Friday , January 27 , 2017 The Colebrook Chronicle Page 15
Around The Region
Members of the ANAF Unit # 318 and Royal Canadian Legion members carrying the casket of Grant Taylor . Corey Bellam photo .
Grant Taylor and his wife , Mayotta , photographed at their anniversary last year . Corey Bellam photo . wife Mayotta of over 70 years of marriage . Grant was one of the very few remaining WWII war veterans in Quebec . He has graced the pages of many media sources , and the Chronicle has had him in Remembrance Day celebrations , parties , July 1st parades in Bury and much more . He is also the last signatory of the charter that started the ANAF Unit 318 some 64 years ago . Grant is a founding member of Unit # 318 , according to Kevin MacIver , President of the ANAF Veterans in Canada Lennoxville Unit 318 . Grant was a very active member in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 48 in Bury , right up to the day he passed away .
Grant Taylor served since he was age 18 . He trained in Trenton , Ontario , with the Air Force , and was sent overseas where he drove on the battlefield picking up aircraft wreckage . He was always an honored guest at all events he attended , and Grant and Mayotta didn ' t miss too many events .
This reporter knew Grant Taylor all of our life . He grew up in our area and married a local girl . We can remember him dancing the night away at parties and getting up on stage and singing a few songs . He always dedicated them to his loving Mayotta . We remember him at countless Remembrance Day services in Sawyerville , Bury , East Clifton , Cookshire , Island Brook , Lennoxville and others . Grant never
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find very close to 20 ladies and one gentleman hard at work , needles in hand and creative minds at work . This group knits , crochets , does needle point and many other crafts . We talked with organizer Pam Jouris , and she told us that they have been meeting for nine years now .
While there , we met up with a young lady by the name of Yang Fei , from Beijing , China . She is here on a work program and staying with Kathy Chapdelaine , who is one of the knitters . Yang Fei is a fashion designer in China , so she fit right in with this creative group . We found this to be a very cheerful group that meets every Thursday after lunch to do their crafts and have a good visit among friends .
– Corey Bellam
GRANT TAYLOR PASSES AWAY
On Tuesday , Jan . 17 , the world lost a good man and dear friend to many . That morning , Grant Frederick Taylor , age 95 , passed away at the CHUS Hospital in Sherbrooke , surrounded by family .
The Saturday before , Grant fell in Bury at the Community Center and broke his hip . This brought on many problems and resulted in him passing away . Grant leaves behind his loving
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