Wilf Cotton:  

niversity, College or joining the Military (the Korean conflict was ending and Vietnam was beginning to heat up) I was just eager to start an independent life style. Although I did try to join the Airforce I wasn¿t accepted because of an eye injury I suffered as a child leaving me with sight in one eye only. I joined Jack Henderson¿s team at the Henderson Low Cost at the corner of Fort and Richmond which is now the site of the Fort Royal Medical building. I soon discovered that this was not where my talents lay and I began training as a photographer eventually becoming a portrait photographer travelling BC and Alberta. In Alberta I met, courted and married Erika. Erika had one daughter and we had three more children together. I worked for Eaton¿s in Lethbridge for several years, becoming assistant Manager of the camera department and left the store after spending a year working in window display of which I had a talent for composition, colour, fashion and understood the value of display merchandising. I was active in the Jaycees and through which was instrumental in introducing seat belts into the Lethbridge area. I spent seven years in Alberta finally separating from my marriage and after a mutual agreement with Erika my eldest son, Jim, and I moved back to Victoria. I quickly looked for a job and found employment at Spratt and Associates as a draftsman. I soon learned that I was not suited for this field however I stuck it out for seven years. After which I met and married my second spouse Trish. During this period I took the Real Estate Course passed the Exams (barely) and took a position with Block Brothers Reality. After a training period with Block Brothers I moved on to Bayshore Realty finishing up my Real Estate career with Western Homes after ten years. I thoroughly enjoyed the Real Estate challenge after which I again was a single father as Trish and I went our separate ways. I then met and married my third spouse Marie to whom I have been happily married for thirty-two years. I happened to be Marie¿s third spouse as well - it seems that we both eventually got it right. Following this I became a Property Manager for nineteen years and thoroughly enjoyed that challenge as well. We are now in the early 1990¿s as my story is unfolding and my biggest challenge is just starting. As it is turning out today (2009) this was the most rewarding time of my life. It actually began back in 1955....... more to come.