Not everything was always fun at Lejac. In about 1966 we were in class one day when there was a sudden banging on the fire escape door. Our teacher answered the door and all of a sudden she ran out after speaking to whoever was there. Later a substitute teacher came in and explained to us what had happened.
Bill Leslie is our bus driver. He and his wife, Mrs. Leslie, lived in one of those houses next to our school. They said she was sweeping the floor when something happened to her and she had passed away. Someone found her lying on the floor where they live. Our Substitute and us all said a prayer for her that day in class.
That happened again later.
Randy Williams was an older boy in Grade 7 when I was still in Grade 6 in about 1968. His mom used to work in the laundry room before Mrs. Robison came. Mrs. Williams was a Native woman except I don’t know from where. Then one day that year, Brother asked a bunch of us boys from our school to attend church with him on Saturday at Fort Fraser. Fort Fraser is about 7 miles east of Lejac. I guess they had his funeral services at Fort Fraser. He was only 12 years old.
Then in 1970 the boys from Tachie had to go to Thomas’ funeral. Thomas Hansen started Lejac maybe in 1966 or ‘67. He was an older boy always joking and doing funny and crazy stuff. He was always making us laugh. Except he quit Lejac maybe in 1970 and right around that time he had an accident at Tachie where he lived.
So Brother and all the boys from Tachie all went to his funeral. That really put us all in the dumps!
Bill Leslie is our bus driver. He and his wife, Mrs. Leslie, lived in one of those houses next to our school. They said she was sweeping the floor when something happened to her and she had passed away. Someone found her lying on the floor where they live. Our Substitute and us all said a prayer for her that day in class.
That happened again later.
Randy Williams was an older boy in Grade 7 when I was still in Grade 6 in about 1968. His mom used to work in the laundry room before Mrs. Robison came. Mrs. Williams was a Native woman except I don’t know from where. Then one day that year, Brother asked a bunch of us boys from our school to attend church with him on Saturday at Fort Fraser. Fort Fraser is about 7 miles east of Lejac. I guess they had his funeral services at Fort Fraser. He was only 12 years old.
Then in 1970 the boys from Tachie had to go to Thomas’ funeral. Thomas Hansen started Lejac maybe in 1966 or ‘67. He was an older boy always joking and doing funny and crazy stuff. He was always making us laugh. Except he quit Lejac maybe in 1970 and right around that time he had an accident at Tachie where he lived.
So Brother and all the boys from Tachie all went to his funeral. That really put us all in the dumps!
hey let's try this again,Thomas didn't quit school,he was dismissed,Maybe Pat could elaborate more on this,oh i still think of him today,playing the guitar,and his favorite song was it came out the sky by ccr
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