Gavin Da Silva:  

Hello R.H. King March 2008 My King years were a lot of fun. There were a lot of good people, some neat teachers, great sports and super parties. Our group always seemed to be up to something. The funniest guy of the bunch was Paul Tremblay. Dan Longboat was the coolest. (our Fonzie ¿ sort of) Dave Kelly was the jock. Steve Frankland and I were the music junkies. We use to build our own speakers and even sold some. I remember playing ball tag in the halls after school with a volleyball. There were about 20 or 25 players. We had a great time until someone broke the glass window in the library door. That was the end of that. I remember sliding down the banisters and the occasional pile up at the bottom of the stairs. The 1973ers were a bit special as it was the 50th graduating class. There were some nice celebrations. I¿ve still got the yearbook. But my best memory of our last year at King was the Canada / Soviet hockey series. It seems like yesterday. I can remember each game and where we were and then the final one. WOW. We experienced one of the greatest moments in Canadian sports history. Who would have thought that at the time? After King I went to York University and got my piece of paper. Near the end of my King time I met a girl from Midland C.I. through Paul Tremblay. We met at a basketball game. Her name is Marcia. We dated on and off for a couple of years, but it always seemed to be in the winter. Then that fateful May long weekend in 1976 changed everything. I saw her in a bikini and WOW. We were engaged in October and got married in September 1978. We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon. This year is our 30th anniversary. In 1980 we bought a ...Expand for more