New Years Prognostications
Education:
Attended School in Stamford Centre (Niagara Falls on the outskirts)
Served Apprenticeship as Tool & Die Maker at Ford Motor Company.
Die Designer
Obtained Diploma in Business Administration at WLU as a mature student.
Competent Toastmaster: Towns of York, Aurora.
Work Experience:
Ford Motor Company Windsor Operations, 1956 to 1967
General Foreman Engine Assembly during introduction of the '65 USA/Canada Auto Pact.
Participated in the start-up of Budd Automotive 1967 – 1972 (Kitchener)
General Manager Preston Metal and Roofing Products Ltd. (18 years.)
President Bailey Metal Products. (1991 -1993.)
Consults for Samco Machinery Ltd, Manufacturers of Roll Forming Machinery
Family:
Married to Myra, Two Daughters, Two Sons, and Eight Grandchildren
Rotary Highlights:
Sponsor Harry Edgar
Joined Preston Hespeler, March 1977
Club President 1980 – 81 (Closing Slide Show of Every Member)
Sgt at Arms, District Governor Bert Boones Conference 1981 (Skyline Hotel)
District Governors Rep, for District 709 (Hugh Stone Governor)
1983 District Conference Chair for Governor Ted Turner. (Kitchener Int'l Style)
Represented Canada at the Rotary International Bonspiel in Scotland, 1986.
Judge Gordon McConnell, Peter Stark, Bob Heer. (Fulton & Joan Henry)
Recipient of three Paul Harris Awards from Preston Hespeler.
Photo appeared in the “Rotarian” when attempt made to enter the Guinness World Record-Book while cooking the worlds' largest pancake.
GSE Host, Team Leader Israel Ralph Hadani, & Team Member from Argentina
Honorary Member of Preston Hespeler 1991 to 1999 (living in King City).
Presented the Economic Update each year to P-H for 23 years, C. N. for 7 yrs.
Re-joined P-H as active member 1999.
Chairman of Preston-Hespeler 75th Anniversary Celebrations, 2001
Rotarian of the Year at Preston-Hespeler 2001.
Left Active Membership July 2007
Activities:
Past President Riverwalk Condominiums
Past Board Member: Unity Centre of Practical Christianity.
Consultant to Samco Machinery Ltd.
Volunteer Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Member of the Breakfast Network
VectorVest Program Leader.
Hobbies and Interests:
Golf
Vector Vest
Travel (Cruising)