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Acknowledgements

I wish to express special thanks to the following people:

My mother, Margurita and my Aunt Josephine, who aided me to ‘fill in the gaps’ while I was writing this book. They helped provide names and some details that I may otherwise have missed.

My sister, Joan, for her interest and support which encouraged me to continue writing.

John Buchanan, aco-worker, who suggested several years ago that I should write a book about my Dad. His suggestion helped ‘plant the seed’ for this book.

Mary Graham who helped with the proof—reading/editing, Allan Graham for his interest and support, and Ellen Deagle who helped with some of the typing.

My sons, Randy and Joedy, for their patience while helping me compile the work onto a disk, and Michael for his encouragement.

Troy Sentner, without his help the creation of the photo collection would not have been possible. (Troy is one of the business owners of PRISM digital imaging Inc.) He has provided excellent quality in the restoration of family photos.

Valerie Gallant, for her assistance with the written captions to go with the photos.

My brothers and sisters for their input. I have been blessed to have been born into such a caring family.

The late J. Henri Gaudet, for giving me permission to reprint a photo of my grandfather. It is fitting that they both have the same first name.

The Saint Thomas Aquinas Society, for information provided in the book Genealogy of the Eight Acadian Founding Families of T ignish. From this book, I was able to trace back my family roots,