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The Acton Free Press Wed March 10 1976 Seven victims mourned by many Continued from Page 1 25 south of Acton He came into town where he apparently con John McHugh The group of friends went out in John new car to help They discovered the truck out of gas so took John Ou desluys books out of it and in tended to bring him back to town These six were part of a large group of friends who have been close since high school days It was like a clan one friend says On the Friday evening they had all been at the home on the sixth line They planned to go together this coming weekend to cottage They were plotting a surprise to insulate the cottage without telling the Hughs about it Scol to with his firmly from Toronto three years ago They now live on tilt sixth line of north of High No 7 He General Wolff high school and had been employed as a wcldtr Beau Steel Scott was born Nov 1957 His parents art Glen Bobbie his brothers and Dun and his sister is all at home John John had lust bought his first car ma he was happy about it friends say He had left high school in October Lately he was working at but he intended to return to school and learn a trade at Sheridan college He was a member of the high school Outers group and loved music Father Smyc is conducting the funeral service at St Joseph s church Wednesdnj at a Pallbearers art Bill Ed Stan Tom Watson Ted Tyler Jr and Jack Interment is in St Joseph cemetery John parents are John and June Mill and he is also survived by sisters Gail at University and Karen grandmothers Mrs Mary and Mrs Ann Talbot Tuesday afternoon at Trinity United church conducted by the C Beaton Inter cemetery Over attended many in tears ind heard Mr Beaton apt words of com fort His close friends as Stan John Vos Grant Gibson Jeff Patterson Gerard and Adrian in Scott wasn an lion person his lys He wis more a animal important to him And he had it sense of humor that kept his I ynn s funeral will be Wednesday at the It unity funeral me eondutttd by the irles followed by I ynn is born in I ondon on July IJj1 e tint to in the same She it tended Reed seeks explanation Kevin 11 root tad Kevin left high school at the end of January and had been working at Building Products He planned to return to school and then go to Sheridan College to study commercial art and animation Music art and the Outers were his main interests He liked drawing and it was Kevin who designed the crest for the principals recognition party in He had bought himself a new guitar about j o clock Saturday afternoon He was teaching himself to play and was doing well at it Loved music The group of friends all loved music and often played records together A fqvorite song by the Beatles Let it Be was sung at the funeral vice Tuesday afternoon by Karen Pitt and Susan Wilson accompanying themselves on guitars He also liked folk music and the church choir sang Lord of the Dance and The King of Love The Leonard conducted the moving service atSt Albans church Tuesday at 3 m The church was packed with some seated in the parish hall Kevin was born Feb 1959 in Edmonton He attended Robert Little school and Acton high school Outers trips to Dorset and Algonquin park were highlights for him Pallbearers were friends Cliff Creasey Gary Camp bell David Marcoux Peter and Rick Van Fleet and one of the teachers who led the Outers trips Rowley Kevin Is survived by parents Shirley and Lloyd Nelson Ct sister Andrea at the University of Toronto brother David of London and grandparents Mr and Mrs E R Price of Melfort Sask Member of Parliament Julian yesterday sent the following letter to the Solicitor The Hon John Solicitor General Dear Mr am sure you art aware now of the tragedy that on Highway just south last Saturday night in which seven people among them a number of younL teenagers were killed during the pursuit by the llalton Police of a stolen ear would appreciate a full of tht events which ted to this disaster so that I am to reply intelligently ti the questions which are il ready asked of me I lis wonder if this incident prompt some change in policy hot pursuit One winders in the ease of the theft of the vehicle worth per haps r whether the risks do not the kind of taken of these people were in the main from my and I in all conscience the issue to pass with out iking a position Sincerely Julian Reed school school In Clarleson White Oaks Oak and Sheridan College She graduated from in Her parents are Rosemary and Leonard Marshall Acton Lynn loved to travel and had been home off and on in the last couple of years She was fond of horse back riding Her family remember her love of animals and small children Flowers from the funeral will be sent to the Sunshine school at Hornby Tim Tim went to school when he lived in Mills His home it now it Cres in His parenb are John and Brusanowski and he has brother and sister Gars and Kathleen and Germ line and Ijiwrencc Montreal He left Acton high school in June 1J73 but he didn t have a job it the present time He is an artistic young He especially wanted to be with his friends They were all likt brothers and sisters siys his mother Mass is at St Jo church Wednesday mornint at 11 am Father t fficntinc Inter menl is in Pallbearers art Jeff Gerard viti John John was studying civil engineering at Seneca College and it believed he was returning home in his truck Saturday when it ran out of gas His friends were driving him to Acton when the accident occurred He lived in Toronto during the week but returned to home at II 1 Moffat on weekends He was years of age on Monday March I John was born at Paris Ontario in but moved to this district with his family as a youngster For the past 10 their home has been at it 1 Moffat He attended Brook lie school and then Acton high school As i result of his with high school outers club he loved camping He also enjoyed working with his car and truck The funeral service is Wed nesday afternoon at at the Guelph Reformed church conducted by the Rev van Interment will in I den Mills cemetery Pallbearers arc Ed Road knight John van Dam Jack Colin Price Bob Vlnski and John Vos Flower bearers are Peter Jagt Jeff Patterson and Glenn McLeod John is survived by his par Tony and Mary sisters and brothers Lanle Mrs Les of Brampton Frank Pearl and Mark at home grandparents Mrs J Oudcsluys and A Boiler niece and nephew Melanic Lennie Couture Funeral service for Erie James Couture will be Wed nesday evening at the Rum ley Shoemaker funeral home Acton conducted by the Rev A II McKenzie Cremation will follow Eric lived at 19 Church St with his parents Mary and Don Grcin He was always porticulary interested in cars and after a course at General Brock he worked at Fred Auto Body in George town Eric was also fond of fishing and boating He is survived by his par brother Garry Strat ford sister Wendy Mrs Groot Acton brother and sisters Edward Beth Martin and Annie at home He had lived all his life in Aeton He was born Dec 1957 TheGreins say they cannot think why Erie would do such a thing Mrs Mare Tolton man of Fred Auto Body at Guelph St in Georgetown said Monday in a telephone interview she could not understand Eric in the way police described Something had to go wrong It s just not He was a quiet considerate boy said the manager Mrs Tolton said the ap prentice was in extremely reliable em and Ihit he is very well liked his fellow employees Couture had been employed at the body shop since last September Mrs said we never had any problems ith Eric There to be extenuating The manager said Erie didn even drink would refuse to dnnkmc with fellow workers on a Were off our ROCKER with prices like this No 110 HALTON HILLS FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES BECKERS PLAZA ACTON WALLPAPER 20 OFF REG PRICE- O COME IN AND SEE OUR LARGE VARIETY OF SUNWORTHY PATTERNS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED THE FIRST of the 29 homes to be built in the new Legion subdivision are the early stages of con struction as the concrete foundations were laid early this 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