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W ednesdsay March 29, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A3 Gerry Smith, 62 C a n c e r c la im s fo rm e r c o u n c illo r G erald Sm ith, form er O akville councillor and long-tim e local businessm an, has died after a year-long fight against cancer. Sm ith, 62, who was m arried to his wife Beverly for 43 years, passed away Friday at O akville-T rafalgar M em orial H ospital. Sm ith - know n to his friends as G erry served on O akville Town C ouncil for five years starting in 1980 as W ard 4 councillor. In N ovem ber 1985 he ran unsuccessfully for the regional seat. In the spring o f that year he was one o f four can d id ates who vied for the provincial Progressive C onservative nom ina tion. Sm ith was also a Past M aster o f Ionic Lodge No. 549 A.F. and A .M ., Stoney Creek, and Past D istrict G rand M aster o f D istrict C. Sm ith was born in H am ilton and met his future w ife when he was only 17. They m ar ried two years later and had four children, Jeff, Lori, G regory and M arni. In 1967 the fam ily m oved to O akville where Sm ith started a air conditioning and heating com pany. A lthough he w orked hard to N ew c h a rita b le fo u n d a tio n w ill a id s tu d e n ts , sc h o o ls A new charitable foundation to help Halton public schools and students is moving into high gear. Startup funding of $125,000 for the foundation has been unanimously approved by the Halton District School Board. The money will be taken from the board's reserve for working funds and is to be repaid by the foundation within its first year of operation. There was no discussion on the funding approval, but the charitable foundation has been under development since its approval in 1998. Details of the foundation's constitution, devel opment and use of startup funds were provided in a written report by education director Dusty Papke. The startup expenditure will be used to hire a chief administrative officer to handle daily opera tions, plus an office secretary and necessary sup plies and equipment. Cost of space was not seen as an issue because the board currently has surplus school space. With the approval, the charitable foundation can soon start accumulating revenue through fundraising and solicitations. The revenues will be directed to support the board's students and schools. The foundation was registered and ready to start operations by last June. For the past year a committee has been devel oping operating principles for the foundation, which are currently under review by legal counsel. The committee was chaired by Brenda Kearney and included community members with experience in establishing and working with char itable foundations. Gerry Smith build his business, Smith also enjoyed sum m er vacations with his fam ily at their M uskoka cottage. V isitation was held M onday in Burlington and a funeral service was held Tuesday at St. Jude's A nglican Church. In lieu o f flowers, expressions o f sym pathy to the charity of choice would be appreciated by the family. P IC KOrTHE C R O P T O Y S B O O K S m w a g i n e a w c o h m o l e p n a n e w y . i r e l e s s We're renovated &open againl Exciting new t o y s ... Enriching new b o o k s ... Fresh Spring lo o k ... Same friendly s ta ffll Special W eekend April 6 & 9 S p e cta cu la r Draws Lively E n te rta in m e n t Colourful Balloons Free G rab Bags & P o ste rs Friendly V is ito rs Cantel is now ro g e rs =pATs.T. imagine Saturday & April 11:00 Mayor Ann Mulvale officially reopens Hck o f th e Crop limited time offer 35 DIG ITAL M OTOROLA STARTAC 7797 11:30 -12:30 Squeaky th e Clown is here! for 150 minutes weekday/weeknight & 1000 weekend minutes M OTOROLA STARTAC 3000 with V IBE 2:00 - 3:00 A u th or Sharon Jennings and Illu s tra to r Ruth Ohi will sign th e ir new book Photo by Peter C. McCusker In the spring a boat-ow ner's fancy turns to....well, his boat. T hat's Larry Jensen, past Commodore of the Bronte Harbour Yacht Club peeking out from the tarpaulin as he checks out his craft for the new sailing season. 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