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By *ion Dietz ' • •
There's an image IlkhaVe of Jack
down the herd' the Lucknow Medical Centrei, his White'lith.
coat flapping behind in the breeze he created because he .
walked so fast...limit knew his time was short and he made -
the most of the timo lite was. given.
Eleven years,,ag6'he was, 3infectpdwith hepatitis in the I
•. ;Muse OfatnediCal procedure to saliva patient's life and his
• • health was never the same. In a sense he gave his life to -
preserve a. life. •" .
An avid ;Maar and Curler, he served ,On the Lucknow
'Recreation Committee because he believed people are• ,
influenced by communitytorganizatiqns. He -also served on
the Wingliam andMistrict:HosPital Board With distinetion,
Music was a particularinterest He was a member Of the
Western -Mustang ,Band while attending,itniversity at the
•University ofWestern • Ontario and local bands, the Lucknow
High. School Band and the Lucknow. Pipe Band, 'fie was a•
. member, a thiltickpow School Band at the time of
his death.
He believed membership in •it band was a positive -
influence -in yOung lives.. llicanti his brothers, Reid and
"Allan were pipers in the Lucknow Pipe Band and he 'was.
especially proud of his daughter, • Lori who has made it a
family tradition by learning to play the pipes; They had the
opportunity to'zplitY. together op 'several , occasions' :at.
Neddings-and'at, publicfunctions. ^ •
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As a doctorhe carried 011- despite hisfailing health
because he knew people depenited on him; his associate and
• friend, Dr i Mel Corrin, the stiff at the medicalcentre and "
, the hospital and his patients.* Dr. McKim was extremely
busy with his own general practice and in his position as
anaesthetist at Wifigham hospital but he ,never made. you
feel fie, was too, ,busy,:te see you. The wait. to• see•hint for
• • your appointment .waS tisnallyllong, but you were assured
• „ , • 'that oncowith you, he wouldtiVoyou the thorough attention
• all of the patients before you hadteceived while Yon -waited,
• He especiallrteok, time to.• help parents deal with their
!concerns about their ehildren. His compassion and under-
standing Made it possible f to take any problem' to , hiin •
• without fear of feeling foolish. • • • ,
• 'Hewes considerate and kind He took the time to minister
-Act his patients mental and ,enfotionalueeds as well as their
physical ailments. Dr. McKim was one of a, very few family
O physiiianstemaining %in practice that a family, could call
friend as 'well as doetor. . .
Jack was a family man .and will be remembered for his
• ;villingliessto share hiS time unselfishly 'with his fandly. The
r times he enjoyed most were his hours at home with his
fanuly
• •• He •,:vas a father whO playedtennia With his daighters and
skied with .his sons. Unaffected ,by hiS social position as a
• doctor, he would fill in for his sons, who had taken summer
jobs cutting lawns; while they were away for the weekend.
lt's touching and amusing to look out yolir windovir and find,
Dr; McKim cutting your grass. •
. . Dr. Jack McKim will be remembered for his devotion to
his family, his loyalty to. his friends, his contribution to his
community and his dedication to his patients:
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Eleven catestanta Participated In: the Mls* Lucknow Fall
Fair Pageant Saturday evening. From the left are Lindell
Cross, Mlss Lucknow Fall Pair; Michele Humphrey, first
runnerup; Gerda' Hendrlks, second runnerup; Nancy
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LyOns Haakett, °Wendy' Piniter,
Debbie Hayes, NathaIle 111eurs,'Liia Chnitint:•frad Tracey
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• The peopleof Redttees waited f� r the
arrival of Ian Jamieson,- Chippy ,Chisholm
and Teddy Murdoch, before celebrating the
arrival of their friends and relatives in -
Canada. Prior " to the grand ceilidh, a
"Service of Family Reunion" was held in the
church, for which, the Union Jack and the
flag of Scotland were displayed at the front
of the congregation.
The Reverend Duncan MacLeod delivered
a rousing 'sermon, welcoming the new
immigrants and asking everybody to thank
God for delivering them safely to their loved
• ones. He had a special word of praise for
Captain Jamieson: "He went forth on a
mission of mercy, with little more than faith
and the fortitude of a brave man. But. I say
unto you, that God was his guide, and stood
by hint at the wheel of his ship across the
mighty Adantic."
It was a cold day for the celebration, and
• because the schoolhouse was too small to
actommodate all the people, the feast had to
be arranged in two sittings. Those who
• *aited outside„ stood by the large Cooking
fires,which had been used to boil the haggis,
roast the potatoes and grill the many and
varied joints ,of meat.
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But these. late eaters were by no means
' cold in spirit. A new immigrant played softie
lively tunes on the 'fiddle and they sang
lustily, well warmed by copious draughts of
whisky, Perhaps the happiest of them all was
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Chisholm. Fortified with "the ,water'
Of life': he gave a great exhibition f the
• sailor's -hornpipe, (althongh his legs were
not exact" sturdy), whilst his wife, Eliza-
beth looked on and tut -tutted at his
"disgusting" behaviour.
• Inside the Schoolhouseand in the true
tradition of his glorious ancestors' MacCrini
mon, dressed in full regalia and tile tartan of
'MacLeod of MacLeod, played pibroch' of ,
welcome, before the Friends of Skye toasted
the new members of the eommunity. • •
When all the feasting was over, it was
time for the entertainment. Mrs. Jamieson's
piano had been moved int0 the school for the
ocCasion, and as an inducement for others to
supply voluntary renditions, she aecompan-
ied herself as she sang some well known
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songs ofthe !`auld -sod" in her fine 'contralto
voice. ' '
'Roiled& loelchart. was determined that k
his presence ,should not go unnoticed, so
dining a lull in the festivities, he addressed
the audience, and announced that his.
daughter, Lucy would contribute, the Lock.
harts' share to the festivities. At this,
chippy Chisholm nudged his neighbour. "It
looks like we got ourselves a real gabby high
an' .mighty frae a new neighbour," he said ,
with. *a chuckle.0
Miss Lockhart was taken by surprise at
her father's impromptu statement. The last'
thing she wanted,. to do was to appear
'forward. Normally, she was a shy creature;
but a gentle push from her father left her
with no option ,but to step up onto the little,
platform by the piano.
' At the back of the erowd, Teddy Murdoeh
stoOd with his father and mother. The sight
of his heart's delight bravely facih'g the
community,. filled him with admiration.
There Was &strange moon truck look on hi's.
face which did not go unnotieed, by Mrs.
Murdoch. Until now, she had thought that
she alone was the most important female in
•Teddy's , life.
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' Luey conferred with 1.41:S.1` jatnieson for a
few moments and then turned and faced the
audience. She clasped .her hands together in
front of her so as not to reveal theft
trenthling. After a few introductory bars; she
began to sing Robert Burns famous song: 0
•My Love is 'Like a. Red, Red Rose'.
The high range and, quality,of her soprano te
voice hushed thecrowl. It was toeching, and
many a tear ran down "the ,cheeks of the
- ladies. Teddy could not takeitis eyes offhehro
saonndgw, hitenseeshirteedc,amieiftosiiceertwaains eli.enheosi'nogf tthee.
words within his' heart: '
• • "As fair art , tny bonnielass
• So deep fit love ani 1:
And I will love thee stilt my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.'
When she came to the end pf het
performance, there was loud- clapping
cheering. The "new lass". had made a great
hit' in Redtreesi Teddy impetuously pushed
his way to the front and offered his hand to
Lucy to alight from the platform.
not know my Teddy had a liking
frae yon lass,'" Mrs, MurtiArli, said rathet
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