I was born in a small town called St.Charles, Ontario. It was a purely french town and I never spoke a word of English until I was 10 years old. My parents were in the bar business and we moved around a lot. When my parents got out of the bar business, we moved to Sudbury, Ontario, a mining town in Northern Ontario. I lived there until I was 24 years old. That's when I married my sweetheart, Shirleen. In 1963, we went into the bar business until 1989 when we retired.
On the left is a picture of the remaining part of my immediate family. On the left is my youngest daughter Nicky, next to her is my granddaughter Justine, next is my oldest daughter Kim. Behind Kim is my son Marc, and beside him is me. Missing from this picture are my first wife, Shirleen and our oldest son Larry. I believe that they are patiently waiting for us to join them in heaven. They can afford to wait, because after all, eternity is a long time.I firmly believe that when we leave earth, we are immetiately reunited with our loved ones in a place that we call heaven.
On the right is my first wife, the love of my life.This photo was taken on April 18, 1960, our wedding day. On the left is a picture of the person I love most in this world, my granddaughter, Justine. She is presently 10 years old.
I can't stand the cold any more since I'm not as young as I used to be. So for the past ten years I have been spending my winters in Lake Worth, Florida, enjoying the sunshine and avoiding the snow. I have a few relatives that are snow birds (a term for those that winter in the south and head home in the summer). I have made a lot of friends here in Lake Worth including my very special friend Lynn. We both owned Condos in the same development.Hers was what was called a convertible, that is you could make it a one bedroom or a two bedroom. Mine was a 2 bedroom and 1 bath. They were both nice.
On the left is a picture of the very special friend I met in Florida (Lynn). We got married in 1998. I never knew a person could fall in love twice in one lifetime. When we met, we found that we were pretty compatible, so we decided to get married. I have never regretted it.Of course, sometimes we have disagreements but we usually get them straightened out before any damage is done.
On the right is a picture of me and Lynn outside our building at Lake Clarke Gardens.I sold my condo and moved in with Lynn. So far things have gone pretty well for us. We've been together for over five years now, and although we've had some spats, things are going really well.We spend 6 months in Lake Clarke Gardens and 6 months in Whitby, Ontario.This year we're not going to Lake Clarke Gardens. Instead we are going to spend 3 months in Mexico in the Lake Chapala area, in a town called Ajijic (pronounced Ahihic). Next year, in October 2004, we're planning on returning to Lake Worth, because we both like it there. It will be an adventure for us to be going to Mexico. Lynn has been taking Spanish for about 3 years now, so she should be able to get along there. For me it's going to be a little harder because I don't know too many words in Spanish. I hope Lynn sticks close to me while we're there.
On the left is a picture of my granddaughter on the roof of the pool shed that her dad built in their back yard. On the right is a picture of Lynn (on the right), Bob (her nephew, on the left), Doney (her sister-in-law, second from the left) and me. I'm the one between the two women. This picture was taken at Bob's cottage on a lake in Northern Ontario. He owns a whole island and that's where his camp is. He's owned it for over 20 years and about three years ago he started remodelling it. Is it ever a nice place. Lynn and I spent a couple of days there last summer. I had just gotten my cataracts removed and I could see the stars very well. Having lived in the city most of my life, it was a thrill to see all those stars.
On the left is a picture of Lynn and me on December 31,1999, (the dawning of the new millenium). We were celebrating New Year's Eve with my cousin in Pompano Beach, Florida. It was a beautiful evening and we were watching New Year's festivities all over the world. As you know, it all started in Australia. Then it went around the world as the time changed in each locality. Lynn and I met in March, 1998.I was running for the board of directors at the time and I had put out my platform. She mentioned that we had a lot in common. She was married on April 16, 1960, two days before me. She had three kids and I had three. When she smiled, she lit up the pool area, I thought. Right away I figured there was a spark between us. A few days later, I got the news that my sister was dying in Canada. So I went around and told everyone that I was returning home and that I wouldn't be back until October. When I told Lynn this, she said "I'll miss you". I knew that I was going to miss her too. When I got home, my sister had already died. I went to the funeral and then I decided to go back to Florida. That's one decision I never regretted.
On the right is a picture of Lynn, me and her son Martin, his wife Rosemary and their children Monica and Isaac. This picture was taken at Lake Worth Beach in 1999. They had come down for a week to see his mother. We had a great time. We went bike riding. Isaac was the first person I had ever seen who tipped a bike with training wheels.(He was 6 at the time).
On the left is a picture of our eldest son, Larry and our youngest son Marc. Larry was born on March 4, 1959 and Marc was born on September 8, 1963. Larry was given up for adoption in 1959, because then an unmarried woman couldn't keep her child. When I found out Shirleen had given him up, we got married and I tried to get him back. There was no way we could get him back. Although we said we wanted him back, the Children's Aid just ignored us. After Shirleen passed away, I started looking for him. It wasn't until 1999 that I made some headway. Someone told me about a lady who was very kind-hearted. I contacted her and she somehow found out that he had been killed by lightning 20 years earlier. At first I thought she was stonewalling me. I later learned the date of his death and while doing a search of newspapers, I found out what his adopted name was. I contacted the lady who had adopted him and she gave me some pictures of him. If anyone but Shirleen and me were to raise him, I'm glad it was her. She was a fine lady.
On the right is a picture of our oldest daughter Kim. She is sitting on the side of the pool at her brother Marc's house. As you can see, it's a pretty nice pool. Marc keeps it pretty nice so his friends and relatives can take a cool dip in the summer. Marc has a really nice house as well.
On the left is a picure of Lynn and me in the town of Mazamitla, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. We went there on a bus from Ajijic. It took two hours to get there. It was on the south side of the lake and way up in the mountains. At that point we were about 7,000 feet above sea level. It was a very nice town with very friendly people.
I'm a computer enthusiast. I am using Windows as my operating system but I would prefer Linux. I haven't mastered the Linux system enough so as to take Windows off my system but one of these days I will switch over to Linux. If any of you reading this Web Site are using Linux I would like to hear from you. My email address is guy.gauthier@juno.com
I would like to pass on any news of friends and relatives of mine that you might have and would like to share. Send to my email address above and I will include them in any future pages on this site.
So long for now and thanks for signing on. I hope to see you again.....
Guy
