b'A CENTENARIAN (Plus Five)Years and Counting LOOKS BACK Five years ago,lives in the project. It was a very emo-(November2015issue)Focus spenttional time for me.timewithRoyNottinghamtochatAlthough he was named Donald about his life here in Scugog as heFergus, he went by his second name, celebrated his 100th birthday. Fergus.Guess what? Roy has just celebrat- Hisbodywasbroughthometo ed his 105th birthday, so we decidedScugogandburiedinPineGrove to have another chat with him.Cemetery in 1929.Since our 2015 chat his family hasRoyhaslivedthroughmany grown to 26 grandchildren and now,diculttimesincludingWWI,the with a proud smile he adds, andDepression and WW2. When asked two great, great grandchildren. about the current COVID-19 crisis he When asked what had changed incommented,Well,Ihavecertainly the pastve years, he commented, never experienced anything like this. Mobility. My old legs arent as goodWith the social distancing, I miss get-as they wereve years ago and I needting out to freely visit people. I watch a walker to get around.a lot of TV and I think that we areHe also added that he has haddoing a fairly good job of handling it to give up driving. I still have my li- here in Canada.Much better than the cence but I havent driven for a while,States, thats for sure, he added. so I am going to let my licence expire.In looking over the article that we He still lives independently in hispublished 5 years ago, Roy wanted to Roy Nottingham, on October 22, 2020, home in Caesarea, although he hasadd some comments. Roy was bornturned 105 years young.visits from PSWs and family membersand raised on his fathers farm in Rag-each day. lan and wanted to add a note about hislookingforwardtointhecoming In2017,Royful lledhis2015days as a student at Port Perry Highyear?herespondedwithasmile, promisetoustoattendthespecialSchool. I lived in Raglan at the timeContinuing good health and main-Welland Canal dedication ceremonyandIfrequentlycametoschoolbytaining my independence as long as to commemorate those who lost theirriding the Nip n Tuck train from theI can.livesinbuildingthecanal.RoysMyrtlestationtoPortPerry.ThoseFive years ago we concluded the brother Donald Fergus was killed inwere fun times, he added. articlewithHerestomanymore 1929 while working on the project. IRegarding his years as a mason,birthdays Roy! Here atFocus , we did go to the ceremony in 2017 andhe wanted us all to know, I have beenwish you a happy 105th, and look was given special treatment as I thinka mason for 75 years now, he saidforward to repeating it again inve that I was the only surviving siblingwith pride. years time! from the 137 men who had lost theirWhen asked, What are you mostBy Paul Arculus, Focus on ScugogMerry ChristmasJoe & Cathy Gibson, Blackstock905-213-2583www.budgetblinds.com/portperry Blinds-Draperies-Shutters-Shades Great Selection-Stylish ColoursSuperior Service-Satisfaction Guaranteed!Shop for your home, in your home. Call now for yourFree Consultations.FOCUS - DECEMBER 202015'