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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-07-05, Page 13from page 1 date has been to no avail and police are still baffled as to what happened to the popular young woman. St. Chandler said the investigation is still very much alive with police following up on any leads which come in. "We don't have anything new to report, but the investigation has continued throughout the year. We have followed up leads as late as last week," he said. Sgt. Chandler said Constable Nick Cliteur, O.P.P. officer Bill McKeag and O.P.P. detective Dick Connors from the Criminal Investigation branch of the O.P.P. have all been assigned to the case(Constable Cliteur replaces Sgt. Doug Proctor who has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of criminal charges). Nevertheless, Sgt. Chandler said they are no closer to solving the puzzle than they were .a year ago. "It still remains a mystery. We've been able to eliminate some suspicious elements, although not all. We will continue until we have eliminated all," he said. He also commented two composite draw- ings released in January of two men .seen outside Lois's place of employment on the Monday morning after she disappeared fail- ed to come up with any positive leads. "We received a number of phone calls and _.all._were. followesi.up," he said Pain doesn't stop, keeps on For Lois's family -her mother Olive and brothers John, Jim, Lloyd and David -the last year has been filled -with the pain of not knowing what happened to their daughter and sister. David, who has acted as media spokesman for the family because he's the easiest to contact, said the family still hopes Lois is alive and are sitting and waiting, but on the other hand they hope if she isn't alive her body will be found so the issue can be resolved. "There's just too mulch pain involved with this thing, it doesn't stop, it keeps going and going. It's the first thing I think about when I get up in the morning and the iast.thing,,at might, it's constantly with you all the time," he said. David explains his mother, who had one more year to work before she was to retire and move in with Lois at the Nelson Street bungalow, never returned for her last year of work as a schoolteacher. Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 5, 1989—Page 13 Lois now in second "She just couldn't do it," he said "her and Lois were such good friends, all her retire- ment plans centered around Lois." David comments the little bungalow bought for Lois and her mother to live in and which Lois took such pride in redecorating �.. ,.)!S HAN.'\ kSlN A If trait Sac.rGf :HAP.v ry ij ) alt it9VOi,�tu t <ii#st'K:s X b C44514 M): ”:44tifigr, t bn,or;; r xs .s h Ar,I.:4'.f *5.19)3 4341. rrF �Yasti > 'i'otte.:kt c j tlit*Pttrcat before movinginto it in March of 1988 re- mains virtually the same as it was the day Lois disappeared. "Mom doesn't want to live there; she doesn't want to rent it, and she doesn't want to sell it. All of Lois's possessions are still there, most of her clothes, everything is still the way she left it, waiting and „ready for her," he said. Christmas and Lois' birthday were tough As he describes how the family made it through this past year, David said Christmas, and Feb 3(Lois'.s hirt ay)werf extremelytou h onthe Whole family. . "At Christmas, we really :didn't know what to do. We had a picture of her with some candlesburning around it. We talked about Lois...It still doesn't seem possible Mom says it seems like 12 years instead of 12 months and it does too. It's like forever," he said. Keeping busy and trying to get back to some kind of normal life has helped. Brother John went back to Winnipeg, Jim is working at Ontario Hydro, Lloyd an elec- trical contractor, lives .onthe family farm out- side of Holyrood with Lois's mom, and David Edna Stanley and .Bette MacLeod of Purple Grove enjoyed the Seniors dinner dance in Kincardine on Thursday. Many from Purple Grove joined Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mcperson and family celebrating their anniversary in the township hall dancing to Glen Boyds' orchestra. Ian and Shari Elliott of Ingersoll visited with Anne and Don McCosh on Sunday. Also visiting were Rose Kaskamp and her friend Pep Trowell, she and her husband and three children of Ottawa spent the weekend with the Kaskamps on the sixth. Anne, Don, Mary Ann and Dick McCosh attended the memorial service for their cousin, Leonard Smith formerly of Mitchell. Mary Anne Kirkaly visited Alma and Eldon Lowry on Sunday. The Grove Bible Study Group met at Nina McDonald's. Next week they will gather at Anne McCosh's summer residence. The Boyle family gathered at the farm to celebrate Abe birthdays of Bonnie and Corinne. Sam and July Finnie of Danville also attended. . .Jane and Earl Elliott and fancily spent the weekend at the Stanley family Picnic in the Ashfield Park. Marg Armstrong had minor :surgery in London on 'Thurs- day. On Friday She was able to return as far as her sister, Olive, in Goderieh. We wish you ;well Marj. Marion Emerson visited her grand- daughter Susan, in 'Chatham. Wayne Gawley is in the hospital.South line neighbours had ;a housewa a ° g for URPLE GROVE Margaret Anne and Harvey Oer in their new home in Kincardine. They presented them with time lawn recliners and brought quantities of food. The community's thoughts and prayers are with Alma Gillies as she enters hospital for major surgery. Janet Nixon spent a week in hospital. Hope your troubles are over now Janet. The 4-H landscaping club toured Sandra Forster's garden on Monday. The Forster's are happy to have finished with the small bales of hay and when the large bales are done they will be finished. Fran Farrell and children cleaned up the flower beds at the library. This was much appreciated by Bette MacLeod who norrn.ally does it. Visitors with Janet and Jack Farrell were Peter and Susan Roberts and family of Merton, Al and Cathy Martin and boys of icitchener, Eric and Marg Ran - some of the Tiverton area. Visiting for the weekend with Bette MacLeod were her son Noel, his wife Diane and son Robert. Robert enjoyed marching behind the pipe band and vat - cling the fireworks Saturday night. Freda Owen of London also called. She was visiting her mother Laura Herd, in Winghaxnn hospital. year owns and operates the Silver Lake Tent and Trailer Park. David said the family is still actively in- volved in the investigation and were out on a small search last week triggered by com- ments made in a local drinking establishment. The family also had 10,000 new posters of Lois made up in February and they have been distributed across Canada and in the States. "Whenever someone is going someplace we send some of the posters," David said,"until we hear otherwise we have to keep going. People say I don't know how you keep going but, you have to, Ifyou stopped, you'd °goout ofyour roindAVelrezholding on to hoperightlnow. When you have no options that's what you do. You go day by day." Foul play involved David still maintains as he has from the beginning that foul play is involved in his sister's disappearance. "That girl had no intention of leaving that house," he said. David rules out the suggestion of suicide. "Besides, if it was suicide, they would have found the body by now," he said. David also emphasizes the point the "family has been extremely disappointed with how the initial investigation was handled." When the family learnt of Lois's failure to turn up for work Monday morning they im- mediately sounded the alarm because they knew such action was out of character for her. They went to the police, but were told the police wouldn't become immediately involv- ed in the disappearance of an adult. "I realize why the police don't fly off the handle in the case of an adult because they feel the person is mature and can take care of themselves, but in this case we feel they should have listened to the family," he said. At the very least David said he thinks the police should have warned them to seal off the bungalow for the preservatirs, of possi- ble clues and leads. "It might not have made any did ante, but by the time the O.P.P. forensic people showed up on Thursday, hundreds of people had been through the house because we were using it as headquarters for our search," he said, "there may not have been anything, but there's a doubt in my mind that we could have found something had we sealed the house off." He also resents the fact police failed to provide an officer to assist with the search carried out by hundreds of volunteers. "We didn't ask for the whole force, we just wanted one officer to show us how to do it," he said. . _ - - However, David is quick to applaud the ef- forts of the police and O.P.P. ever since and feels the investigation has been well handled. He comments the family became close to Sgt. Doug Proctor and will miss him now that he has been suspended from the force "We really feel bad about what has hap- pened. He was really good with the whole family," he said. Glad for the media attention now With the anniversary of Lois's thsap- pearance drawing near, David said he has been bombarded withmedia requests for in- terviews from CBC, Global, London Free Press, Owen Sound etc. Ile is-happytoget`ihe:pvblitifybecauseabe feels: it will;refresh everyone's memory. As an afterthought, he says, "there's mot a day goes by we. don't pray this- thingwill=be resolved. It's .infuriating to think someone could cause this much pain to our family'." Debbie Brindley, who owns MaeG's" Said she is still hoping -Lois will come home. "Until someone proves otherwise, I'm -not giving up," she said. Debbie comments she has sent flyers of Lois to the Toronto and Montreal areas along with her business correspondence as a way of getting the message out. "My suppliers all have large staffs and you never know," she said. Michael Charles Frey, son of Noah and Florence Frey, Luckuow, graduated M.ay 6, 169 from the Ontario 'Theological Seminary, •Toronto with a degree in Master of Theological Studies. He previously received a B.Sc. in ;Psychology degree from McMaster University, Hamilton. „Michael will be entering McMaster 'Medial Sebool, Hamilton in September 1$9. Sharon Elizabeth Frey, daughter of Noah and Florence Frey, Lueow, graduated from the University of Waterloo, May 25, OW receiving cber Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She plans to pursue ;a tamer to teaching ESL (English as a Secp,l Vie).