Onesime Wilfred (Bill) Gagnon - Revision history

Louise at 23:15, 10 May 2015

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Louise at 23:18, 21 April 2015

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Louise: /* War is Over */

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‎War is Over

Louise: /* Bill's Legacy */

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‎Bill's Legacy

Louise: /* Bill's Legacy */

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‎Bill's Legacy

Louise: /* Bill - Wonderful Grandfather */

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‎Bill - Wonderful Grandfather

Louise: /* Bill - Wonderful Grandfather */

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‎Bill - Wonderful Grandfather

Louise: /* Bill - Wonderful Grandfather */

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‎Bill - Wonderful Grandfather

Louise: /* Sometimes the Easterners Would Visit */

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‎Sometimes the Easterners Would Visit

Louise: /* Pilgrimages to Maine */

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 |religion=Roman Catholic
 |spouse=[[Orena Adrianne Potvin]]<br>[[Grace E Langford]]<br>[[Connie P Lebel]]
-|married=September 28, 1946 <font size=1>(Rena)</font><br>Rochester, NH <br>December 14, 1980 <font size=1>(Grace)</font><br>Las Vegas, NV<br>October 1, 1994 <font size=1>(Connie)</font><br>Presque Isle, ME
+|married=September 28, 1946 <font size=1>(Rena)</font><br>Rochester, NH <br>December 14, 1980 <font size=1>(Grace)</font><br>Reno, NV<br>October 1, 1994 <font size=1>(Connie)</font><br>Presque Isle, ME
 |children=[[Jeanne Gagnon]]<br>[[Lorraine T Gagnon]]<br>[[Richard Gagnon]]
 |residence=Chisholm, Maine<br>Keegan, Maine<br>Chisholm, Maine<br>Biddeford, Maine<br>East Hartford, CT<br>Newington, CT '48<br>Simi Valley, CA<br>Livermore Falls, ME '79<br>Bradenton, FL<br>Long Beach, CA
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 It was this education he used as a foundation upon which he would now build a successful career.  He quickly found a job in his field.  In 1951, Richard Andre, their son and final child was born.
-[[File:GagnonLorraineDick-c51.jpg|left|thumb|200px|By 1951, after the births of another dauther, Lorraine, and son, Rick, their family was complete.]] [[File:JLR-c53.jpg|right|thumb|390px|Jeanne, Lorraine and Rick in 1953.]]
+[[File:GagnonLorraineDick-c51.jpg|left|thumb|200px|By 1951, after the births of another daughter, Lorraine, and son, Rick, their family was complete.]] [[File:JLR-c53.jpg|right|thumb|390px|Jeanne, Lorraine and Rick in 1953.]]
 In 1954, Bill and Rena bought a home, which was part of a new housing development in East Hartford, CT.  They lived there for about 2 years.  Jobs in the area weren’t paying very well and with three children, Bill was looking for advancement. Rena’s brother, Oliver (aka Pete) Potvin, who had moved from New Hampshire to Southern California a few years earlier, convinced Bill he could land a great job in California. As this was a major move, Bill and Rena considered the options, and weighed the risks carefully.

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 ==Move to California==
 <gallery widths=165px heights=200px perrow=5 caption="Click on the photos below to view a larger image:">
-File:Jeane-c48.jpg|Jeannie in her best Shirley Temple pose.
+File:Jeane-c48.jpg|Jeanne in her best Shirley Temple pose.
 File:Renas-3kids.jpg|Rena with Jeanne, Lorraine and Rick in 1953.
 File:JLR-c54-2.jpg|Jeanne, Lorraine and Rick around 1954.

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-[[File:BillBud-c46.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Bill(left), Bud(right) and and unknown person in the center in 1946.]]
+[[File:BillBud-c46.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Bill(left), Bud(right) and and unknown person in the center in 1946.]]
 On May 10, 1945, the war in Europe ended. Wilfred, who had not yet married, was the first one to come back home after the war. When he arrived, Norman and Robert were very ill with scarlet fever and the house was quarantined. So, until the quarantine was lifted, Wilfred had to go live with a cousin, Flossie Beaulieu.

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 ==Bill's Legacy==
 Bill was a quiet, thoughtful and serious man of integrity.  He was loved and looked up to by his brothers and sisters.  He was a wonderful father and grandfather.  When his first grandchild was born, he would use his lunch hour at work almost every day during the first year to visit his daughter Jeanne, and spend extra time with his new grandchild.  All five of his grandchildren were important to him and he never failed to show his love and attention.
-[[File:Bill-46.jpg|center|thumb|120px|Bill in 1946.]]
+[[File:Bill-46.jpg|center|thumb|120px]]

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	==Bill's Legacy==		==Bill's Legacy==
−	~~[[File:Bill-46.jpg\|left\|thumb\|120px\|Bill in 1946.]]~~
	Bill was a quiet, thoughtful and serious man of integrity. He was loved and looked up to by his brothers and sisters. He was a wonderful father and grandfather. When his first grandchild was born, he would use his lunch hour at work almost every day during the first year to visit his daughter Jeanne, and spend extra time with his new grandchild. All five of his grandchildren were important to him and he never failed to show his love and attention.		Bill was a quiet, thoughtful and serious man of integrity. He was loved and looked up to by his brothers and sisters. He was a wonderful father and grandfather. When his first grandchild was born, he would use his lunch hour at work almost every day during the first year to visit his daughter Jeanne, and spend extra time with his new grandchild. All five of his grandchildren were important to him and he never failed to show his love and attention.
		+	[[File:Bill-46.jpg\|center\|thumb\|120px\|Bill in 1946.]]

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 ==Bill - Wonderful Grandfather==
-[[File:Bill-trip.jpg|right|thumb|230px|Bill holding his new granddaughter Jennifer while feeding a deer.]]
+[[File:Bill-trip.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bill, holding his new granddaughter Jennifer, and feeding a deer. Daughter Lorraine in the background.]] In 1973, Bill borrowed a motor home from a friend, and, together with his daughter Lorraine, her husband Jeff, and their 3-month-old daughter, Jennifer,  drove up Route 49, the old Gold Rush Route in California.  They camped in various campsites along the way, including Fort Sumter and Summit Lake.
 In 1973, Bill borrowed a motor home from a friend, and, together with his daughter Lorraine, her husband Jeff, and their 3-month-old daughter, Jennifer,  drove up Route 49, the old Gold Rush Route in California.  They camped in various campsites along the way, including Fort Sumter and Summit Lake.
 In the fall of 1976, Bill, who was single at the time, took his daughter Lorraine and granddaughters Jennifer and Audrey to visit relatives in Maine.  Jennifer was three and a half years old; Audrey was almost one.  First they made a stopover in Chicago, so that the girls could see relatives on their father’s side.  Then on to beautiful Maine in all its glorious fall colors.  This memorable vacation was a wonderful present he gave to his daughter and granddaughters, and he loved showing off his growing family to those relatives in Maine.

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 ==Bill - Wonderful Grandfather==
-In 1973, Bill borrowed a motor home from a friend, and, together with his daughter Lorraine, her husband Jeff, and their 3-month-old daughter, Jennifer,  drove up Route 49, the old Gold Rush Route in California.  They camped in various campsites along the way, including Fort Sumter and Summit Lake.  (See the photo of Bill holding his new granddaughter while feeding a deer.)
+[[File:Bill-trip.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Bill holding his new granddaughter Jennifer while feeding a deer.]]
 In the fall of 1976, Bill, who was single at the time, took his daughter Lorraine and granddaughters Jennifer and Audrey to visit relatives in Maine.  Jennifer was three and a half years old; Audrey was almost one.  First they made a stopover in Chicago, so that the girls could see relatives on their father’s side.  Then on to beautiful Maine in all its glorious fall colors.  This memorable vacation was a wonderful present he gave to his daughter and granddaughters, and he loved showing off his growing family to those relatives in Maine.
 In June of 1977, Bill once again shared his love of Maine and family by taking his daughter, Jeanne and her son, Shawn, to Maine to visit relatives.  While there, Bill also took Jeanne, Shawn and his mother Rosa to visit Albert and his family in Connecticut.  Once again, Bill provided a wonderful vacation for his oldest daughter and her son, who was 7 at the time.
 ==Bill and Grace==

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 ==Sometimes the Easterners Would Visit==
-While living in California, Rosa and Onesime made a few trips to visit and other family members came as well: Blanche, Bud and Judy; Rena’s brother Jerry, his wife Theresa and their 3 children; Albert, Irene and Louise, Mike, Tim and Jamie came in 1968.  Robert, Bill's youngest brother and his wife Annette, moved to California in 1958.  Bill was thrilled to have his baby brother living nearby and the two families visited each other often.
+[[File:RosaBillBob-c80.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Bobby, Rosa and Bill around 1980 on one of her visits.]]
 ==Marital Separation==

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	==Pilgrimages to Maine==		==Pilgrimages to Maine==
		+	[[File:JLRJ-57.jpg\|right\|thumb\|175px\|Judy, Jeanne, Rick, Lorraine with Blanche in the background at Long Pond in 1957.]]
	In 1957 and then again in 1964, the family drove all the way across country from California to Maine for a vacation, a distance of over 3,000 miles. Each time they completed the entire vacation in three weeks. They often drove through the night with Bill and Rena taking turns driving. The three children rotated positions in the back seat for sleeping. Two would sleep on the seat itself, and one child would be relegated to the floor. Occasionally they would stop for the night in a motel, but they did not have the time nor the money to do so very often. It was a very long and uncomfortable drive during those hot weeks of the summer. The car had no air conditioning, and particularly hot was the stretch through Death Valley. They ended up going to an air-conditioned movie and then driving at night. They had many stops to see friends and family in such places as Texas, Oklahoma, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, and Maine. On one of the trips they arrived home, exhausted and homesick, only to find that one of the children had left a candy bar under the bed, and the entire house was crawling with ants!		In 1957 and then again in 1964, the family drove all the way across country from California to Maine for a vacation, a distance of over 3,000 miles. Each time they completed the entire vacation in three weeks. They often drove through the night with Bill and Rena taking turns driving. The three children rotated positions in the back seat for sleeping. Two would sleep on the seat itself, and one child would be relegated to the floor. Occasionally they would stop for the night in a motel, but they did not have the time nor the money to do so very often. It was a very long and uncomfortable drive during those hot weeks of the summer. The car had no air conditioning, and particularly hot was the stretch through Death Valley. They ended up going to an air-conditioned movie and then driving at night. They had many stops to see friends and family in such places as Texas, Oklahoma, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, and Maine. On one of the trips they arrived home, exhausted and homesick, only to find that one of the children had left a candy bar under the bed, and the entire house was crawling with ants!