Dear Joe:
I think that your BuffaloBlog write up about our father (Corporal Patrick McGoug) is wonderful, I know that Dad would be humbled and proud at the same time. He was very proud of being a member of the RCMP. So, I thank you very much for making our Dad the 'Vet of the Month' story for October, 2010.
I'm attaching his Obituary and a picture so that it can be added sometime to your web site. Dad was buried in the Dalhousie Memorial Gardens, Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, Halifax, NS.
The Memorial Plaque Inscription states :
"Here lie the mortal remains of those who donated their bodies to medical science at Dalhousie University. Beyond the sphere of earthly life, they have given of themselves for the good of others."
Through the years of growing up, my Dad headed the division in the Annapolis Valley, and at that time the young Mounties lived with us. I wish I could remember more of their history as they made us their extended family. Only names come to me, as I was very young (aged 4yr to 9yrs), Ed Blizzard, Irish Ireland, Ray Howard are just a few names I remember.
When you told me that you had a "wee" story - that too was an expression of Dad's when telling us stories of the wee folk (the leprechauns of course) !
God Bless you
& Thanks so much
Mary
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