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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-10-26, Page 37Hold tight to memories for 1 comfort, lean an your friends yourl f jmoments ca For Obituaries call: 1-877-750-5054 Fax: 1-866-485-8461 e-mail: obituaries@yourlifemoments.ca All other moments call: 1-888-786-7821 Fax: 1-866-757-0227 e-mail: milestones.sun@yourlifemoments.ca Obituaries In Memoriam Thanks Births Celebrations More Obituaries Obituaries DADD, Zoe Carolyn - Peacefully, at Clinton Public Hospital, on Friday, October 14, 2016, Zoe Carolyn (Lavender) Dadd, of Bayfield formerly of Glencoe, age 87. Beloved wife of 67 years to Arthur "Art" Russell Dadd. Loved mother and mother-in- law of Rosemary and John Crosthwaite of Bayfield, Richard Dadd of Clinton and Barbara Dadd of Goderich, Fairleigh and Pete Landry of Wallaceburg, Laura! Russell of Exeter. Cherished grandma of Pierre and Nong Crosthwaite, Jill Crosthwaite and fiance Colin Cooper, Jason Dadd, Jessie Dadd, Kyle Munroe, Amy Munroe, Nicole Russell, Michelle Russell. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Adrian and Mary Lavender of London. Predeceased by her parents Henry J. and C. Jessie (Middleton) Lavender, brother-in-law Ransom Dadd and sister-in-law Fairley Marten. At Zoe's request, cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service was held at the St. Andrew's United Church, 6 The Square, Bayfield on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 2 p.m. If desired, memorial donations (payable by cheque) to St. Andrew's United Church, Bayfield, the Clinton Public Hospital or a charity of choice would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to the T. HARRY HOFFMAN & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Dashwood Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com Obituaries Obituaries McLEAN, Keith Edward - Keith Edward McLean died at home of a complicated illness on October 10, 2016 at the age of 69. He was born in Portage La Prairie, MB on October 28, 1946. He grew up on the family farm and attended Summerhill School and Clinton District Collegiate Institute. He served in the Canadian Military for over 28 years and left it in the rank of Captain with the Cadet Services League of Canada. During his service he was stationed in various parts of Canada and served in West Germany under the auspicious of NATO and in Cyprus with the UN Peacekeeping contingent. Keith was predeceased by his parents Don and Dorothy (Dot) McLean of Clinton, ON and his brother Robert Ford. He is survived by his wife of 47 years Edie, his son Mike (Laurie), daughter Lisa (Harold) and his grandsons Finn and 011ie. He is also survived by his brothers Roy and Tom (Joyce), his sister Bonnie and his nieces and nephews. Keith enjoyed life and had a wonderful sense of humour. He was a great sportsman and hockey player. He was loved by all who knew him and will be sorely missed by his family and friends. A funeral service will be held at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Headingly, MB on October 24, 2016 with burial to follow. for strength, and always remember~ how much you are cared about. Wednesday, October 26, 2016 • News Record 37 Shaun Gregory Postmedia Network Allan Thompson being the chair on the Huron -Bruce Federal Liberal Association invited the public to one of their meetings last Wednesday. Liberals celebrate the one-year anniversary of PM Trudeau being elected Shaun Gregory Postmedia Network It's been a year since our country witnessed what PM Justin Trudeau called a "real change." It was a landslide vic- tory and one of his fellow party members, Allan Thompson bat- tled a campaign of his own in Huron and Bruce Counties. Though it didn't play out as fruitful as he had hoped, it was close. So close that it kept his Liberal drive active. Following the head of state of revising, Thompson did not have the capabilities of giving residency to more than 30,000 Syrian refu- gees or putting citizens earning more than $200,000 in a different taxbracket Especiallyafterhisloss to Ben Lobb, Huron -Bruce Con- servative MP, he didn't have a spot in parliament Which meant living up to the Prime Minster's catchy phrase of change, seemed a task rather hard to conquer. At the SeaforthAgriplexOctober 19, joined by about fifty of his Lib- eral supporters who had knocked on doors and volunteered their time in a campaign run that spanned two years, he thanked them. He also told them through his close loss of 24,971 to 22,196 votes he learned a lot, particularly the rural side of things. "Shortly after the election, I decided that I would like to con- tribute something to the local party, and I thought the most con- structive waywould be to try to fig- ure a more effective way to reach out to rural ridings," said Thomp- son after his speech to his followers. Named ProjectRURAL, the task force was launched and accepted by the Liberals with the mission of researching ways to better connect with people who are less urban- ized. The study was conducted from last spring until the winter, and by early summer the imple- mentation stages had begun. Thompson mentioned that now they are in the stages of execution as they can prepare for the next election, which is expected to be held October 21, 2019. He is keen on developing poli- cies from the ground up and ask- ing sking people, "what broke, can we fix it, what do you need in a community?" A new-fangled ambition has developed from the loss, and it hasn't hindered Thompson's hopes in anyway; he implied that running again for MP is not off the table in the future. "Yes, it's certainly a possibility,\; I think it would be foolish to rule it out because you invest a lot. I put close to two years to the election campaign, started from scratch. I built a very, very good organiza- tion," explained Thompson. At the lime, on leave from a full- time journalism professor position at Carleton University, the Glam- mis Ont. native remembers the defeat vividly. His campaign man- ager revealed the status of votes through back-to-back phone conversations. "One time he called and said, 'It's not looking good. I'll call you back in afewminutes,' Thompson was told by the veteran campaigner. It was just after 10 p.m. and Thompson had been advised to stay secluded with his family in case he fell short in front of the public's eye as this would be "crushing news:' Then the phone rang with the disappointing results; he had lost the election. "I started to look at houses to buy and settle down," he said. "I certainly would've had a home here and a home in Ottawa. Through an agreement with his movement, it was promised that if they fell short, a congratu- lations to the victor would be necessary. They were on the highway they headed to Goderich where Lobb was celebrating at a favoured venue known as the Candlelight Restaurant. And just as Thomp- son thought the day could not get any worse, a deer jumped out in front of the vehicle he and his campaign manager were driving. "It could have been worse," Thompson added about the misfortune. After the buck collided with the side of their van, they stopped and noticed that it was gone and trusted it had survived. Back on the road they went The two competitors met and had a beer, with a laugh Thomp- son recalls he may have paid for the alcoholic beverages.