Freda Markey:
CLASS OF 1969
Laurentian Regional High SchoolClass of 1969
Lachute, QC
Dawson CollegeClass of 1971
Montreal, QC
Freda's Story
Had story in here but seem to have lost it.Aftergraduating High School,I went to Dawson College when it first opened on Selby St. in Montreal for two yrs.I worked parttime at Gillette and did a summer daycare program in Two Mountains that a friend developed.I went a year to McGill taking education which I decided was not for me.I joined the Mcgill outing club and got interested in crosscountry skiing,hiking and camping which led me out west.Spent a summer working Lake Agnes Tea house above Lake Louise and hiking the Mtns.
Met Dan Markey in Calgary and we married in 1977.He was with !st PPCLI in Canadian army.I worked in retail till we moved to Yellowknife,NWT where Dan worked in the Ranger program and helped with Cadets in summer.I worked with the Federal government.Sheila was born in Edmonton in 1985 then we were posted to Baden,Germany.We did lots of travelling and hosting friends and relatives while there.Geoffrey was born in Lhar,Germany in 1987.
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2nd PPCLI back to Winnipeg,Manitoba in 1988.In 1990 we were posted to Gagetown,New Brunswick where Dan worked at the Base school running courses. We built a house in Beaverdam planning to retire there since Dan comes from Fredericton.I got into homecare and nursing home work.
We moved back to Calgary in 1995 and Dan retired from militaryin 1997.We moved down to Ft. Macleod,Alberta where we have been the last almost eleven years.Dan trucks for H&R to California and back to Lethbridge. I work in a nursing home in Ft. Macleod.
Sheila is in university in Victoria and Geoffrey works IGA store and plays bass guitar in a band,Sophmore Jakes.We have hosted a couple exchange students. We enjoy camping and ATVing in the mountains. I done some hiking with a women's group in Waterton National park and Glacier.I curl in a mixed league and go walking with friends.We have done some travelling .This Oct we hope to go to Australia to vist our exchange student , Michelle and family.
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