(deceased), who kept me in competition with them. It meant that I had late nights completing assignments. It is something that I am truly grateful for. It would have been talent left by the way side and unproductive. Dad's sister, Florence, had only one daughter, Lois, so she was very dedicated to our family of orphans. She often walked into Souris from Souris Line Road with a bag of cookies or biscuits under her arm. One kind of cookies that arrived on the scene quite frequently were raisin drop cookies. Her husband, Dan, liked them only when they were fresh, so we had what was left. They tasted heavenly to us. During some of her visits, she would darn socks, or sew on buttons, a must for every child. Florence not only brought goods, but fun as well. She was always full of cheer and laughter, which was good medicine to spruce up the morale, not only for us, but also for Dad. The age difference between Jean and Genevieve was only thirteen months, so they were as close as two peas in a pod. Once Jean developed pneumonia, and had to be hospitalized. All of a sudden Genevieve became deathly sick, and remained that way all the time that Jean was away. When Jean arrived home, Genevieve got up and never displayed signs of sickness after that. We all assumed that lonesomeness was the problem. Some years later Dad married Julia Burke , who became our step-mother, and life became more normal. Julia's life was short lived for she developed cancer and died at the age of fifty-nine. By now, most of the family had grown up and moved away. In 1956 Lome joined the Canadian Guards and left for training. He later married Kay Robertson and they have one son, William Joseph ( Billy Joe). Jean and Genevieve were motivated to continue their education. After graduation, they moved to Western Canada , where they both obtained good jobs, married and remained there. Jean married Dennis Koebel (deceased). They had three children, Jerome, Alexis, and Natalie. Genevieve married Mervin Schlesinger (deceased). They had two children, Sheldon and Trevor. She later married Sam Ryder . Terry was still single and living at home with Dad. One night Terry was coming home from a dance in Fortune. He was traveling with friends and was riding on the back of a truck. The driver lost control, sending the truck into the ditch. Terry was thrown off and hit a light pole. He was killed 41