rallch iil J,;ntj';t. Alhen;], 111;')'h~I'\.:I",) dlll,I,,'n,

_hn~h' aH~1Jf..:;_jiJn_~ S~lafl~ IHarried P;~n~l\udcr50n;':hl';':havc Iln,,' .;'!~ild30,:r' .~, GJ;itll, .1m .;\m. and~;lC\)k',

lu 19;;;1 ',',J: :l'III ••..1 11H.~fmm 10 Ckld; ;ml! i\ul!and In:; 1IH,,,,,j 11) ;\k\.l1<::I11\'II'H.'

r·,\' '1."1.111)' "lIj');o".1 m~'m¢in 1i.I\\ n, ,\h:{k ha~h"da hMd,'f litue ndjuslhlJt. W!w.1lhings (li)11'1

ilb\~!'~bO fi~IH~h:fh: sar~h..: b nH~\'i:;~,ll~H;tHJth •..' l~nln;;but~i) f~1t'h~~h~t,~/I ~n;ildL.~·iL

Sinc(" \\1: havc b~~nin tOVI'a ("to L~~1h:d~howk,1, p)arcd l1;\sd)all \Iith "senior l:ldl(;,'kil1:;I1<:.,wd JJIi1y i' 10! of po"t,

The yNuo, Itil.••." h~cn p.:o:uy g(wd II' UI\:. \\'c'

dwf! have W "'otk han! anynK1fC<. J ::!\.ioy lilY \.1011­

;.I~rflll f"miiy iuul OHrfive ptlrukltildn:n. I ',.ill ill·"~iY" 1,'Ok fmwmd !(> 0\11 filmily l,;,Hheling5,

HA LPH WHITLOCK\uiH\:'1I II) Halnh Whillod; l.md Millin:!! Kobil.r.

R,dph \\'hi{"h"};wa~ bfml in Ihe ;>'bpk Crcd.d1.~i.d\.:l-ilJ 1!:H7 and inh~$ 1,~n~,~Hkl":,O ll1a!!;~'vrH;J)i!;

rncnil~th()~c 1itncs ..h~ld lO gCt ilway frOITI:ilC J;~n;~m try to 111'1;"'("" buck. He MI., cmp!"ye..! I'm ,.,,,,,,,mlY':~U' ill !iI~ Ihint,-" (111Ih\.' J:lckLeslic and !'mnkNut/illt I'itilthc, in ~hc (:)'111"<,-"" fIith: the I'mllkNuWi!1 R:UH:\'! ',',Wi Ih.; ori)!inal For! Wabh sh:: illIh•..rn,,"'l(w> •..emllry. Fqr ;J. cauph:of w1n!('r" ht,Ir;ll~ped <tfHllumtt:o coyn!e'i under,p<'o:blp.;rmi!ill:hi: CYI,tl.':>$ HiH, W<.:st. Blod.. (j,ml\.' Presetw.He ,.1\'" ,lrm 1]1(110,:njlcO\ Ihan nO! he Wit\' mltfo'\cdby Ihe ,'"yo I••.,

Ill' '" •..,111, that durin).!, \111: y\.'ars 110: worked ;1/

the Nua;llIr;ui"h, :~',vcddy chme '.I~t.S10 ride his>addk hot,.:; to Ih:: ;\Ierryih: P<.JSIOflkc t';leh

,Suud:JY to !oI,•••! I he millL The FUS! ,,ffic~ was (1P~I­

;lId b~' CJ'Hcn.;:,' and kmc- Coo:hranc ,md It~

-fCtHC'Hlb':-r:;;: IQ~}klng .fon\'iud t{l the' Sunlh.l};- trip''''heleh,,:'w,,"I,1 !I,c-CI mul yi~it \\i!hulher 1>:,iUt'rI!S

t1f liI\.' a!!."'I, ,,11(1 would alsn b~ clHing 1m Iftt'irlI1;1il. 111(; hnspit"ii,y and fri::lldlim'~s()f lit::C(dlt;II1~S ;I!\I~\}S m,HIL' th\! Hip vcry eniuY;lblc.

R~dph~p;;:I'H ~Jl1c_:'{."ar on 1he t)~n't.~f[utU.Hl

!{,lJIeh in th" :\krryib! rlh!r:c! when; he \\lJ!k<,uill lI~(ml Wllch \.'hmcs In tll\! 'Hllliner. He !l~lpp\:d

and i'-..Jtlle c.mlC('f! 1nc IICs! pI;;.:\;' in Ih •...',\lnIC1.thu_\",a\!ingDa\'~;a uip e~~.:htt~iornittg. ;)~ the lUlj'"I,t.sqacked On (IK"W\;..••tp!;h:C ,lIId Dan: lived cas!

,'I' thcn~,downtlllht.." vam·y.Ralph joilH:d [he "nned f(m:"s in I'J,J(\and ai'­

1':r :t IW(~y~a( ,(1m in the army, r,:;wr/j<..~d m theCyprcs;;HiUs WIICIC in 19.i-i he \101, nnpJoyt"d '11'1~t 11t~""1nl2inl~lttha$1'~-h,y lbc- t){;11~iJltncz~iof "N~\~ura!R,;:,n!lF:I~'. Hi ...,:arc\:I'xith tilc Depattnlt'nr lo!}!;;

hau HunInany~fi.·~hofrh-C'it:i)\'4n~I,,:~in;;!tHHngI'rin;:\! Alhen, R~j!ii1",Hlld,()" Bav,CumiJi;!!andHuu ...t', ~k,dm'<i J:;I!.~'al1dS'.'i!:. O;lf"m, 11119..\5.

he married \hc j,xm,'t HMC! Sr",;.;)' of CarmiRi'..:t:I". :\.~,nn.\\h/"tlt;.\ ~nda ~l.i11.Hthrt.~f'~Chitp.'l, Wi':n:

burn during Ih~,,~ y.'ah; 11\ IWi() Iblph wa;lr;,ns.tCt'red to Sask;1I00tL- H,,"r,;,iJe~l (f~ Rtl~lctHa1 Dii\'''('''fi)rin ~9S! aftcJ _tliirty ~.{':\(!i~YI,.~nrS nf :~\'r\'ictt \,,;,11

till: !),;pamm:nt. R:llph (;no his '.Iife Ihw:I Il'shkin5~lsk~1f")(\u~

'fHE WICK STOnywril1cn Ily.J/lhn\\'id;

\]y dmt,t\n(UII Wid;, \X;J, bOrn in Nun\We.!k t.:'m;srat<:tl fwm Nul"~IY[\) "lnlac'I)!:!, US.A.\\'h~n h\.~\\-~\~v'C"ry .Y(1t1ng.}'i~lr rlfh~cn Y\:~tl.~.

\Iy mmit~'r, :\liHilda-lldf~(U1.w;b blHIl in ;\Ii[l'n"'\)[;1 •••• ry l;u11"'I;\l1;,! 1IK1\h.:r malli;:<.! IC!V }<..mug.

in the ";l! iy !8')1t'~. IlItiH~, b~IIJr'" [II\:) <'n" eight·',:!.,"H._- Th~y \'or~:ctJ {"JUt thc' firs! u:n Y~;;'lt~.. Ihen!lK1\l.'d ;:!<:19S, lilt' pl<iiric> in prairl:: sdwum:L' ,)f

i;,-'c-"v{,'lcdwagt';j~s. to N"lrth t)ak\Ha~ V,'IKJ( Ih('yhl\m,,~:•..,,\k\!'

Th~'Ybuih thcil rir~t hou~c'M md. II! 19115?1'1tlicr ,iitd (htwi!1L~ my ymmg::,1 ,iSla} fwmblood (1uls'.\u ...· J - w~H UbiC. ~'c.:J.rs ('}id ...The; ..c ·.i,,\~fC

S<:'>.I:II;il Ih..,- family. twu bl'y>aml n,;.; glrlo;.

In 1<)09my falher \Old OUI ~"I:.lmm'(:d ;{,! ill;,·

rk Cr!,'~I;, Saskaldl'-''';UL )'Iy (hi! fj) •.•d b1ind.ma hldU<X'li<Ju alirJ buill il huu,,<,rm il,hm 11•.•didn'tlih~ tl\\' 1:;lld and ,iC';er lild':'H it. I: w;!', \'1\ miltsnorth of whew Seuate I>.11(1.\\'.1 :hfllk i\wa~ the'

jl\(!,~,Wlgq"ffh.,ti Ii!l'::r. with 1ho: big /;t.ke YHU goarOlUldg,oing UJ Srn'lIc.

:'-lr dad \\'l.'lkcd in ~1;lple Cft'\:'k, fori\lefJdey

illlht liillllN!r yanJ,f()! ;t.\xmtTmt. Y~ilr,. In 1911lu~hol1lC"Mt.dcd t1" !'i;ipQ! Cre •...•:, nc;t.r .\'&OX'hc-ml'" Randl.

Mv lil;;[ lob in S;l,katchcwan iI! ,1)1)'), ',.as lak·

in$ "!}\ind,t. {.f t'Hllrh.;-om,"'kt.p!,:Clc;ck, nonh h)[he Sas'ki1tdl<~'~imRjvcr. It '.\'i'Jo; when StnH1¥ hild

Ihe fram,;\~! Iou,.: ahotll .••,ht:leniX\~ltk'y i~11<.1',\.

I \',')rh',j for farrners ;md r.mcher, 1/1Ihc H:t.p·p)laml ('{'tImry, Big>litk Lal,,,, Crime L~t.~:(',tHldlhe $;wdhill" f(u <l ,gOld lIIany }\',;t.Pi. Somctimc>

I wf.uM pm in ,rtf'tI: [I!lIe in rhe-'ildd!t tlWIJ ,in b;:d.1n n~()s('"dn\"s ] knl~' -that c(:'untrv btuer tha,1 ;J

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In I<JI~ I wa-,,'l:lyifi~ "!1 my tlad\ pin.;" t.a;;·

ing,aH:, or !hL.JI~:t..;eand J\mking;t.f,Hlf 1:1).' ~Olill'ger brutnet ~Ul~l'9~~tt:r~}).1:1..•.\,'~~s'A01kM1;g. h)r S~:(,tty~kLircn. hadnq. :\!)otn >III; fit'l •.,r ;\\J~.U'f We!1111Gut ni gn;h ..~('1 hO{lkr-d uj'! thC;~~lrn ,;r hOf>;;i.:;..

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}\~ ttiUrpnH:ra irnpro''t:d~{t thd r{~ad?lJlhe t.:t.X

falc :lfso "!~cnt up ~nop~)rli(1.uately'(i-'J;lhing <..;nnl>:!

fL~-4Ucsth~n r'!>I)~+T..:~~~,LT:ht' ndV~Iit of I'nft10~;f;ladl"r~~5c;-·nr~.;:tJS and{~fa'i.\'!ct tn.1Clt~r.Sn1~HJcroadffnj)1t1·-.-\(!'nient;;. ••"a;,;icr find IHOft' r~g~dar~

Th~ Grkl Ro;'((1I'w,gam inl<)!\5 ~aw Ihe be­t.innin!~oj}f;·!U"'\\'!."31her fo~.d'\~_bur ~t '''lith ~1nruHb;::rof yenf;i ~),~ffn:cp~·-ctpIi.~,,~t()pp-{"d-~n-f)klnf~1t)r' t:JU~S­

'1D fl)P or 1t~~'~~1~pos~'; th.;."~'iC \igniiTed (fl~{- [fit ilircl'JW~" t:r\l~":nh11.;.\ fh,· feni't: t~a:':;ilynpl:H_('>:L:;nd ~ld~~OUf ~\a'"p,;::,-,..;~br('" ;d~rh'tu~h Ih..:Sr'1n~kr BiHn.\~Uaini""d •.lchnJk!t'i.!-';'1- fiY" ~Y'"f\{Hh~,.

Snnw nllk i:HII-ir;t;:tm~ who hdp<'(1 !mHd thL~f(:ud~ \,'C'n; (~h~~(kf.tSI)tirh. tit\: L.L1J:. and ~dllnk~­pahd;::'i, ::i & Ii Cnn'H\i"tj~llh Domini,:1.. UukF,p)rnp~cj1l Cnnj,in!':Th1!~. t:U:·,

,\" r~,itd' ~(>, b~H<:rill1\e:lnJ p;:"pk haJ. bel­fer·and Ill(Hl' (OW,;;i~tL·(II·i!:I:Xi..+:ft' Jos<:lwu.~h,..ltku~,":h.Job, am! ~rn:hdaspe<;;s.'fh,' marn walls mr! fHJllithe SeI1:11'':c,"!'rncr all J'fi.;hw;,)';iJ3 It) :'1;,pl.:: Cll'<:J....

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nann: i}f n::(;l~(~t'~nn you widh.-~d fO 1t.11k[0 Jnd if

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f~f rh~ .t,'t)n}p.\:f",,~F~trn~·f H ~~j:;lsn?ittr:-"·rhl.. .. n('"Xf iYJl<: t)( lC'h,,:ph()r1a:; \\a", a 0rnrill(:rtt

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hi~l1!iIY IIhid, pia,"; 'ui'= wi'h~'<.1hi I'hOIi(~ Om'lun~ rin~, wn,~!~)!:Iil Ci1~\.~fg~Jh·,\"t~i1Hl)r J.'_~:n("ndh~...t(~r~~( ~"~1i ~:Huith..-:n (~\'1~r\~'\)lf'>~"-~I';;:-h-lli'~{(~t~h'L -t\

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11I";jlli\;iol1. urh~"r,r~pair, al1d mVlwr,hip"\~~·n."an p!h'~J.t£.' ,,,\,,!th 110 forI:~:1! fll("r:tbc-r~hip~

It \\:';b ~ti\·'~I}'.sthe :Dp ·.dr;.~,uf [f1(.~f'·:r~n.~lin~tJl:11 W", u"'iL At! ,pile", in tll..: barbo'o wirt.' !it,d10 OJ! wr~qipi;"d wj:.hphiJUC W1ft:' and g~tl.;~and '~\1fn~er~, had _ph('H\t.'"i'~f"l,)\'tZ1' !.he a)-p i.if ~hCI11 .•

J\~ with thi.: ~1""~lkj.:'tphonf;.os hO~irffj)st" n\~nl;~IC-" ""'ould {k"a{kn the till;::.ts 1.111:1\.' '~\\:r:,:lc;,'".,/ill"'~l­1,1101", !n it H!)JHnin[; "Inun you ~(}!lJdi!lt!)~,'th~inr,l.'"usity ~u~ddi~-{~ti:h':1."'()fTht..'HOi m by~ht' Iingingof :11•... r•...kphnn,-. i\, Iii.; S{(ll rn ,,<:>1 do',-{ II!.; I i!l!:,~s!!N !('\I(1<:r :\, th(;,H£/tlnin~ hit tll<:- CItne,"; \\'11,;1\

)ftlJ ..~T~if1t.."'d if~5C'¢ ~)Iu\:..;,paf~~~af\)und lll~ n.;·-;;,,~_i\\:l

rou Ji'C(1IlIlC.:tcd 1l1l' IInL:Ii' ,awlhe phu'n,- fmllld:l!lJ;!gC. '\:)\1 :tho rafllll •..rhk of~k.;:kh)g hdt (hitnfSI.'ur~dL

, Tht Ranger Station_ Fori \\;11,h, H;h,,,'lb,l""li,,-, :\nd Gncrtthcrs '.W!1: <'11 ;, pd,,,!c tdcph{}l1ecm1ipany ;IIBI in till!l'~ uf Inmbk (IIICl:'ollld !!,:(!()

(Hl~()f thi..~j\: p!a?':c~:::'l1t:l get ~_n1cs.'a~I.."CUt or [h;.:';wok im:,JlllrUI; 1!16>ag •.."S ;lIId rday>:J Ihem.

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