For many teachers, retired and otherwise, the
end of the Labour Day Weekend took on a different mood this year. On
September 6, friends, family and colleagues gathered to honour the life of
Win Schell. Win will be greatly missed. Because his funeral occurred on the
first day of school, many people were unable to attend. Win’s friends and
family are planning to hold a celebration of his life in the new year to
allow everyone to come together to remember. We are seeking remembrances of
Win from all who knew him. He belonged in so many different worlds. Win was
a brilliant teacher, a gardener, an able administrator, a musician, a cook,
a song writer, a championship golfer, an editor, a professional radio
announcer, an author, a record producer, a political activist, a loyal
friend, a devoted husband, a proud father and grandfather, a brother, a
scholar, an important local publisher, a cat lover, and most of all, a
person given to spontaneous acts of generosity and kindness.
Please share your favourite memories of Win. Long or short, we welcome them
all. A selection will appear in later editions of this newsletter and/or at
his memorial in the spring. Send them to: AfterWords Editor,
Susan Cassan or (R.R. 1 Lucan, Ont.
NOM 2J0). Stay tuned for information on when and where we will gather to
remember and celebrate a wonderful friend. |
