This page is a tribute to Sandy Purdie of Elgin Ontario, who made these pages available to the Pensioners of the Allstream Retirement Association. These pages were set up by Sandy and he kept close guard on them making information easy to get for those of us who needed assistance.
Sandy had spent hours getting information and putting it up for us to use, in his last days he passed this information over to the present webmaster. It was a difficult task in his time of suffering, but he managed to put this important information out. Sandy went to the Grand Creators Garden on April 20th
PURDIE A. R. (Sandy)
Peacefully at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville on Thursday April 20,
2006. Sandy Purdie of Brockville (formerly of RR#2 Elgin) in his 65th year.
Sandy was predeceased by his father, John and mother, Martha. He is survived by
his wife of 37 years, Jane. His son, Neal (Tracy) and granddaughter Olivia of
Calgary, his daughter Wendy of Sylvan Lake and by his brother John (Sharon) of
Orleans. Dear Step-Son of Rollande Purdie of Montreal, Step-Brother of Lorraine
(Sylvio) Leo of Vancouver, Darlene Deziel, Leonard Byrne, and Mary (Gaston)
Tremblay all of Montreal. Also survived by brother-in-law John (Yola) Kerr of
Calgary. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will
be held in the Chapel of the SCOTLAND FUNERAL HOME, 27 Main Street, Elgin on
Saturday afternoon, May 6, 2006 at 1:30. As expressions of sympathy, memorial
donations made to the St. Vincent de Paul, Hospice of Providence Palliative
Care, Brockville or the Charity of your choice would be appreciated by the
family.
I met Sandy one morning in Downtown Toronto a fine day in June, 2003, I was a green horn from the Maritimes, and the Allstream Pensioners were having their directors meeting in the Allstream building that Morning. Sandy had many ideas and was working with an old system, he made a pitch to the directors, here we are today.
Well Done Sandy Purdie, we miss you.