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

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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

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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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6996 RICHARD ALLEN GREEN St. Bruno, PQ- Rich, who has always had a bent for things mechanical, quite naturally found himself in the RCEME and taking a course in Mechanical Iingineering at R.M.C. Like many of his classmates, Rich has never gone in for rep sports, he. has, however, always been a strong campaigner in the intramural program, especially in soccer and hockey. He is also quite a ski enthusiast and has become fairly proficient as a result'of two years of college recreational activity. In the evenings he can usually be foundhplaying chess, enioying a good cup of coffee, sleeping, or even, at times, studying. .Academics have never worried Rich, even though hc has been beset with some tricky situations in lllS'CSC career. In his first year at Roads, he managed to weather a tremendous barrage of circles and days of punishment with apparently few ill effects. Rich refuses to be tied down in any way and it could be for this reason that he has never been out with any one girl for more than a half-dozen times. After all, a man can't drive an MG-B and have a family too, can he Rich? N.E.F. 6997 NIGEL EDVVARD FREDERICK GRIFFIN Ottawa, Ont. Nigel studies Economics and Politics, fences, is an infantryman, favours few fair young things with more than one date, skis, has bought a sports car, and has rarely found it neces- sary to refer to his texts on Machiavelli. Barely escaping the academic perils of those nasty first-year science courses, Nige Settled into the envied, exclusive life of The Septic Seven in his second year at Roads. Since then, he has achieved a measure of academic success, apparently assisted by machlne- like study habits. Unproven rumours have it that this drive is no more than a deliberately assumed appearance-a typical Griffinian ploy. He has also shown great delight in ousting would-be students from their pits at atrocious hours of their own choosing. Although Nige's weight and ability had been valuable to Champlain Flight at Roads, he largely abandoned intra-mural sports for the ioys of rep fencing when he arrived at R.M.C. He also ioined the College singing circles in his final year, adding his voice to the Protestant Choir and the Glee Club. The future will probably find Nige successfully applying his cool, well-calculated approach as an Army officer, and later, perhaps, as an economist in the Civil Service. R.A.G 6780 PIERRIQ GUAY Levis Il existe des gens que l'on n'oublie iamais. Pierre est sans contredit l'un de eeuxfla. Partout oil il passe, il laisse un souvenir inoubliable. Il porte tres bien son nom, iamais vous Ie verrez ni triste ni morose. Il a sans cesse Ie mot pour rire et est touiours pret a jouer un bon tour. C'est at Levis que Pierre fit ses premiers pas. En 1961, il arrive au CMR plein d'enthousiasme et d'entrain. Au debut, il a tendance at se prendrc pour un petit Napoleon, mais son naturel reprend vite le dessus. ll se fait remarquer par sa bonne humeur et son habilite dans divers sports: le football, le hockey, Ie soccer et le canotage entre autres. A RMC, il developpe ses talents d'organisateur au volleyball et dans la chorale. De plus, il s'adonne au football et au iudo, ou il demontre que l'agilite peut avoir raison de Ia brutalite. Diplfime il sera navigateur ou FSO fl-Ilectronie System Officerl dans l'Aviation. Celi- bataire pour quelques annees et, ensuite, comme il dit: On verra ! Ses passe-temps favoris sont Ie musique, la lecture les automobiles et l'art epistolaire. D Q 6998 RICHARD DENNIS GUELPA Victoria, B.C. It has been quite evident to all who knew him, even from the moment of his birth ijune 16, 1943, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia,J that Denny is a dynamic personality full of vim, vigour, and vitality. Thus it comes as no surprise that, after spending a year at the University of Victoria, he decided to cross his Rubicon and enter the hallowed halls of Royal Roads. During his two-year sojourn at Roads, Denny distinguished himself on the rugby field, playing both years with the First Fifteen, and in his second year, landing a berth on the Victoria All-Star Team. lVhen he arrived at R..XI.C., Denny said goodbye to General Engin- eering and joined the ranks of the Sand-Box-Piumb-bob Boys. A few months later, when our hero discovered snow in Ontario, he appropriately acquired a pair of army boots and some rickety barrel staves, and in order to avoid Saturday morning parades, became an avid skier. lVhen there was no snow, Denny has always been a staunch supporter of his squadron and his many athletic land other? talents were greatly appreciated by his fellow spider-lovers. Moreover, his activities as President of the Scuba Diving Club are now renowned throughout Naval circles. R.j.A.G. 6999 RANDOLPH JACK AUSTIN GYNN Toronto, Ont. Randy, after graduating from Richview Collegiate in Toronto, decided to enter Royal Roads. After two months at the college, he was convinced that this was the worst choice he had ever made in his life. However, after joining the rep water-polo, swimming, squash, and bowling teams, he decided that maybe the system wasn't so bad after all. At the outset of his second-year spring term, he decided that the Engineers and other General Artsmen' worked much too hard. He therefore announced that he was entering an Honours French course and with his French books retired to the roof of Nixon Block to work on a suntan. During his third year, in addition to retaining his honours standing, Randy found time to participate in rep water-polo, swimming and debating. Moreover, he ioined the Glee Club, which is the singing group that doesn't meet down at the Manor House every Saturday night. His appointment to Wing Headquarters as DXCWA curtailed many of his fourth- year activities. pn D' G. -U'