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     Livéd a Dream 
     
     (1920 — Zoos) 
     
    
   
   
    
     rwin " Red " .-\ndrew experienced a 
     
    

    
     yery distinguished career in the 
     
    

    
     Royal Canadian ;\ir l-‘orce that 
     
     spanned 2— years in the Canadian 
     
     proyinces and a term in .\let/.. l-‘rance. He 
     
     had a second career as an auditor in 
     
     Social Seryices for 1— years at the proyin— 
     
     cial goyernment of Prince lidward Island. 
     
     He and ‘loyce. his wile of ()2 years. were 
     
     blessed with three lioys 7 Brian, Bill and 
     
     Rollin 
     
     Dylan were his cherished grandchildren. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Blake. Rachel. Katie. l\'ristie and 
     
     and Cohen was his great grandchild. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ’l'his gentleman was a modest and con— 
     
     scientious person who made lil‘etime 
     
     lriendships during his careers and contitr 
     
     tied to make new lriendships during his 
     
     retirement. He had a passion tor harness 
     
     racing and a loye l'or horses that he 
     
     deyeloped as a child from his lather Blair 
     
     who was a professional trainer and driyer 
     
     of standardhreds in the Maritime 
     
     proyinces, Somehow it seemed fitting 
     
     that at lirwin's luneral in .\lilton. seyen 
     
     hroodmares and three colts watched the 
     
     proceedings motionless in a nearby outs 
     
     door paddock as his casket was heing 
     
    
   
   
    
     carried to the cemetery hy the pallhearers. 
     
    
   
   
    
     This number one Ian oi harness racing 
     
    
   
   
    
     was horn in \ew (ilasgow. Prince 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     l’hoto: ' .ail \lacl)onald 
     
     Edward island into an enyironment 
     
     where horses were always present. Alter 
     
     completing his lormal education he 
     
     spent time working with horsemen like 
     
     \\'illat‘d Kelly hel‘ore he enlisted in the 
     
     Royal Canadian :\ir liorce. 
     
    
   
   
    
     \‘i'hile he and Joyce were stationed in 
     
     Clinton. ()ntario. Sydney. Now Scotia or 
     
     any city that had a racetrack handy. he 
     
     would always make an effort to attend 
     
     the races as a tan. In later years. he was 
     
     proud to inlorm his sons that in Clinton 
     
     in the 1930s. he had an opportunity to 
     
     see llall oi l-‘amerlohn Camphell's grand— 
     
     father and lieutenant (ioyernor Rowe at 
     
     that track. During his tenure with the Air 
     
     l-‘orce. lirwin always seemed to own a 
     
     mare with his lather hack home where 
     
    
   
   
    
     the family enjoyed annual holidays 
     
    
   
   
    
     l‘irwin's son. Bill reminisced. "\V'hen dad 
     
     met my mother. he owned (flu/ruling 
     
     (my. a nondescript horse that prohahly 
     
     was the first horse under his name. Blair 
     
     may haye bought him from his l'ncle 
     
     (ieorge Brookins or he may haye heen 
     
     hartered [or a cow or a hinder." lirwin 
     
     owned a number ol stallions. hrood— 
     
     mares and race horses oyer the years. A 
     
     lew ol them were l’emrt' l’ri'ce. Dixie 
     
     ly'i'l/ez/n. Kent/{ll Ail/asbu. .S'm'lji' A/omz. 
     
    
   
   
    
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