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Oakville Beaver, 18 Nov 1994, p. 10

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By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff Elizabeth Armour kept her promise. Out of heartfelt love and admiâ€" ration, she made a pledge to her husband and the result is a very special, extremely poignant book. It‘s a love story, a warm, inspiring revelation of one couple‘s love for each other and it is based on truth, not fiction. The contents of the book are as close to Armour‘s heart as they could possibly be because Our Legacy of Love is about her and her beloved husband, Douglas. Elizabeth McCurdy Armour has condensed her very full, very rich, very diverse life into 247 pages of words, carefully selected, joyously and entertainingly written words, heartfelt words that make Our Legacy of Love difficult to put down. Elizabeth Armour‘s legacy and labor of love THE SWAN PRINCESS (F) Evgs. 7:00, Sat. Sun Mat. 1:30. _ WAR (PG) Mature Theme, Violence. Fri. Sat ?:ig. Sun.â€"Thurs. 7:00 9:35, Sat. Sun. Mat. |_ 23325 HARVESTER RD. * 637â€"5677 MIRACLE ON 34TH ST. (F) (Dolby Stereo). Eugs. 7:10 9:45, Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. No Passes Accepted ST‘ARGATE (;G) (1Dioital Sound). Evgs. 7:00 9:40, Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:30. PULP FICTION (R) Brutal Violence, Alcohol, Drug use. Evas. 9:00 only. SNEAK PREVIEW Fri. Nov. 16th and Sat. Nov. 19th see two movies for one admission price. See the all new comedy Junior (PG) Mature Theme, Violence at 7:30 then stay and see our regular feature The War (PG) Mature Theme, Violence at 9:35. THE LION KING (F) Evgs. 7:10 9:00. Sat. Sun Mat. 2:00. T THE PROFESSIONAL (R) May offend some. Evgs 7:20 9:45, Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. MARY SHELLEY‘S FRANKENSTEIN {Frl(';vhtening Scenes (Dolby Stereo). nnl FOREST GUMP (PG) Alcohol, Drug Use, Mature Theme (Dolby Stereo). Fri.â€"Tues. 7:00, Sat. Mat. PULP FICTION (R) Brutal Violence, Alcohol, Drug Use (Dolby Stereo) Evgs. 8:00, Sat. Sun. Mat. iTHE WAR (PG) Mature Theme, Violence (Dolby Stereo). Fri. Sat. 9:45, Sun.â€"Thurs. 7:30 9:45, MIRACLE ON 34TH ST. (F) (Dolby Stereo). Evgs. 7:15 9:35. Sat. Sun. Mat. 2:15 No Passes Accepted SNEAK PREVIEW. Fri. Nov. 18th and Sat. Nov. 19th see two movies for one admission price. See the all new comedy Junior (PG) Mature Theme, Violence at 7:30 then stay and see our regular feature The War (PG) Mature Theme, Violence at 9:45. \THE PROFFESSIONAL (R) May offend some. (Dolby Stereo). Evgs. 7:45 10:00. Sat. Sun LITTLE GIANTS (PG) Evgs FOREST GUMP (PG) Alcohol, Drug Use, Mature THE RIVER WILD (AA) Mature Theme, Not Recommended For Children. Evgs. 7:15 9:20 Sat. Sun, Mat, 1:30, _______________ THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (M Not Recommended For Children. Eugs. 7:00 9:35 BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (AA) Evgs. 7:20 9:15, Sat. Sun. Mat. 1:45. MARY SHELLEY‘S FRANKENSTEIN ( Ma :‘flotht‘eglanScems Evgs. 7:10 9:30, Sat. Sun a 7:10, Sat. Sun. Mat Author‘s book launched tomorrow at St. Mildred‘s Lightbourn In 1942, when her husband was abroad "on loan to the Royal Navy", Armour "mentioned" to him in one of 850 letters they exchanged over 17 months, that she wanted to write a book about him. She mentioned it again to him at a family reunion in the West Indies in 1987. He agreed as long as she kept three promises. One was that the book not be just about him but about them both; that she write their story true to fact, and that she not write it until after his death, which occured suddenly eight short months later. Over six years, Armour, an Oakville resident for almost 50 years in her beloved white brick ‘Ingleside‘ home, wrote her tribute, a painstaking effort that was simulâ€" taneously therapeutic. She calls it a labor of love. Two years after her husband‘s passing, Armour travelled to Ensland and Scotland to research AND WLDU es ts whining e teciel® mt t i S e YOU WON‘T KNOW THE FACTS UNTIL YOU SEE THE FICTION. â€" Don Stotter, ELIJAH WOOD + KEVIN COSTNER "THE MOST ENTERTATING ALM OF THE ENTERTAINMENT TIMEâ€"OUT locations where he had been staâ€" tioned during the war. She also perused their letters, such an important aspect of their relationâ€" ship and one which bridged the distance gap during that time when he was abroad. In fact, letters played such an important role in their lives, they are dominant on the jacket of Armour‘s book, along with a pen, an air mail envelope and an ovalâ€" framed photo of the couple taken in the early years of their marriage. "These letters became our perâ€" sonal journals and the way in which we shared our lives with each other when we could not be together, and sometimes even when we were together," writes Armour. Over the course of 47 years of marriage, the Armours raised five children, travelled to 38 countries, touched hundreds of lives and enhanced the work of the Anglican Church. Armour, now 76, grandmother to 14 and greatâ€"grandmother to one, says it was a difficult process "revealine one‘s true self." With divorce so prevalent today, Armour hopes that couples can derive inspiration from her love story, "that a very happy relationâ€" ship can last 47 years and remain vital and interesting to the end." Their relationship was "permeâ€" ated with deep love and religious faith," ingredients which enhanced ELIZABETH ARMOUR School its survival, she believes. "I have kept my promises," writes Armour. "This book is about both of us and the rich experiences we shared for 47 years. I have tried hard to write it as it was, including the ups and downs, the joys and sorrows, the thrills and the disapâ€" pointments, the hopes and fears, the frustrations and surprises â€" all of which were a part of daily life as we raised our family in a period of history marked by very rapid change." The book has already touched many who have read it including none other than the Rev. Terry Waite, whom the Armours met durâ€" ing their frequent visits to the UK. "Their home a cheery place of laughter and hospitality, was always open to their many friends," writes Waite on the book‘s jacket. "Doug died when I was imprisoned in Lebanon...This is a very human story and like all stories which are truly human, through it we may catch a glimpse of the Divine." Be in tune with the OSO Call 844â€"7984 to receive a copy of our 1994â€"95 Seasons Brochure.

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