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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000 THE NEW TANNER 11 Handyman, farmer, entrepreneur Stan Morrison passes Feb. 28 Following his mother's or- ders from childhood, - if he took it apart he had to learn to fix it - Duncan Stanley Morrison was a man who ex- pected to repair anything around his home until the day he died. From acting as his own veterinarian under the guid- ance of the local professional, to building and repairing his own machinery, shoeing horses, building an addition to the barn and helping to build his retirement home, doing his own butchering, dynamiting rocks to clear his second farm, creating gadg- ets or witching for a well, Stan was never without a project The youngest of three children born on a Glengarry County farm divided by the provincial border with Que- bec, he was the only English- speaking child in the one- room country school where his education began. He was bilingual before it was politi- cally correct and shed that knowledge as quickly as pos- sible. His early experiences coloured his attitudes and created a lifelong interest in politics at all levels. After a year in Acton, the family moved to a dairy farm on Highway 7 east of Acton in 1923 where Stan attended Bannockburn public school and Acton Continuation school. He also returned to riding horses once he again had space in which to keep one. Stan got his licence to drive a truck on the construc- tion crew when Highway 7 was paved in 1927. He married Reinettia McEnery of Georgetown in 1935 and they raised Ayrshires on the family farm until their retirement in 1967. As the only male on the farm during World War II, he was in the Lorne Scots Re- serves and worked in the chrome division at Beardmore's. Later, he was a trustee on Bannockburn school board, a director on the Ontario Milk Producers' Board, and a director on the Acton Agricultural Society. He did custom baling and har- vested corn for farmers throughout the Acton, Rockwood and Hillsburgh area for many years. Having been among the Bannockburn neighbours who restored the Warden Pioneer Cemetery at the Fifth Line in 1954, he and his wife became the cemetery caretak- ers upon retirement and only relinquished the job for health reasons in 1998. After retiring, Stan worked at the Limehouse Garage for several years, then became Earl VanNorman's plumber and assistant in electrical work for water tank and elec- trical repairs and installations. In his spare time he was a gen- eral handyman and Mr. Fixit for Acton area residents needing help with various home repairs from building fences to refinishing and re- pairing furniture, His last years were spent raising far more garden pro- duce than he needed and building toys, furniture and gadgets in his basement work- shop for his family and friends. Born Feb. 1, 1911, he died Feb. 28, 2000 in Georgetown and District Memorial Hospi- tal after a lengthy battle with heart disease, emphysema, diabetes and finally, cancer. He leaves his wife, Reina at Morriston Park Nursing Home, his daughter Margaret Petrushevsky, at home, and sister-in-law Ethel Denny of St. Joseph's Home in Guelph. He is also survived by his grandchildren and great randchildren, Jessica uehnappel of Georgetown and children Christina, Vanessa and Cassandra, Julia Langford of Elora and chil- dren Bailey and Paige, Nelson Hannah and wife Jodi of Guelph and children Larissa and Ryan, and special step- grandson Alexander Petrushevsky and wife Denise of Guelph, and daugh- ter Jaden. He was predeceased by his parents Duncan and Christena Morrison and his sisters, Margaret Cole (1975) and Christena Morrison (1984). Rev. Pieter Van Harten conducted a funeral service for Stan at MacKinnon Fam- ily Funeral Home on March 2. Cremation followed and a pri- vate burial will be held at the family plot in Acton's Fairview Cemetery, ACTON ROTARY OPEN HOUSE BBQ CHICKEN DINNER at the Acton Arena Friday, March 31st 2000 Guest Speaker Rotarian Father Peter Watters Tickets $7.00 per person Proceeds donated to Rose Cherry House 6:00pm refreshments- cash bar - 6:30pm Dinner SMOKE FREE DOOR PRIZE CHICKS ON I left to right: Jody Hastings, Olivia Sroka, aa a CE: Members of the Acton Figure Skating Club work on their routine to a Dixie Chicks song for the club's season finale/carnival -- Musical Moods for the Millennium - on April 1 at Acton arena. The Chicks include, Jessica Cassista, Emma Bailie, Cassandra Job, Justine McIntyre and Lisa Finnie. -- Frances Niblock photo 16th annual Paul Murr golf tournament May 15 The 16" annual Paul Murr Memorial Tournament will take place on Monday, May 15 at Blue Springs Golf Blue. 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