This is
student: Jack Jasper
Identified by W.B., Christie & friends
From Jack's daughter, Margaret
Forsyth:
Jack Owen Jasper, born 23 Jul 1924, was the eldest child of Garfield
(Sharkey) and Perceil Jasper. He had a brother Glen and sister June. Jack
and his high school sweetheart (43-208)
Mae Cooper at SHS. Jack was fond of Samoyed dogs and on occasion during cold, starry nights,
would hitch the dogs to his homemade dogsled and take Mae by dogsled to Port Dover and back.
Jack enlisted in the army. He was in No. 16 Platoon "D" Coy. No. 20 C.I. (B) T.C.-C.A. around March 1944. Then by June 1944 he was in Camp Borden with No. 4 Company A 10 C.I.T.C.
He saw action in Europe and was wounded a number of times. After the war he returned home and married Mae on
10 Oct 1946. They had four children: Margaret, Nancy, Richard and Patricia.
Jack joined Ontario Hydro and worked with them until his death. He also registered and started a kennel, called Glenhurst, with plans to raise and show Samoyed dogs.
Jack was ill for several years, diagnosed with what was a rare disease, periarteritisnodosa
-- an inflammation of small and medium sized arteries. He passed away 8
May 1963.
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