W NY }‘f 1 ‘r \ | ;% Kintore â€" 2 im ii His wife, Isabella Kennedy Calder was born on Lot 15, Concession 12, i fl‘ï¬ï¬‚\ East Nissouri within a mile of the farm where she lived with her husband and 1 1;1 where her family was raised and where Jean was born. } | I Y Mrs. Calder, Sr. lived to be over 80 years of age, and was blessed j j with an exceptionally retentive memory,. Her contributions to this book are i ? much appreciated. | : Jean‘s paternal grandfather, Thomas R. McGee was born on Lot 14, | k Concession 12, East Nissouri and he also attended Kintore school and with the 1 % exception of a few years spent in Michigan (while a young man) lived his I i entire life in this community, During the years he lived in Michigan he ?f married Julig@ Christianson a lovely Norwegian Lady, who returned to this i a; community with him and who won the hearts of all who knew her. No doubt some | I'fl“; of Jean‘s pleasing personality traces to her. | â€5 When Jean was a little over one year old, she was stricken with f h!!§?~ poliomyelitis which left her with a serious physical handicap, but this ; mmz [ Rï¬<5 I certainly did not affect her cheery disposition. She was always a general ? j: favorite at school as well as a brilliant scholar. After public sthool at | a ‘ No. 6, she attended continuation school at Thamesford, for 4 years. She was r f validictorian for her class in graduation year, â€" She also took an extra ï¬ â€˜ year at Central Collegiate, London, Ont. | â€" After graduation she accepted a position as accountant with the Q h Northern Life Insurance Company in London, â€" Jean had many interest and was an ‘? t ardent baseball and hockey fan. It was her delight to attend the big league J | hockey games in Maple Leaf Gardens, and among her most treasured souveners (’ | are the autographs of many of the players secured while attending these games. iq 2; However, her interests gradually turned to Amateur Radio until it became a ;l | hi real hobby,. She s008 became well known among Radio "Hams" throughout the †H*.!if Province and made many contacts with remote stations in far away places. | flï¬? When an operator was needed to take over the Government radio station at i T j é‘ér | | Pul a |