B Alsip:
CLASS OF 1965
Kelvin High SchoolClass of 1965
Winnipeg, MB
B's Story
Worked as an electrical engineer for 34 years and retired early at age 55 due to travel demands in pulp and paper industry. I now live in Prince George, BC and never worked harder now that I have a retirement hobby operating a ranch in Vanderhoof,BC on the Nechako.
I believe my math teacher Clarence Kerr was mostly responsible for drilling me so hard I was able to get through engineering. I could have given up in 1st year (the hardest) if not for the thorough math background from Clarence.
Neil Young was in my grade 10 class and I will always remember Summer 1963 camped at Falcon Lake throwing a volleyball that caused him to break his ankle. Once we listened to a p...Expand for more
oor band and one of Neil's friends urged him to play on the stage but he did not want to show anyone up. Quite modest. I never did hear Neil play until he was famous and I have never seen him since high school. Neil loved the entertainment factor of attending Mr. Kerr's class (at the back of course) and we both loved to mimick his favourite phrases: "You damn mop'in ass!", and then there was that one particular (front row) student that had to stand on top of his desk and play a yo-yo up/down while Clarence continued to teach. "Damned mop'in fool - that's all you are good for!". I had Clarence for Math all three years and it is a life long memory, to say the least.
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