Royal Military College of Canada - Review Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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6988 1 LESLEY ALEXANDER ESLARY Hamilton, Ont. Les is the sort of person you meet in the back row of Physics class at Royal Roads, whipping off cartoons of such selected higher authority as Starf, Big jake, and Hickey- louse. He put in an impressive number of hours in the Senior Gunroom, while still managing to come first in the Arts Class. Third Year at R.M.C. saw Les doing quite well in the Honours History course. This is not surprising to anyone who has ever had the awe-inspiring experience of watching him during one of his marathon essay-writing sessions the night before deadline. ln sports Les chopped up the turf with his squadron football team in the fall term, then spent the winter peering down the wavering sights of his Rep pistol. Les came back to R.M.C. for his final year determined to lead the relaxing life of the professional Senior Cadet. Something went wrong about Christmas, however, when the Commandant put two bars on his collar. Les isn't quite sure what use they'll find in the RCR for a professional historian, but, since that's where he is headed, he hopes they'll come up with something. D.A.H. 6905 IAN ERNEST FALLIL Toronto, Ont. lan was born in Hamilton, Ontario on April Z, 1943. After getting the preliminaries out of the way, he decided that the Air Force was the only life and that the only way to start it was at R.M.C. Ian is one of our staunchest militarists, just look at those boots! Since his arrival, he has applied himself diligently to his studies but his devotion to the sports program has prevented him from attaining the ultimate peak of academic perfection In his first year he was a member of both the rep Boxing and the Volleyball Teams. On those rare occasions when he was not studying or engaged in some strenuous athletic activity. One of 1an's greatest achievements began quite innocently in a PT class where he came from behind as a dark horse to prove himself one of the truly great Mechanical Engineers. Ian's first summer with the Air Force saw the beginning of his flying career. After the repeated insistence of his good friend Ralph, however, Ian came to realize that he would be of far greater value in a more stable position. We wish you the very best of luck, lan, in all your future endeavours. R.E.W. 6907 WILLIAM JOHN FENRICK TOFOHIU, Um- Bill is our college expert on Canadian history and has been heard in moments of profound reverie to mutter comments about his flag , whatever that may mean. Born in Toronto, on October 26, 1943, he is the wayward son of an electrical engineer, who, wounded by his boy's interest in Arts, is rumoured to have banished him from home. This event permitted Bill to pursue his first love, the Navy, an interest kept alive by years of service in the Sea Cadets. His RCN career proper began in the Stone F rigate, where for three years he piloted his desk lamp from a cabin overlooking stormy Lake Ontario. Then came catastrophe. Bill was moved into Fort LaSalle and assigned a room overlooking the parade square. Some say that he has never quite recovered from this disillusioning experience. Being a staunch intellectual, Bill can rarely be found at the Arts table. He can usually be found in his room, fussily smoking his pipe and savouring his own peculiar brand of tobacco-matches. There is not doubt that Bill will prove eminently successful in his hoped-for postgraduate course of studies, to become one of Canada's assets in the field of current history. C.J.S. 6826 VOLKER HELMUT GEOR FEURSTACK Montreal, P.Q Volker, better known as 'Filty' first came to Canada from Germany in 1957. His family main interests have shifted from Montreal to Quebec City. swimming, and snowball fights, to mention only a few. lead him to every success in the future. j.Y.L.C. 6990 GEORGE TERRY MASON FINDLEY OttawH. 0115- . Having been born in Ottawa, Terry decided that Royal Roads was the place to go. His first year there was spent playing Znd XV Rugger and crying a lot. He also managed to keep the junior Year Gunroom money in some sort of order. The summer found him at Centralia flitting about the skies in the Chippie. Returning to Roads, he served as CSA 2 Squadron and finally as CFL Mackenzie Flight, while also playing lst XV Rugger and acting as Business Manager of the Log. On going to R.M.C., he found himself on the far side of the square in Spider Hall. He played end on the Senior Football Team and put his talents for looking after money to use again as Treasurer for the Third Year. v He spent his third summer doing contract training at Uplands, going on domestic flights to the U.S., Goose Bay, etc. In his final year, Findles was again on the Senior Football Team, this time as a rough, tough centre. He was one of the elite XVing Tigers as CSSO of One Squadron and was also Grad Committee Chairman. His future looks as bright as his past and he joins the ranks of the SHP's at VVinnipeg and Moose jaw this summer-after marrying up with his Sharon. Good luck, Chief. j,R,P, settled in Montreal, where he graduated from high school four years later. Acting on the advice of a friend, he joined the Navy and entered CMR, knowing very little of either. Oddly enough, his friend seems to get out of town every time Filty goes home on leave. At R.M.C. Filty has become prominent in card-playing, pitting, rep-managing, collecting books from the library, guitar-playing and singing Cas yet a skill he has not perfected? He also manages to squeeze in a few history courses on the side. During the past year, his On the athletic side, Filty has made the odd appearance with the rep Ski and Swimming Teams and has led his squadron to many victories in such sports as gymnastics, wrestling, Whether it be managing Glee Clubs, organizing gymnastic meets, scrounging rides to Quebec, Fxlt can always be counted upon for his maximum effort, which we are sure will

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Q ii... X G? P' 0 6985 jOSHUA PATRICK EARLE Warwick, England Here we have probably the only cadet in the history of R.M.C. to become almost a legend in his own time by sitting on the guardhouse- roof in scarlets on Ex-Cadet weekend, to cheer on the ex-cadets as they returned from the Arch. josh, who swears that he is a career officer, began his navy life as a cadet at Haileybury and the Imperial Service College in England. He came to Canada in 1961 for the express purpose of joining the Navy, his main interest being submarines, he is hoping that the navy will give him submarine service after graduation and completion of pre-fleet training. XVhat does j. P. do to keep busy? Well, how about the slim, white piece of wood with the cork handle at one end? Any Seniors who made it to church this year surely remember that. josh, by gosh, iust as he was at Royal Roads, was our choir director, CWCMCP7. Speaking of Roads, do I have to say it? Duty Bugliwg, lest we forget!! But that is a story in itself, isn't it? As for academics, josh is an artsman in Politics and Economics. His free time is spent with the Glee Club, fencing, O.C.U., all of which keep him busy, to say nothing of the continued tradition of Duty Bugling. How does the old saying go? No peace for the wicked, or for josh Earle. P, D, S, 690+ IIOHN GARVIN EASSON Ottawa, Ont. lf nothing else, john will be remembered at R..ll.C. for his striking resemblance to Hugh Hefner - if it is possible to imagine Hugh Hefner playing floor hockey. After many an hour of camp reflections on his five years in the blackboard iungles of the Ottawa School system, he selected R.M.C. as the best place to fully realize his talents. Driving the body through three hard years of Mechanical Fngineering, john finally managed to reach fourth year, when he was really able to display his talents, after all, not many cadets have the ability to reproduce from memory the entirety of a monopoly board! Undecided yet as to his long-range plans, which run from First Phase Troop Leader at the RCAC School, to Australian surfboard instructor, john will nevertheless put a froth on any obstacle in his path. Rewarded by R.Al.C. for his efforts with the position of CSTO of -1 Squadron, and by the Armoured Corps with a military proficiency badge and a three- year, ail-expense-paid, vacation in liurope, john hopes to climax his totally successful efforts by capturing some little Heidi who must be already breathless with anticipation. No matter what he does,'lFess' is, and will continue to be a winner and we wish him the best of luck for many years to come. D,j,S, 6986 ROBERT GEORGE YVAYNIQ ICBIQRLIC Fort Qu Appelle, Sask Bob was born in 19-H in the Saskatchewan town of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. He will readily inform anyone who has never heard of the place that it is the tourist capital of Canada. At the tender age of seventeen years, Bob saw the film On Their Merit and was soon on his way to Royal Roads. During his two years there his numerous pranks kept the whole lVing wondering what was coming next. Upon his arrival at R.Nl.C., Bob entered the Chemical lingineering field, where he has shown a remarkable ability to write strange computer programs. On the athletic side, Bob has been active in squadron football and '1starred in the B hockey league. Zeb had the good fortune of being stationed,in Germany for his third summer of training. VVhile there, he soaked up knowledge of the Armament branch and also did a lot of touring, one of the most memorable trips being to London, England. Best of luck in the future, Bob! 6987 ERNEST RONALD ICLSON Calgary, Alta. Young Ronald spent his first two years at Royal Roads learning how to play rugby and how to get along with girls: we know how well he can play rugby, but are still DUI sure about the other activity. In fact, so uncertain were we, that we have been coaching the youngster, naturally, with such friendly advice, he has come along fine. For most of this third and fourth years, Ron spent his spare hours in London-an excessive distance to travel in our eyes. Still, the grip is firm and all we can do is to wish him the best of luck in marriage. At least it may now be said that Ron has a life-time membership in the Tatoo lfVeight Chuckers Society. As Ron couldiit get in the Navy, he did the next best thing and became an E.S.O. in the Air Force. lVe shall all sleep better knowing that Ron is flying, keeping our country safe from aggression. joking aside, best of luck Ron in both your careers. B.T.M. 6808 TERRIQNCIZ jOSEPH ICNRIGHT Elliott Lake, Ont In the famous Ottawa Valley Cat Renfrew! on March 23, 1943, Terry got his first glimpse of the world which he was one day to so successfully conquer by graduating from R.lll.C. with top marks in Chemical lingineering. ln a few months McGill will also honour this ambitious young man, for he goes there next year to study for his master's degree. In his younger days Terry was famous for his achievements as a member of both the Renfrew Collegiate and the Canadian Bisley Rifle Teams. Today you can still see him trudging over to the range to shoot another top target as a member of the R.lVl.C. Pistol Team. Being born in the wilds of Renfrew country and raised on a farm, Terry naturally took to hunting and fishing. Maybe he learned something from the French-Canadian girls during the three years he attended C.M.R. To round out his athletic program, he plays hockey and football. Terry is a member of RCEME and as such has spent most of his summers in Kingston, acquiring a great fondness for this beautiful city. Obviously the desert plains of Borden, where lie spent one summer, didn't capture his heart. E.C.H.

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An Air Force Brat, Scott spent his younger days wandering over the face of the Qtr O'n une 1, 1944, a tired stork finally located Birnic, Manitoba and presented the Gibbons family with their first man-child, whom they called Glen. He spent his formative years in peace and contemplation-being little else to do in Birnie. However, in 1962, Glen decided it was time the world heard from him, so he packed his bag and headed west to Royal Roads. During his stay at the Castle. Glen made quite a name for himself on the sports field fthe meanest rugger playcrl, in the pool ian outstanding swimmerl, and on the social scene Ca real lionl. Reaching R.M.C., Glen surveyed the situation and, realizing that the rep teams were excused parades, promptly took up cross-country running and skiing, proving himself a valuable asset to both teams. Unfortunately, however, an ankle iniury ended his CSC sports career, with the result that this year he had to join the goldbrick squad-which doesn't go on parades either. A civil engineer, Glen has done very well in his course, in spite of long hours spent in the Npit' and in trying to beat the computer. Upon graduation, Glen ioins the R.C.E., where he hopes to become an army pilot. Whatever he may decide to do, his cheery disposition and healthy outlook on life will sg 6992 J 6778 jACQUES REAL GAGNUN I Montreal, LQ. The world was a quiet place before the arrival of this phenomenon. Voluinous, voluptuous, and at times volatile, jack's presence could never bc ignored. On the contrary, it had to be planned for in advance. From Montreal, the Gods willed that he be sent to f'La Belle Ville dc Quebec . He enriched this beautiful city so much with his social polish, and his marked ability to whisper sweet nothings to sweet somethings that he was sent even higher up the ladder to immor- tality, hc spent a while as a ski enhusiast fski buml reorganizing the local ski slopes. From there he was welcomed as one of the finest aquisitions at that finest school for men of the world, CMR. There jack made a name for himself skiing, swimming, water polo, football and socializing. At RMC, jack Croguc that he isl was selected to tour Iiurope with the United States Navy and returned in his Senior Year to become Director of Propaganda KCNVPROJ. ' He will long be remembered by the Class of '66 but mostly by his friends from CMR, the 69crs, and various administrative officers. He will also bc remembered as the Editor of the 1966 Review. . C.A. GLENN GIBBONS Biflliffi Mall- I always stand him in good stead. 7087 Gilles Originaire il est tres peu pres Apres Girard, CGilles Edouard pour les intimesl est un gars tres sympathique. du Saguenay, sa ville natale n'est nulle autre qu'Arvida, dont, soit dit en passant, fier, et si vous voulez demeurer son ami ne dites pas qu'Arvida se trouve a dans la region du lac St-jean . . . soyez plus precis. de brillantes etudes secondaires it l'ecole Guillaume-Tremblay il s'exile at C.M.R. dans la petite ville de St-jean. C'est Iii qu'il laisse son coeur en compagnie de . . . Pierrettel Gilles est un 'Jassionne des sports, il aime beaucop le hockev. le football et le tennis. sports dans lesquels il excelle. A part ses fins de semaines a St.-jean Celles sont nombrensesl et quand le temps le lui permet, Gilles se specialise en Sciences. Malheureusement, il n'a pas de chance car il est souvent oblige de se rendre a Vhopital. Toutefois, Gilles reprend touiours le dessus. ll a choisi la marine. Au sortir du college il ira done it Halifax reprendre son entrainement. je me joins a tes camarades pour te souhaiter bon succes. P.C.j. 6993 jAMES SCOTT GIBSON Ottawa, Ont. earth. One of his trips took him to England. Normally, this would be of little consequence, except that this is where he learned to say, Well, I gotta e-mit! At those words, strong men shudder, for they know that j. Scott has been visibly impressed, more than likely by a Shadow or a Rolling Stone. It also means that Scott will more than likely be trying to emulate these heroes, too, for his musical exploits are legendary. He is, in fact, the leader of that Mother College band, the fabulous Ascots. Interest in musical sounds led Scott to interests in other sounds-the electrical type. Hard work has ensured that he will leave the College with a very respectable record in academics, the same hard work meant two bars in the annual scramble. Socially, Scott's name is a password to the finer things in life-like imitations, to which his facial muscle control and readily adaptable voice are well suited. Good luck with navi ation Scott -we're sure ou'll manage to et back to Ottawa, g Y Y g but beyond that .... R.G.W.E. GILLES E. GIRARD Arvida, P.Q. , Delburne, Alta. jim is another of the few cadets who are fortunate enough to hail from the prairies. The town of Delburne, Alberta, is his home and from this background he has inherited the spirit and drive that have helped him in his conquest of CSC. Throughout the past four years he has proven himself an excellent athlete, excelling in such sports as harriers, football, rugger and boxing, as well as in many intermural activities. jim has a cheerful and likeable personality coupled with a keen sense of humour, he has made many friendships and he is bound to go places in the future, be it in the Armed Forces or on civy street . Being an Electrical Engineer, making money should never be a problem. jim has also managed to make good marks, considering his rather heavy course. This success is attributable to two reasons: first he is a determined student and, secondly, he goes on leave a lot. Upon graduating, jim is hoping to become a jet-iockey . However, before flying, he will be hearing the sounds of wedding bells back in Victoria. The very best of luck to jim and Gerry in the future. T.G.S. 6994 jAMES ALBERT GODFREY