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,7;y<{/K% f '.' C C'r,?ri'rf 'tperl _ f 5)fjrj7, 'ittie'. _tj,'fttt' (titt' _ _rv".r; . 7 't'jtt'Ci'ff, '2rtff,j27rft. , _", II, f ///r/ "pf by,» l TCt C "VIII: C 'ff"v'sd “If, Houghton said he gets his reward from the gratitude the cancer patients express for his assistance and he espe- cially enjoys thanks in the form of hugs and kisses from a "fwe or six- year old" patient who rides with him and her mother to Princess Margaret. And another three-year-old who has been taking treatment for a year can count on Houghton to push his wheelchair for him when he wants to go down to the cafeteria for a bite or two. Halton Police smoke out theft suspect At about the same time, four cigars worth $20 mere stolen from Hetmessey's Cigar Store on Ukeshote Road East. While one might expect that these people have nothing to cheer about, Houghton said they don't bring their troubles with them as passengers. Instead, they talk a lot about their fam- ilies - and indeed anything but the ordeal they are going through, he said. "They seem to get strength from each other," he said. A3Gyear-oldmanwasanestedlastweekinamnectitmtoatheftmomacar andfburcigars stolen from acigar store indowntown Oakville. At approximately 6:30 pm. June 17 a black wallet containing personal iden- tification and some cash was stolen from a 1984 Toyota parked on Robinson Street, say Halton Regional Police. As a result of investigation into the incident a man was mated before 7 pm. the same night. Police wavered the stolen wallet worth appmximatcly $100 and the cigars. Toronto trathc as he drives cancer patients to and from Princess Margaret Hospital and waits for them while they are undergoing treat- ment. I ovum ii"),';,":")")': 'k":),?:::. t V fig, Fl A 'iiit"3iii; "v/iff)? 327,", xrRr,fi:';'r' Flf OFF ,I_A+inn nf frames I Mulvale was referring to the fact that. since retiring, the 77-year-old Houghton has devoted almost all his spare time to In Mayor Ann Mulvalt Don Houghton's profession ing all the time." And it wa crous spirit that his peers am were applauding Thursday l handed Houghton the Senior Citizen llllllllll of the Year Award. By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff [ii Super volunteer is Senior of Year (f")"):'?)?"))'):"))?"?, T But this isn't Houghton's only vol F28, "t'ifj; Atl Frames Storew ide ‘ g with purchase of your Rx lenses Don Houghton: Senior Citizen of the Year SSIOH wa when they he town Houghton grew up in Ingersoll, Ontario. After completing Grade ll, hebecameapprenticedasatooland die maker with Ingersoll Machine and Tool Ltd. and, at 22, became a tool and die designer. After working with several companies in southern Ontario, he came to Oakville in 1954 to work at Ford Motor Company. Nenty years later, he retired - and has been working ever since. As a member of the auxiliary of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Houghton helps out at its fund-raising bingos and does the same for two other groups, the Oakville Altruists and Seniors Helping Seniors, a group set up by the Centre’s pool players, he said. is also coordinator of carpet bowling. Is he an expert bowler? Well, he said he doesn't get much of a chance to play but fills in for the regulars when needed. unteer work. He IS also an active member of the Oakville Senior Citizen's Recreation Centre where the award ceremony took place. His con- tributions to the Centre include cup- boards he built as ' " . well as a carpet rr?, 'rm,,, " " Illl storage rack, The "l"r)_'sl)):)i)r1,, ialllllllit' latter proved so wlrv(,'j,':_s's_)",'ii',,si,r,:i':iai" 'lille convenient for get- f‘ “A“ Illlirllit' ting the130-pound "ll g ME carpet out of the \\\\ tll , h _rr:)si,iiii'isi?iii)':ri, way when not in Q \ use. that other '):i,i:1'i1 7-3::\- I "r'r,ris,rs/')jiii'ii, seniors want to \ copy it for their 'r'iiiitia1 x frr)rli centres. he said. Don Houghton's retirement anything but placid Houghton is also very active with the Ontario Senior Games which take place every two years. Besides being trea- surer of the games' Halton District, he After the death of his wife in 1978, Houghton re-married and became the father of four more children other than his own three. Between him and his wife, Laura, they have a total of 15 grandchildren and three great-grand- children. 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