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Rido celebrates 75th twice and heads to GracelandContinued from page 15In fact, his 75th Birthday was celebrated when searches. DosSantos understood that Rido needed he was 74 so this year he received the good news a birth certificate to obtain one of the basic rights that he was a year younger. of citizenship his passport.So he did it all over again with about 100 The search began with Service Ontario, then friends and support staff and an Elvis imperson-Service Canada. "Nothing was discovered, said ator and an Elvis birthday cake.Blauuw.How many times do you get to celebrate 75 Oakville MPP Kevin Flynns office proved help-twice? asked Christie.ful when it gave CLO information on what infor-To us, good social service delivery sometimes mation was needed to proceed.means that it is not only the squeaky wheel that DosSantos provided Ridos parents and family gets the grease, said Blauuw.name, even the church he was baptized in, though Rido is likely dreaming about booking his she could find no record.flight.After weeks of searching and visits to the cen-Hes doing it his way.sus office, Desiree had the information and drove with Rido to Hamilton to apply for his birth certifi-cate. The Ministry staff thought Rido was her grandfather they could not understand why someone would be so determined and passionate about getting this information, said Blauuw. Government records were so obscure and contradictory that at one point staff had to bring Rido in to the office as an exhibit, for verification, ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVERsaid Christie.ON THE MOVE:Rido Tokacj takes a spin as DosSantos efforts paid off however as they dis-he celebrated his 75th birthday for a second time. covered Ridos real name was Ridol. Somehow he At right, is the birthday cake served at the party had lost the L minor yet very personal and thrown by Community Living Oakville. important when you are unable to fully advocate the record straight leaving one less thing to do for yourself, said Blauuw.for Ridos friends and guardians, said Blauuw.Ridos last name was also different the As it turned out, neither of the two birthdates grouping of consonants that speak to his ancestry, associated with Ridol were correct. His birthday different than what hed been using.was Jan 19, 1936.We feel that in an important sense, we have set Little Readers AcademyBeyond TutoringAdvantage ProgramHomework SupportAges 3-6 yearsGrades 1-8High School SuccessGrades 1-8Approach the process of learning properly and you wind up creating more thanhard-working students with good marks. You build motivated, self-assured,independent thinkers who really understand what they learn. That meansbetter grades...on every test, in every subject, and on every report card.Call today, or visit oxfordlearning.comOakville North905-469-1929Oakville SouthCentre Name 519.455.5555 Centre Address 905-849-4027centre@oxfordlearning.comOxford Learning Centres17 Friday, March 11, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com