r J Planning reunions keeps By Jennifer Bell The Intelligencer "There wasn't a piece of paper that went through this office that she didn't know about -- Marg was organized in the extreme." Those are the words of Capt. Danny Coultis, regional superintendent of the Coast Guard's Marine branch of Search and Rescue at CFB Trenton, about his former assistant Margaret Turner. The Belleville woman recently re- tired after a 20-year career as a civilian employee with the Coast Guard. And her boss "really misses her. "She dropped in here a few weeks ago to say hello, and I saw the look on her face when she saw the piles of pa- pers all over the place," laughed Coultis. The Coast Guard captain had noth- ing but praise for his former secretary, who even found time to develop and maintain a pictorial resource book on all marine resources, as well as a map system identifying emergency systems such as police forces, during her tenure. arg busy Where are they "Secretary was her official title, but she was much, much more than that," said Coultis. "She was everything." But Margaret -- as she prefers to be called -- is quite happy with retirement. She and husband Alan are finding plenty to keep them busy. After two decades of keeping a suc- cession of Coast Guard marine supervi- sors in "tip-top shape", Margaret now has more time to concentrate on her hobbies, which include -- with husband Al -- establishment of a bi-annual reun- ion for the families of those who served on ATs ship the HMCS Nene, a naval frigate stationed in Halifax during the Second World War. The first reunion -- in 1985 -- was a great triumph for the Turners. "We were so pleased that we were able to contact so many of the original crew and their families," said Margaret. "Tracking everyone down was a lot of work, but it was worth it." Updating mailing lists and all their pertinent information for the reunions -- held every two years at different loca- tions across Canada -- is a major pro- ject for Margaret and Alan. "It's also a good way to keep my sec- retarial skills sharp," she says. In addition to reunion activities, Mar- garet also enjoys exercise, gardening, knitting, sewing and the couple's seven grandchildren, who all live nearby. The Turners also enjoy the travel that comes with each reunion. Another one is planned for the summer of 1985. Retirement, says Margaret "is some- thing I wanted to do while I was young enough to enjoy it. And I am."