Tom Laing:
CLASS OF 1971
R. H. King Collegiate Institute High SchoolClass of 1971
Scarborough, ON
R. H. King Collegiate Institute High SchoolClass of 1971
Scarborough, ON
John A. Leslie Public SchoolClass of 1966
Scarborough, ON
Tom's Story
Well, I guess it is about time I added some information about myself.
I left King in 1971 and moved to St. Catharines to attend Brock University. I roomed with Frank Auer my first year and we are still really good friends. Married a girl (Shawn) in 1975 that I met my first week in St. Catharines back in 71. We are still married with three children (Pics) I started working at General Motors in 1978 and retired in June 2009. I have some old cars, Camaros in fact, a couple of boats and property up in Parry Sound. On December 23rd. of 2005, I was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer. Had a bowel resection in January 06 and started 6 months of chemo in March of that year. A year later I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphositic Leukemia (CLL). Right now, it is still low grade but I am being monitored very closely. I volunteer at the local Hospital's Oncology Department, I am a Peer Councillor and a newly certified Cancer So...Expand for more
ciety Seminar Leader for "Living Well Beyond Cancer, A self management program for Survivors and Caregivers." This is a brand new program. I have also recently taken up Photography and I want to learn guitar. Years ago I studied Classical Guitar but did not get very far! :-(. That is about it for now! Out of curiosity, I wonder how many cancer survivors attended King? Everyone, Have a good one!
Well, I have been retired for 16 years now (in 2009) and I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. I still have the cars but don't go out in them as much and I still do photography mostly landscape and nature shots. Children are grown up and 4 grandchildren now (3 boys and a girl). I still want to travel to Scotland as most of my relatives are there and I want to see the family homestead in Cockburnspath and where my Mother grew up in Edinburgh. Soon I hope. Take care everyone and if you read this, shoot me a note!
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