Rosaleen Leslie Dickson
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David Rutherford Dickson
1919 - 1992
Born: Montreal, Quebec
King's Scout. skier, camper.
Toured Scotland by bicycle.
Played piano, mostly Brahms. McGill University: Commerce
Price Waterhouse: Accounts
Joined RCAF, February 1941 Married - October 28, 1942

His name
renowned
in Air Force
lore;
He loved
the stars
but not
the war.

Taught Astral Navigation
with British Commonwealth Air Training Plan - Manitoba
Flt. Lt. Ferry Command,
RAF Bomber Sqd 214 FMS
"Avenging in the Shadows"
(Download the rough script.)

Queen's University BCom.'49
Revenue Canada, Ottawa
Pontiac Printshop Ltd. - 1953
Publishing The Equity weekly. also The North Renfrew Times, Deep River, Ont., and The Camp Petawawa Post, and local books, while also raising children, and horses.

Sailing was his passion
Navigating by the stars.
In 1984 we went to Florida,
wrote a book, went sailing
but not nearly long enough.

" Loved by all
      who knew him"
is engraved on David's tomb, and this was true.
Rosaleen Leslie Dickson
Born July 2, 1921, Halifax, Nova Scotia. in the home of grandparents, James Ward Moir, the "Pot of Gold" Chocolate pioneer, and his wife Annie Archibald.   Father, Kenneth Leslie , was "God's Red Poet."
"The Essential Kenneth Leslie."
© For Copyrights to his song "The Cape Breton Lullaby," or any of Kenneth Leslie's, or my, poetry or other works, please contact Rosaleen Dickson, or Elizabeth Dickson.
Schools included: The Halifax Ladies College, La Maison Blanche in Paris, France, Mount Hebron Junior High School, Montclair, New Jersey, The Lincoln School, Columbia University, New York. Explored old Engish folk songs & folk dancing with John Langstaff, and theatre with Montgomery Clift.
Then, Guilford College, North Carolina, BA Psychology & Education.
Met David Dickson, bicycling in New England, August 1941; fell in love.   Back in New York, worked for Hillel Community Center, then as a salesgirl at R.H. Macy's, then interned at Hartford Psychiatric Institute; researched media for theEdison Electric Institute. NYC, and worked for Graduate Records Examinations.
David and I were married, in Montreal, October 28, 1942.
World War II interfered immeasurably, but "la vie c'était la guerre."
I volunteered at the. Maple Leaf Club for allied service men where I met Capt. Douglas Rattray, and Sir Winston Churchill, who had come to New York to persuade the Americans to enter the war.
Montreal, Granby, Kingston, Wakefield, Ottawa, Shawville, Florida - special friends along the way - artist Robert Hyndman, singer Tommy Makem - never forgotten.   Memories of THE EQUITY, Pontiac County's weekly paper.   Aerial Photography with Iverson Harris.   Hosted radio at CKOB, Renfrew and CHIP FM, Fort Coulonge, Que.
Produced Children's TV for Ottawa cable, and CHOV, Pembroke.
Moved to Ottawa. The Hill Times, - Canada's Government & Politics..
Starting Sunday, March 12, 1961, hosted "Valley Weekly," the first show to be aired at Ernie Bushnell's CJOH TV, Channel 13, Ottawa.
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Masters in Journalism.
"Cyberspace Trailblazer" feature in "Aging Horizons"
Presented at International Statistical Conference, Ottawa.
"Old Folks at Home on the WWW."  "New Canadian Books."
"Ask Great Granny" - on-going world-wide Internet phenomenon
Director: Cdn Assoc. of Journalists, and The National Press Club.
"Cyberqueen" - by Sharon Rockey, in the North Bay Record.
Taught Print Journalism at Ryerson University, Toronto -
Published Capital Letter and Web site for Ottawa Independent Writers. "Need to know," in "True North Perspective" by Carl Dow.
Judged "Newspapers Compettions" for Canadian Newspapers Association.
Books, edited and/or co-authored, with brilliant colleagues:
"The Dickson and Leslie Family Histories" with David.
"Freenet For the Fun of It" with Pierre Bourque.
"HTML - The Basic Book" with Rony Aoun.
"The Mother in Law Book" based on "Ask Great Granny."
"Avenging in the Shadows - 214 Squaron RAF" - Ron James.
"Adventures of a Paper Sleuth" - Hugh P. MacMillan.
"A Theatre Near You" - Alain Miguelez.
"For the Love of TREES" - R. Hinchcliff and R. Popadiouk.
"Once Upon a Story" - Ellie Marshall's Glace Bay memoirs.
Wrote and produced the play: "100 Years of Daring - Day One" for Centenial of Canadian Women's Press Club, now the Media Club.


"Great Scot!"
We'd rather be sailing . . .
"Per ardua ad Astra"


Chatting!

Not just another pencil-
" The Internet from
  a Senior's point of view" .

A Dedication
 from Tom Kyle's Diary.
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Genealogy and Lore
Dickson, Leslie, Aikman, Archibald, Begbie, Bent, BoutilierBowditch, Brown, ,Bryden, Brydon, Buck, Butlsr, Church, Douglas, Dugwell, Fraser, Gray, Jost, King, Lawlor, Mason, Moir, Monteith, Parker, Prest, Putnam, Remby, Ross, Rutherford, Sleigh, Smart, Starratt, Wallace, Wentzel, York and many, many other related families.

Our children


David Ross Dickson
Perth, Ontario
PhD. Cambridge
"The Hill Times"
"EMBASSY"
Diana Bracegirdle

Jennifer Leslie Dickson
Toronto, Ontario
Law. Ottawa U.
Executive Director
The Canadian
Unitarian Council

Elizabeth Putnam Dickson
PhD. Rockefeller
Canadian Institute
of Health Research
Parkdale Symphony
Rideau String Quartet

Marjorie Monteith Dickson
MA Ed. McGill
H.S. Teacher
Guidance
Antiques in Canada
Peter Bayfield

Charles Rutherford
Dickson (and Tom)
London Sch. of Ec. - MSc.Ec.
United Nations, NYC
International Development
Erica Phipps

Andrew Moir Dickson
MBA. Ottawa U.
Printer- Publisher
"MyFM" Radio
Local Health
Integration Network
Karen Williamson

Their children

Ross: with Heather Alberti
  Leslie Maria Dickson Barton '79-05-03
  David Alberti Dickson '81-05-29

Jennifer: w. Peter Cotton
  Christina Jane Matthews '64-02-23
  Matthew Ross Dickson '65-03-07

Jennifer: w. John Matthews
  Tamara Leslie Matthews '68-10-10
  Elizabeth Marjorie Matthews '73-02-04

Marjorie: w. Ronald Burke
  Kathryn Leslie Burke Phadnis '78-12-25
  Michael Bruce Burke '80-08015
  Daniel Rutherford Burke '83-04-01

Charles: w. Tineke Kuijper
  Anne Sophia Kuijper Dickson '93-07-04
  Willem Arthur Kuijper Dickson '96-04-02
  Kenneth Alex. Kuijper Dickson '99-05-14

Charles -- w. Erica Phipps
  Thomas Andrew Phipps Dickson '03-03-29.
  Eric Rutherford Phipps Dickson '06-01-02
  Audrey Estelle Phipps Dickson '07-07-24

Andrew -- w. Karen Williamson
  Sarah Diana Dickson '82-04-14
  Kate Moir McGregor Dickson '84-10-28
  Emma Rosaleen Wallace Dickson '90-05-16

Their children's children

Christa -- w. Steve Hannah
Isaac Gaelen Matthews-Hanna'98-03-01
Oliver Gabriel Matthews-Hanna '00-11-16

Matthew -- w. Nancy Maynard
Caleb Peter Michael Dickson '93-01-14

Matthew -- w. Beth Schilling
Benjamin Joseph Solomon Dickson '01-11-02
Beth;s Satinka Schilling '95-10-07
Beth's Kelly Margaret Schilling '97-02-04

Tamara -- w. Jeff Woods
Elijah Matthew Woods '94-02-28
Aiden Ross Woods '96-08-27

Leslie -- w. Jason Barton
Owen Ross Barton '05-07-13
Tessa James Dickson Barton '09-02-14

Recent arrivals


Tessa and Audrey

John Mason Dickson
(July 11 - November 13, 1957)

A babe was born but didn't stay
To fill his role on earth,
But while he lived we cherished him
And celebrate his birth.

For fourteen weeks he blessed us;
Our precious little son.
And then went back to heaven;
His short, sweet life was done.

Before he found his place in life
He found his home above
And left an empty cradle here
But took our endless love.

It doesn't matter what he might
Have done, had he remained
John Mason Dickson blessed us;
His presence preordained.

In cosmic family gatherings,
When we've all gone to rest.
I know the man John came to be
Will stand among the best.       (rld)

                     

                 

"Our Board of Directors"

Charles, Peter, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Andrew, Ross. Seated: Erica, Marjorie, Rosaleen, Karen, Diana.

Life is a perpetual challenge, exponentially growing with age. "Old Age" is a book with no index, a new language on every page.
There isn't a list of instructions, you just have to find your own way. No day can be taken for granted; each one is like no other day. (rld)

Every day I thank God and David for this awesome family of truly great Canadians.
Thanksgiving Day, 2007, at Charles and Erica''s farm on the River Road in Pontiac.   (Photo by Elizabeth)

SOME OF MY BOOKS:
The Mother-in-Law Book    Based on "Ask Great Granny" - the on-going computer-mediated phenomenon.     Mothers and wives generally learn early to live and let live, for the benefit of the men they care for. But also sprinkled profusely about the population are those who can't manage the generosity of spirit needed for such co-operation. These are the people about whom the tired old "mother in law" jokes are written, and who send letters to advice columnists for help. This book is based on letters from mothers and wives who haven't yet figured out how to manage their delicate relationship.     The reader will not agree with all the suggestions made by Great Granny in her replies to letters she receives. They are not intended as directions or rules of procedure, just random ideas to help troubled people think through their own problems. Many alternate solutions come to mind and in thinking through these other ideas, the best for each individual case might be found. Most mature women, and the wives of their sons, are able to achieve good relations for the sake of the man they both love, and all the other family members involved. This book is dedicated to those who are still working on it.
General Store Publishing House. ISBN#1-897113-30-7 Available from any book store. 

Freenet For the Fun of It
Getting connected and making friends on the Internet. A great book to give friends who are beginning to get acquainted with freenet. Explains email, newsgroups, gossiping online, and hundreds of places you'll be welcome. Co-author, Pierre Bourque, is Ottawa's most prolific computer columnist. His research into the best of the Internet takes you around the world "for the fun of it".
Published in 1995, useful for beginners.
Freenet For the Fun of It .       Return to top.

HTML The Basic Book  -   Hyper Text Markup Language
for people who would rather Do it than Read about it.
Accents, colour charts, links, blinking features, borders, tables, images and lots more. Co-author, Rony Aoun, is a computer programer. With this primer you can handle your own material on the world wide web. It's spiral bound to lie flat beside your computer for instant reference.    HTML The Basic Book .


 HERE THEY ARE: MY SPECIAL LINKS to special Web sites, by special people. . . . Tell them I sent you.

The Flora.org Community Web founder-sponsor is Russell McOrmond
Fast, Expert, Reliable Translation, English into French Anabel Associates
News Watch; simply the most potent news force online with Pierre Bourque
Davidson's Hearing Centre, latest technology, the Sound Decision David Cox
Photo-Journalist to the Cars; "but mostly about people." Shannon Lee Mannion
Communication Matters - will help you communicate effectively. Elaine Kenney
NEWS WEEKLY - The Hill Times politics and EMBASSY diplomacy 59 Sparks
Writers' Deadline, Ottawa-based information for writers and readers Patrick Meikle
PROMAC 911 - Mac computer help, when you need it. 613-523-3349 Patrick Castel
Simon Teakettle Ink - Training - Commuications - Consulting. Barbara Florio Graham
Living Lightly life-style, with a positive impact on our environment. David Chernushenko
Futurescan Consulting "I feel I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe." Fred Thompson
You just never know what Tom will come up with, but it's always fun. Tom Kyle - the old guy!
Custom Printers of Renfrew Ltd, and The General Store Publishing Company. Andrew Dickson
True North Perspective Archives: for different opinions- not reported in all newspapers. Carl Dow
The Perfect Smile. Dental Hygiene mobile service to homes and residences, Rosemary Vaillant RDH
Radio, TV, Artist, Photog, Song-writer.The 21st Century renaissance man. The one and only Ray Stone
Antiques in Canada - Looking for the best Canadian antique shops? They make it easy. Marjorie and Peter
Lord Lansdowne - the Elegance of Retirement Living." Seniors' Residence at 920 Bank St. - Contact Shawn.
Rideau String Quartet, enjoying & sharing great classic chamber music. Peggy, Elizabeth, Stans, Barbara
 Performing for special occasions, Weddings at the National Arts Centre, John Royle's Chamber Music Events, Concerts at Retirement Residences, Birthday Celebrations,Anniversaries, etc.
Repertoire includes: Bach, Handel, Mouret, Mozart, Purcell, Strauss, Vivaldi. Contact.

My Interim Solution    (AD 2010)
       Because there are so many questions to answer, so many places to go.
       So many words that still must be written, so many poeple to know.
       Some of my projects are not yet achieved. I still have some poems to pen.
       To get this all done, my only solution is, Live to a hundred and ten.
              Then, quoting James Joyce in Ulysses, writing in his fashion,
               "Pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion."          (rld)

               
Monty                 Jack                   David                  Robert               Tommy.
Yes, James, to find David, and friends I will never forget, I shall "pass boldly into that other world."

By their words, they live forever   . . . . .   open the pictures to refresh your memory.

Cape Breton Lullaby - Bayside Singers - http://www.angelfire.com/nh/baysidesingers/images/Capebrtn.mid

"Cape Breton Lullaby"

(this only works on "Rosaleen" Web site)

WARNING! - "Later may never come."
 It breaks my heart when someone dies, to whom I've been meaning to write,
But somehow I never could find the time; thinking that "later, I might."
And "later" never happened, so we never talked again.
And then he died, leaving me, regretting . . . in vain.
The lesson learned is, "send the note, or phone him now - today."
If you put it off 'til later, he may have passed away.
(rld).