Leslie Dane:  

Born in Port Alice B.C., and spent early childhood in Quatsino; large house on 1/4 mile waterfront, gasboat, no roads, only 2 neighbourhood kids, no telephone (dad use pigeons when on patrol), no electricity until dad bought a small generator for lights. Moved to Courtenay in 1947 & started school; my first experience with other kids... Family moved to Union Bay in 1954... Graduated from Courtenay High in 1958 & began university (UBC)... Worked in summers & full-years as a surveyor; Qualicum & Horne Lake, Babine Lake, Comox Valley & Alberni inlet... Graduated from UBC in 1964... Married, worked in Sandspit (Queen Charlottes) as accountant for Crown Zellerbach... Children Geoff (1965), Debbie (1967), Gregory (1970)... Computer career: programmer, technologist, analyst, supervisor, manager... MBA from SFU in 1976... Divorced in 1984; became single dad with 3 kids Geoff, Debbie, Greg... Angie & son Darren joined us... Mathew born in 1990... Took early retirement in 1990 & moved to Qualicum/Bowser... Ang...Expand for more