, 2005 |
Marchant, Brent | May 21, 1974 | July 31, 2005 |
Glabb, Bernard | Nov. 15, 1971 | October 31, 2005 |
Hussey, Douglas | Nov. 15, 1971 | October 31, 2005 |
Molnar, David | Aug. 04, 1970 | October 31, 2005 |
Phillips, Larry | Dec. 20, 1971 | October 31, 2005 |
Percy, Gary | Jan. 25, 1966 | Feb. 28, 2006 |
Fauteux, Joseph | Aug. 16, 1971 | March 13, 2006 |
Newton, Gary | May 23, 1966 | March 31, 2006 |
Burns, John | Jul. 02, 1969 | May 18, 2006 |
Mousseau, Duane | Sept. 07, 1965 | May 31, 2006 |
Beecroft, Gary | May 14, 1973 | May 31, 2006 |
Janisse, David | Sept. 04, 1973 | July 31, 2006 |
Desjardins, Russell | Feb. 16, 1970 | July 31, 2006 |
Lajuck, Dmytro | Jul. 02, 1974 | August 31, 2006 |
Glabb, Bernard | Nov. 15, 1971 | October 31, 2005 |
These guys are set to retire this month...
Gary Beecroft - May 31/06
Ok, as far as I can tell these guys have vacated the fire department. In other words they finally retired.
Gary Percy worked forever in the fire service, probably from the age of 15 or so. After 156 years of service Gary has moved over to Lakeshore to follow in Bob Tapaks shoes and is now the Deputy Chief of that hamlet. Belle River is ordering more white shirts as we speak.
Gary Newton I think has retired but he may show up for work anyways because of a habit of not being able to quit : )
Joe Fauteaux left the premises while his chair was still warm. Apparently he had a novena and left without cleaning out his desk. When last seen Joe was wandering around the parking lot trying to find his way home in a vehicle that didnt have a Fire Department emblem on it.
Bill "Mother" Ferguson who withdrew his papers just to keep everyone on their toes. Bill thought about retiring and then realized he would no longer be a boss anywhere so he decided to stay put. Just kidding Bill... after all, if we cant kid each other who can we kid?
Ahhh... Dennis Axford; "Fatback" by any other name. Dennis leaves the department after 52 years of service mainly at #7 station where he was the boss without any rank. Dennis is remembered mostly for cutting coupons for anything while barking orders to the captains of the day. We should have nicknamed him "Bulldog".
All kidding aside.. Good luck to all ... youre going to love retirement except for Percy and Tapak. Someday even Mother will reconsider : )
